Diurnal motor activity and “sunbathing” behaviour in crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata L., 1758)
Abstract The crested porcupine is a mainly nocturnal mammal that shows both moonlight avoidance and some diurnal motor activity, the latter as an extension of its night-time foraging behaviour. Furthermore, a peculiar daytime behaviour, described as “sunbathing”, was reported as episodic in H. afric...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50784-y |