Keywords
mayan forest
mammal
marking
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Accepted 2022-09-17
Published 2022-09-19
Abstract
Scent marking through urine, glands, or the fur itself is an integral aspect of communication for many species, in this note we recorded through the use of camera traps within the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, that Didelphis marsupialis and Dasyprocta punctata are rubbed on Puma concolor scratchers to acquire the scent of the predator. This photographic record shows that the two prey species seek to capture the scent of the Puma, which could represent survival advantages by camouflaging its scent which represents an advantage against possible predators that occupy the same habitat.
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