Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2022
Risky business: red foxes killed when scavenging from snow leopard kills
Samelius, Gustaf; Xiao, Lingyun; Li, Juan; Lkhagvajav, Purevjav; Johansson, ÖrjanAbstract
Scavenging of foods is a common but potentially dangerous behavior that exposes animals to risk of injury and even death from other animals. Here we report on two observations of red foxes that were killed when scavenging from snow leopard kills that illustrates the risks associated with scavenging for red foxes and other small and medium-sized predators.
Published in
Snow Leopard Reports2022, volume: 1, pages: 7-10
Authors' information
Snow Leopard Trust
Nordens ark
Xiao, Lingyun
Peking University
Li, Juan
Peking University
Lkhagvajav, Purevjav
Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation (SLCF)
Snow Leopard Trust
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
UKÄ Subject classification
Zoology
Behavioral Sciences Biology
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56510/slr.v1.8092
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/120144