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Post by oldindigosilverback on Jun 4, 2022 9:33:10 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Aug 30, 2023 11:21:39 GMT -5
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Aug 31, 2023 5:21:45 GMT -5
If a black bear plays his cards right, he can win after wearing out the alligator on land.
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Post by Gorilla king on Dec 1, 2023 12:47:08 GMT -5
American Black Bears Depredate American Alligator Nests in South Florida
Abstract and Figures
Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) and Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) are sympatric in areas of Florida. During summer, alligators build nest mounds for eggs on freshwater shores, shallow marshes, and tree islands. Biologists have speculated that bears might prey upon alligator nests because of their opportunistic and generalist diet, though such predation in Florida has not been documented in peer-reviewed literature. Herein, we report 3 photographed events of American Black Bear predation on American Alligator nests in Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area, FL. During each event, bears dug into alligator nests and consumed egg contents. The predation events varied in duration from 36minutes to nearly 5 hours. During 1 event, a female bear consumed alligator eggs alongside 2 cubs of the year. Future research might explore the extent and effect of nest predation on American Alligator populations and the benefits to American Black Bears.
An Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) in Everglades National Park, FL, pulls an Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) egg from a nest. The bear consumed at least 38 eggs over nearly 5 hours, causing total clutch loss.
A female American black bear (Ursus americanus) and two cubs of the year consume an egg from an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) nest in Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Florida, USA. The bears consumed at least 17 eggs from this nest in 36 minutes.
www.researchgate.net/publication/374473282_American_Black_Bears_Depredate_American_Alligator_Nests_in_South_Florida
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