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Infanticide-cannibalism in the Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Chan, Yiong Huak Zafirah, M. F. Cremades, M. Jesús Divet, M. Teo, Chee Heng Ng, Shilen |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | We report here infanticide followed by cannibalism in Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris, which to our knowledge has not been previously been reported in hornbills. In December 2005–January 2006, video cameras were placed in four Oriental Pied Hornbill nest cavities (before they were occupied), in the forests of Pulau Ubin, an island off Singapore, as part of the Singapore Hornbill Project. Pulau Ubin (1°24′N 103°58′E) lies in the Straits of Johor, north-east of the main island of Singapore; it is 8 km in length and 1.3–1.7 km in breadth and has an area of 10.2 km. The habitat is mainly mixed secondary forest with old fruit plantations, primarily durian Durio zibethinus. The nest trees were 0.6–2.7 km apart, at an altitude of 1–5 m. The cavity openings were 7–12.1 m above the ground. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chan-Cannibalism.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
