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Ver términos de la licenciaSolórzano, Alejandro, et al. (2024). FAILED PREDATION OF A NEWBORN CALF BY THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMON BOA (Boa imperator: SERPENTES: BOIDAE) IN COSTA RICA. Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología; Vol. 7 Núm. 1, 2024: Anfibios y Reptiles: diversidad e historia natural; e907, 181 - 184. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4160602
Autor(es)
Solórzano, Alejandro; Sasa Marín, Mahmood
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
FAILED PREDATION OF A NEWBORN CALF BY THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMON BOA (Boa imperator: SERPENTES: BOIDAE) IN COSTA RICA
Fecha
2024-03-21
Resumen
A failed predation attempt by an adult Central American Common Boa (Boa imperator) on a one-day-old calf is presented. The snake managed to kill the calf but was unable to swallow it as it could not overcome the width of the bovine"s head. After several minutes he gave up and retired a few meters from the place where he remained with obvious signs of exhaustion. These miscalculations in predation are not uncommon in snakes, and although they usually manage to free themselves from prey, sometimes they cannot and die from exhaustion or other circumstances.
Tema
Reptilia; Serpentes; interacción presa-depredador; dieta; comportamiento alimenticio; Reptilia; Serpentes; predator-prey relationships; diet; feeding behaviour
Idioma
eng
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 2594-2158