Report of an attack on a howler monkey <i>Alouatta sara</i> by a group of collared peccaries <i>Dicotyles tajacu</i> at a mammal clay lick in Madre de Dios, Peru

Bello, Raul; Heymann, Eckhard; Pottie, Sam

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-9-29-2022

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-9-29-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-9-29-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

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01 Sep 2022

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Report of an attack on a howler monkey Alouatta sara by a group of collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu at a mammal clay lick in Madre de Dios, Peru

Raul Bello, Eckhard Heymann, and Sam Pottie

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Peccary attack Sam Pottie https://doi.org/10.5446/57133

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A camera trap captured the moment in which a group of collared peccaries attacked and killed a howler monkey at a clay lick in the Taricaya Ecological Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru. This novel behaviour helps us understand the myriad risks howler monkeys face when descending to the forest floor while also indirectly emphasizing the importance of geophagy for these animals.