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Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

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Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). / Sutton, A.O.; Fuirst, Matthew ; Bill, Kristen.
In: Canadian Field Naturalist, Vol. 134, No. 1, 08.07.2020.

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Sutton, AO, Fuirst, M & Bill, K 2020, 'Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)', Canadian Field Naturalist, vol. 134, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

APA

Sutton, A. O., Fuirst, M., & Bill, K. (2020). Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Canadian Field Naturalist, 134(1). https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

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Sutton AO, Fuirst M, Bill K. 2020. Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Canadian Field Naturalist. 134(1). https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

MLA

Sutton, A.O., Matthew Fuirst and Kristen Bill. "Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)". Canadian Field Naturalist. 2020. 134(1). https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

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Sutton AO, Fuirst M, Bill K. Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Canadian Field Naturalist. 2020 Jul 8;134(1). doi: 10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

Author

Sutton, A.O. ; Fuirst, Matthew ; Bill, Kristen. / Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). In: Canadian Field Naturalist. 2020 ; Vol. 134, No. 1.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Into the drink: an observation of a novel hunting technique employed by the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

AU - Sutton, A.O.

AU - Fuirst, Matthew

AU - Bill, Kristen

PY - 2020/7/8

Y1 - 2020/7/8

N2 - Observations of typically herbivorous species have shown that animals will opportunistically eat animal tissue that is either scavenged or hunted. Squirrels from a number of genera have been observed to hunt prey and consume meat in terrestrial ecosystems. Here we provide evidence of a novel hunting strategy employed by an Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), which has not previously been observed hunting aquatic prey. More rigorous observational studies are needed to determine the extent of this behaviour in Eastern Gray Squirrel populations and whether fishing is a common foraging behaviour for this species.

AB - Observations of typically herbivorous species have shown that animals will opportunistically eat animal tissue that is either scavenged or hunted. Squirrels from a number of genera have been observed to hunt prey and consume meat in terrestrial ecosystems. Here we provide evidence of a novel hunting strategy employed by an Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), which has not previously been observed hunting aquatic prey. More rigorous observational studies are needed to determine the extent of this behaviour in Eastern Gray Squirrel populations and whether fishing is a common foraging behaviour for this species.

U2 - 10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

DO - 10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2331

M3 - Article

VL - 134

JO - Canadian Field Naturalist

JF - Canadian Field Naturalist

IS - 1

ER -