Open AccessLatrine site and its use pattern by Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758: record from camera trap
Author(s) -
Bhuwan Singh Bist,
Prashant Ghimire,
Basant Sharma,
Chiranjeevi Khanal,
Anoj Subedi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6685.13.14.20284-20287
Subject(s) - latrine , camera trap , predation , geography , ecology , archaeology , biology , environmental science , habitat , environmental engineering , sanitation
Latrine sites are the places used for urination and defecation, which mostly act as a signaling agent for multiple purposes like territorial marking, confrontation with extruders or potential predators, delivering different inter and intra-communication messages. To understand latrine site visit pattern, a single camera trap was deployed for 91 trap nights at the latrine site of Large Indian Civet during the months of December 2016 and February & March 2017. Latrine site was found under the tree with abundant crown cover and bushes. At least two individuals were found to be using a single latrine site in an irregular manner between 1800 h and 0600 h with higher activity between 1800 h and 2300 h. Our results indicated an irregular latrine site visit pattern, hence similar studies with a robust research design in larger areas are required to understand specific latrine use patterns.