ARCTIC Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear

ABSTRACT. The carcass of an adult muskox bull (Ovibos moscharus) killed by a barren-ground grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni) was found in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. It is suggested that adult muskox bulls along the Thelon River system have become prey for at least some grizzly bears that have...

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Main Authors: Thelon Game Sanctuary, Anne Gunn, Frank L. Miller
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic
Bruns
Maurice
muskox
Thelon River
toundra
Ursus arctos
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.572.7684
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic35-4-545.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. The carcass of an adult muskox bull (Ovibos moscharus) killed by a barren-ground grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni) was found in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. It is suggested that adult muskox bulls along the Thelon River system have become prey for at least some grizzly bears that have learned to ambush them in dense vegetation. Key words: muskoxen (Ovibos moscharus); grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni); predation R6SUME. La carcase d’un boeuf musqut adulte (Ovibos moscharus) tu6 par un ours brun “de la toundra ” (Vrsusarctos richardsoni) a et6 trouvt dans la rtserve zoologique Thelon. I1 est suggtrt que certains ours bruns font leur proie de boeufs musques adultes le long de la rivitre Thelon en les embusquant dans des terrains B vegetation dense. Mots clts: boeuf musque (ovibos moschfus); ours brun “de la toundra ” (Vrsus arctos richardsoni); prkdateurs Traduit pour le journal par Maurice Guibord.

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