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<p>Sloth bears are native to the Indian subcontinent and their diet varies seasonally. Despite being a generalist species, their scavenging behaviour is poorly documented. We present the carrion acquisition and activity of a sloth bear on an ungulate carcass through a multiple day scavenging. The total feeding time and mean feeding bout duration of sloth bear was calculated at 214&#xa0;min and 30.5 (± 17.1 SE) mins consequently. Additionally, we observed a bimodal activity pattern of sloth bear with a mean activity time of 18:25 (± 01:56 SE) hrs at carcass. Our observation suggests that the scavenging of sloth bear on ungulate carcass may reflects their opportunistic feeding habits.</p>

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Scavenging Event of Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in the Semi-arid Landscape of Rajasthan, India

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    2025年1月22日

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  • Debashish Panda,
  • Subham Mohanty,
  • Puneet Pandey,
  • Randeep Singh

摘要

Sloth bears are native to the Indian subcontinent and their diet varies seasonally. Despite being a generalist species, their scavenging behaviour is poorly documented. We present the carrion acquisition and activity of a sloth bear on an ungulate carcass through a multiple day scavenging. The total feeding time and mean feeding bout duration of sloth bear was calculated at 214 min and 30.5 (± 17.1 SE) mins consequently. Additionally, we observed a bimodal activity pattern of sloth bear with a mean activity time of 18:25 (± 01:56 SE) hrs at carcass. Our observation suggests that the scavenging of sloth bear on ungulate carcass may reflects their opportunistic feeding habits.