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| van der Meer, E.; Hennessy, C.; Mpofu, J.; Bunston, P. | |
| African wild dogs kleptoparasitizing cheetahs in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 2019 Cat News (70): 08-09 | |
Cheetahs _Acinonyx jubatus_ and African wild dogs _Lycaon pictus_ are vulnerable to interspecific competition with larger competitors, however, less is known about their interactions with smaller or similar sized species. Despite substantial overlap in diet and diel activity pattern, competitive interactions between cheetahs and African wild dogs are seldom witnessed. Here we describe a rare observation of cheetahs being kleptoparasitized by African wild dogs. |
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