Adaptability of large carnivores to changing anthropogenic food sources: diet change of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) during Christian fasting period in northern Ethiopia

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), hereafter referred to as hyenas, show evidence of many particular behaviour that set them apart from other mammals, making them a fascinating model organism for the study of animal behaviour (Smith & Holekamp 2010). They can adapt to habitats with dense human po...

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Published in:The Journal of animal ecology 2012-09, Vol.81 (5), p.1052-1055
Main Authors: Yirga, Gidey, De Iongh, Hans H., Leirs, Herwig, Gebrihiwot, Kindeya, Deckers, Jozef, Bauer, Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal behavior
Animal ecology
Animal feeding behavior
Animal populations
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Carnivores
Christianity
Diet
Ethiopia
Evolutionary ecology
Fasting
Feces
Food
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Habitats
Humans
Hyaenidae - physiology
Hyenas
Lions
Livestock
scat
scavenging
spotted hyena
Wildcats
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), hereafter referred to as hyenas, show evidence of many particular behaviour that set them apart from other mammals, making them a fascinating model organism for the study of animal behaviour (Smith & Holekamp 2010). They can adapt to habitats with dense human population (Woodroffe 2001) eating almost any organic matter, even putrid carrion and anthrax-infected carcasses (Johnson 2006).
ISSN:0021-8790
1365-2656
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01977.x