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We describe the first record of cooperative predation by two crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) upon an adult short-tailed boa (Boa constrictor amarali) at a Brazilian Cerrado spot. Although it is known that C. thous forages in pairs or in small family groups, there has been no report of crab-eating foxes preying cooperatively on medium and large-sized preys until now. Our observation sheds light on a poorly-known aspect of feeding behavior of C. thous that could not be recorded through scat analysis, which is currently main source of information on carnivores’ feeding ecology. RESUMO. A união faz a força: observação de cachorros-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) cooperativamente predando seu potencial predador. Descrevemos o primeiro registro de predação cooperativa por dois cachorros-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) sobre uma jibóia adulta (Boa constrictor amarali) em um ponto do Cerrado brasileiro. Embora seja conhecido que cachorros-do-mato forrageiem em pares ou pequenos grupos familiares, não existem até o momento registros de cachorros-do-mato cooperativamente predando presas de médio e grande porte. Nossa observação lança luz sobre um aspecto pouco conhecido do comportamento alimentar de C. thous que não poderia ser registrado por análise de fezes, principal fonte atual de informações sobre ecologia alimentar

STRONGER TOGETHER: OBSERVATION ON CRABEATING FOXES (Cerdocyon thous) COOPERATIVELY PREYING THEIR POTENTIAL PREDATOR