Bone collecting by striped hyaenas, Hyaena hyaena, in Israel
Date
1980
Authors
Skinner, J. D.
Davis, S.
Ilani, G.
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Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
Abstract
Differences in bone collecting behaviour of three species of hyaena and porcupines are discussed.
Observations on feeding behaviour of striped hyaenas are described as well as their
habit of carrying pieces away particularly if feeding cubs at maternity dens. At one maternity
den near Arad the floor of the main cavern was littered with bones which covered an area of
40 m2. Of this 2,0 m2 was sampled and found to contain 267 bones and bone fragments from
no fewer than 57 individuals, mainly of domestic species such as camel, donkey, caprovines
and dogs.
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Keywords
bone collecting; striped hyaenas; Israel
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