NDLI: Carcass consumption by domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Clauss, Marcus Lischke, Andreas Botha, Heike Hatt, Jean Michel
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Conventional concepts about trophic niches in mammals are often linked to adaptations of digestive physiology, and so carnivory by herbivorous animals is often considered a physiological impossibility. However, numerous reports on events of carnivory in herbivores without apparent harmful consequences exist. Here, we report the habitual daily consumption of animal prey (day-old chicks and rodents) by two rabbits kept in a mixed-species exhibit with raptors over a period of 9 months. While not requiring a change of the classification of rabbits as strict herbivores, anecdotes like this one suggest that some trophic niches might be better explained by other factors than digestive physiology, such as ecological opportunity, behavioural adaptations and biomechanical limits to ingestion.
Starting Page	143
Ending Page	145
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16124642
Journal	European Journal of Wildlife Research
Volume Number	62
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14390574
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-12-11
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Herbivory Carnivory Placentophagy Cannibalism Scavenging Coprophagy Zoology Ecology Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Nature and Landscape Conservation

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