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Dining in the wild: Unraveling wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) feeding behaviour and dietary dynamics in Jaldapara National Park, West Bengal, India

Acta Biologica Sibirica
Megaherbivores like the Wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) are keystone species, playing a pivotal role in ecosystem dynamics. However, their survival is increasingly threatened by habitat loss and resource constraints due to their extensive spatial ...
Subrata Saha, Manjil Gupta, Surovi Roy, Rachita Saha, Sergey N. Kirpotin, Andrey S. Babenko, Irina I. Volkova, Aldynay O. Khovalyg, Pradip Kumar Kar   +8 more
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Earliest evidence of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) reveals the evolutionary impact of early human megafaunal exploitation [PDF]

eLife
The role of megafaunal exploitation in early human evolution remains debated. Occasional use of large carcasses by early hominins has been considered by some as opportunistic, possibly a fallback dietary strategy, and for others a more important survival
Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo, Enrique Baquedano, Abel Moclan, David Uribelarrea, José Ángel Correa-Cano, Fernando Diez-Martin, Alejandro Velazquez-tello, Elia Organista, Eduardo Mendez-Quintas, Marina Vegara-Riquelme, Agness Gidna, Audax Mabulla   +11 more
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A “Dock-Work” Orange: A Dual-Receptor Biochemical Theory on the Deterrence Induced by Citrusy Aroma on Elephant Traffic Central to a Conservation Effort [PDF]

Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
Conservation of elephants requires physical, chemical, and biological approaches to ensure the protection of these gargantuan pachyderms. One such approach is using orange plants (as biofencing) for the repellence of elephants, which precludes ...
Dilantha Gunawardana
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Dietary Reconstruction of Pliocene–Pleistocene Mammoths and Elephants (Proboscidea) from Northern Greece Based on Dental Mesowear Analysis

Quaternary
Dental wear analyses of extinct animals offer key insights into their dietary preferences and in turn contribute substantially to palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, leading to more accurate interpretations about past ecosystems.
Christos Tsakalidis, George E. Konidaris, Evangelia Tsoukala, Dimitris S. Kostopoulos   +3 more
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The deterrent effects of individual monoterpene odours on the dietary decisions of African elephants

Animal Cognition, 2023
AbstractAfrican savanna elephants use pre-ingestive olfactory cues when making dietary choices, and previous research has observed that elephant diet choice is negatively correlated with vegetation species that contain high concentrations of monoterpenes.
Twané Bester, Melissa H. Schmitt, Adrian M. Shrader   +2 more
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Dietary Diversity of Sumatran Elephants (Elephas Maximus Sumatrensis) At Elephant Training Center Way Kambas National Park

HUTAN TROPIKA, 2022
The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis) is a rare animal that is threatened with extinction, so conservation is needed. Elephant Training Center (PLG) Way Kambas National Park is one form of in situ conservation. The availability of natural food is one of the factors that determine the success of conservation.
Rawana Rawana, Agus Prijono, Evifani Alma Dian Elindawati   +2 more
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Determining the diet of wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at human–elephant conflict areas in Peninsular Malaysia using DNA metabarcoding [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022
Human–elephant conflict (HEC) contributes to the increasing death of Asian elephants due to road accidents, retaliatory killings and fatal infections from being trapped in snares. Understanding the diet of elephants throughout Peninsular Malaysia remains
Nor Hafisa Syafina Mohd-Radzi, Kayal Vizi Karuppannan, Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah Abdullah-Fauzi, Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan, Nursyuhada Othman, Abdul-Latiff Muhammad Abu Bakar, Millawati Gani, Mohd Firdaus Ariff Abdul-Razak, Badrul Munir Md-Zain   +8 more
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‘Remote’ behavioural ecology: do megaherbivores consume vegetation in proportion to its presence in the landscape? [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Examination of the feeding habits of mammalian species such as the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) that range over large seasonally dynamic areas is exceptionally challenging using field-based methods alone.
Christopher G. Marston, David M. Wilkinson, Matt Sponheimer, Daryl Codron, Jacqui Codron, Hannah J. O’Regan   +5 more
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eDNA metabarcoding reveals dietary niche overlap among herbivores in an Indian wildlife sanctuary

Environmental DNA, 2021
As many ecosystems are under increasing pressure from invasive species, habitat degradation, overgrazing and overharvesting, pollution, and climate change, dietary niche monitoring is gaining importance. The Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary (MMH) in
Anneke T.M. terSchure, Anusree A.S. Pillai, Lisbeth Thorbek, Maradani Bhavani Shankar, Rajindra Puri, Gudasalamani Ravikanth, Hugo J. deBoer, Sanne Boessenkool   +7 more
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Elephant grass supplementation in the feed of fattening pigs affects growth performance, carcass characteristics, blood profiles and intestinal microorganisms

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2022
To investigate the effects of the dietary inclusion of elephant grass on the growth performance, blood profiles, carcass characteristics, ileum and stomach microbiota of fattening pigs, pigs were fed one of seven diets including a basal diet (Control ...
Lijuan Gao, Qi Yan, Jie Li, Tiande Pang, Liyan Lu, Xianfeng Yi, Chris S. Jones, Jiyu Zhang   +7 more
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