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| Cardenas, J.; Moraga, R.; Montt, M.; Elbroch, L.M. | |
| Novel foraging by pumas on rhea eggs observed during predator tourism | |
| 2021 Cat News (72): 08-09 | |
Wildlife tourism benefits apex predators in numerous ways, including providing contributions to scientific inquiry. Here we report novel observations of puma _Puma concolor_ families consuming lesser rhea_ Rhea pennata pennata_ eggs observed during predator tourism. Such pay-off based (i.e. mmediate reward) social learning could cascade within the local puma population and impact rheas further. Social and hunting behaviours are difficult to study indirectly, highlighting opportunities for tourism to contribute novel information. |
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