A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees
Leopards have been observed to ambush prey by jumping down on it from trees. There are both anecdotal reports and video recordings of this hunting behavior. Here we conducted a biomechanical analysis of this technique to assess the degree of risk for the predator in such cases. We concluded that the...
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| author | Blanco, R. Ernesto |
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| dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv | Blanco R. Ernesto, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Física. Luzardo-Vera Daniel Eduardo, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Física. |
| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Blanco, R. Ernesto Luzardo-Vera, Daniel Eduardo |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021 2023-07-28T15:41:22Z 2023-07-28T15:41:22Z |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | Blanco, R y Luzardo-Vera, D. "A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees". Biologial Communications. [en línea] 2021, 66(3): 236-243. 9 h. DOI: 10.21638/spbu03.2021.305 2587-5779 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/38512 10.21638/spbu03.2021.305 |
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| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | Saint Petersburg State University |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Panthera pardus Hunting risk Free-falling Hunting behavior Predator- prey interactions |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
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| description | Leopards have been observed to ambush prey by jumping down on it from trees. There are both anecdotal reports and video recordings of this hunting behavior. Here we conducted a biomechanical analysis of this technique to assess the degree of risk for the predator in such cases. We concluded that the risk of suffering severe injuries seems to be too high for this technique to be a usual way of predation on horned mammals such as male impalas. Our results can be useful in discussing proposed paleobiological hunting scenarios and living predators’ strategies of managing risks. |
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| spelling | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from treesBlanco, R. ErnestoLuzardo-Vera, Daniel EduardoPanthera pardusHunting riskFree-fallingHunting behaviorPredator- prey interactionsLeopards have been observed to ambush prey by jumping down on it from trees. There are both anecdotal reports and video recordings of this hunting behavior. Here we conducted a biomechanical analysis of this technique to assess the degree of risk for the predator in such cases. We concluded that the risk of suffering severe injuries seems to be too high for this technique to be a usual way of predation on horned mammals such as male impalas. Our results can be useful in discussing proposed paleobiological hunting scenarios and living predators’ strategies of managing risks.Saint Petersburg State UniversityBlanco R. Ernesto, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Física.Luzardo-Vera Daniel Eduardo, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Física.2023-07-28T15:41:22Z2023-07-28T15:41:22Z2021Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion9 h.application/pdfBlanco, R y Luzardo-Vera, D. "A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees". Biologial Communications. [en línea] 2021, 66(3): 236-243. 9 h. DOI: 10.21638/spbu03.2021.3052587-5779https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/3851210.21638/spbu03.2021.305reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la RepúblicaenengBiologial Communications, 2021, 66(3): 236-243Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/385122026-04-14T10:10:10Z |
| spellingShingle | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees Blanco, R. Ernesto Panthera pardus Hunting risk Free-falling Hunting behavior Predator- prey interactions |
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| title | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
| title_full | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
| title_fullStr | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
| title_full_unstemmed | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
| title_short | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
| title_sort | A biomechanical model to assess the injury risk of leopards (Panthera pardus) hunting by free falling from trees |
| topic | Panthera pardus Hunting risk Free-falling Hunting behavior Predator- prey interactions |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/38512 |