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| Bacon, M.M.; Boyce, M.S. | |
| Scavenging of an Elk, _Cervus elaphus_, Carcass by Multiple Cougars,_ Puma concolor_, in Southeastern Alberta | |
| 2010 The Canadian Field-Naturalist (124): 242-245 | |
We report the confirmed or suspected scavenging by six different Cougars, Puma concolor, on an Elk (_Cervus elaphus_) carcass, from January to April 2009, near Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Visitations by Cougars were captured by a camera trap focused on the carcass; we were able to tentatively identify 6 individual Cougars by the presence of radio-collars, ear sizes and tail characteristics. Our photos are the first published event of >2 Cougars feeding on the same carcass. |
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