Consumption of wild rice (Oryza latifolia) by free-ranging jaguars, pumas, and ocelots (Carnivora-Felidae) in northwestern Costa Rica
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2020-03
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Montalvo, Victor
Sáenz Bolaños, Carolina
Cruz, Juan C.
Hagnauer, Isabel
Carrillo, Eduardo
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Elsevier Inc.
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There is limited information about plant consumption by felid species, yet anecdotal
evidence suggests that plants and grass are a complementary component in the diet of
domestic and wild carnivores. We report opportunistic evidence of wild rice (Oryza
latifoli) consumption by free-ranging jaguar (Panthera onca), puma (Puma concolor) and
ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) with a camera trap and scats collected in Santa Rosa National
Park, Costa Rica. Hence this note provides the first photographic evidence of O. latifolia
consumption by felid species in the wild. We speculate that these felids might benefit from
the pharmacological properties and fiber of this grass.
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JAGUAR, PUMA, OCELOT, PLANT, SCAT, ORYZA GRASS, CONSUMPTION