First documented predation of a Baird’s tapir by a jaguar in the Calakmul region, Mexico

To date, records of predation on Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) by jaguars (Panthera onca) were anecdotal and did not allow for differentiation regarding whether the animal had been preyed upon or scavenged. Here, we present the first documented event of predation on a Baird’s tapir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonathan Pérez-Flores, Héctor Arias-Domínguez, Nicolás Arias-Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-10-01
Series:Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Online Access:https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/57029/download/pdf/