Big cat and Bear tale

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Does the jaguar limit the presence of the Andean bear in the Amazon rainforest?


It was previously noted that the Andean bear seemed to avoid the jaguar, since its altitudinal ranges in Peru and Bolivia did not overlap on the slope of a single mountain (Peyton 1999). However, in this study it was determined that in the same areas
where the Andean bear was recorded in the PNYC-RCY and the RCA, a high
activity of the jaguar, presenting a greater relative abundance than the bear. Moreover
in the PNYC, in a tree of Ormosia sp. (Fabaceae) were found marks
left by an Andean bear and a big cat, the later very likely a
jaguar.


This suggests that the presence of the jaguar would not influence the displacement of the Andean bear to and in the BTA, at least in the directly evaluated areas.


Source: PRESENCIA DEL OSO ANDINO TREMARCTOS ORNATUS (CARNIVORA: URSIDAE) EN EL BOSQUE TROPICAL AMAZÓNICO DEL PERÚ Reply