WATER MONITORS REPEATEDLY DIG UP  BURIED CARRION

L. A.Freed; W.G.D.Priyantha; T.A.H.Smith; R.L.Cann

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WATER MONITORS REPEATEDLY DIG UP BURIED CARRION

Authors: L. A.Freed,W.G.D.Priyantha,T.A.H.Smith,R.L.Cann

L. A.Freed

Email:lfreed@hawaii.edu
Institution:Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya

W.G.D.Priyantha

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Institution:No. 339, Kandalama, Dambulla

T.A.H.Smith

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Institution:Department of Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822

R.L.Cann

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Institution:Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822

Abstract

Many top predators feed on carrion, which makes them facultative scavengers. However, none of these are known to dig up dead animals and feed on them. We here document that the water monitor lizard in Sri Lanka (Varanus salvator) repeatedly dug up dead dogs that were buried one meter in the ground.

Keywords: Top Predator, Facultative Scavenging, Digging up Dead Carrion

How to Cite: Freed,L. A,Priyantha,W.G.D,Smith,T.A.H,Cann,R.L, (2015). WATER MONITORS REPEATEDLY DIG UP BURIED CARRION.WILDLANKA, 3(2):Pages 128-132

Published On:2015-06-30

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