Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs

African wild dogs hunt collaboratively over long distances in grassland plains. Hubel et al. use high-resolution GPS to show that in their remaining habitat of mixed woodland savannah, African wild dogs use multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts, with no evidence of cooperative chasing.

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Main Authors:	Tatjana Y. Hubel, Julia P. Myatt, Neil R. Jordan, Oliver P. Dewhirst, J. Weldon McNutt, Alan M. Wilson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11033

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description	African wild dogs hunt collaboratively over long distances in grassland plains. Hubel et al. use high-resolution GPS to show that in their remaining habitat of mixed woodland savannah, African wild dogs use multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts, with no evidence of cooperative chasing.
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Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs

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