After being kept in captivity and isolated from natural predators for more than 1200 years,Père Davids deer has been reintroduced in China and now occurs in a reserve where human activity is the only
Models of antipredator vigilance typically assume that individuals in groups scan for threats independently of one another.Recent theoretical and empirical developments indicate that group foragers ma
Extensive studies have been conducted on the rumination behavior of domestic herbivores.However,studies on wild animals are limited,particularly wild animals with specific ruminating parameters.In thi
Vigilance may be used to detect predators and monitor rivals.We studied redcrowned cranes(Grus japonensis)in Yancheng Biosphere Reserve,China,to examine changes in the allocation of time to vigilance
The redcrowned crane(Grus japonensis)is an endangered species only found in East Asia.Due to wetland loss and degradation,many cranes have changed their wintering feeding habitats from natural grassla