Authors
Citation
Dw. Holt, LARDER HOARDING IN THE COUGAR, FELIS-CONCOLOR, Canadian field-naturalist, 108(2), 1994, pp. 240-241
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00083550
Volume
108
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
240 - 241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3550(1994)108:2<240:LHITCF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis), and two Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemi
onus) were killed, and hoarded by a Cougar (Felis concolor). The prey
were hoarded within 19 m of a game trail, and 22 m of an open hillside
. The carcasses lay within 5 m of each other, and were all less than o
ne month old. The sheep was 9.5 years old, and the deer were 2.5 and 3
.5 years old.