Patterns of scavenger arrival at cheetah kills in Serengeti National Park Tanzania

摘要: Scavenging by large-bodied vertebrates is observed in many ecosystems but has rarely been quantified. Here we document the timing and order of scavenger arrival at 639 cheetah kills Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, focusing on ecological heterospecific factors that may impact detectability carcasses. We found small-, medium- large-sized vultures, jackals, spotted hyaenas lions were more likely to be present carcasses than small-bodied prey. Lions less locate tall grass; medium-sized vultures arrive before both large- small-sized vultures. Spotted simultaneously. Despite numerous anecdotal accounts, did not find use alighting as a means locating food. Our findings show environmental variables other species strongly influence this ecosystem. Resume  Le pillage des par vertebres de grande taille s'observe dans nombreux ecosystemes, mais l'a rarement quantifie. Nous documentons ici les delais et l'ordre d'arrivee charognards sur proies tuees guepards le Parc Serengeti, en Tanzanie, nous focalisant facteurs ecologiques heterospecifiques qui peuvent influencer la detectabilite avons decouvert que petits, moyens grands vautours, chacals, hyenes tachetees etaient plus susceptibles se retrouver pres petites proies. Les moins localiser hautes herbes; vautours moyenne avaient tendance arriver avant petits vautours. d'arriver meme temps. Malgre nombreuses anecdotes allant ce sens, n'avons pas trouve utilisaient l'envol comme moyen nourriture. Nos decouvertes montrent environnementales autres especes influencent fortement l'arrivee cet ecosysteme.