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- Title
FIRST SIGHTING OF PREDATORY ATTACK ON A MALABAR GREY SLENDER LORIS Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus BY BROWN PALM CIVET Paradoxurus jerdoni.
- Authors
Gnanaolivu, Smitha D.; Singh, Mewa
- Abstract
The Malabar Grey Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus plays an important role as a predator of insects, but there is little confirmed knowledge of predation on lorises. Several animals are assumed to be their potential predators, but no direct predation on slender lorises has ever been reported. In this paper, we report a direct observation of predation on an adult female Malabar Grey Slender Loris by an adult Brown Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni, a species not generally recognised as a predator of lorises. The incident was observed at the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India. The predominantly frugivorous Brown Palm Civet apparently includes animal protein in its diet during periods of fruit scarcity.
- Subjects
WESTERN Ghats (India); LORIS (Genus); PREDATORY animals
- Publication
Asian Primates Journal, 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1979-1631
- Publication type
Article