Open AccessPhotographic record of Dholes predating on a young Banteng in southwestern Java, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Dede Aulia Rahman,
Mochamad Syamsudin,
Asep Yayus Firdaus,
Herry Trisna Afriandi,
Anggodo
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.7498.13.14.20278-20283
Subject(s) - endangered species , camera trap , rhinoceros , geography , national park , java , predation , ecology , biology , archaeology , wildlife , habitat , computer science , programming language
A long-term camera-trap study of the Javan Rhinoceros in 2013 in Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP), Indonesia, allowed us to document the first photographic evidence of Dholes preying on a young Banteng and other species. Our photographs suggested that Dholes get in large packs to predate on Banteng and commonly separate young from adults when attacking the young. Future research should examine the Dhole diet and interspecific relationships between Dhole and Banteng to gain a better understanding of the ecological impacts of endangered predators on endangered prey in UKNP.