When Raptors Are Away, Opossums Will Play: Woolly Opossums as Carrion Feeders in Harpy Eagle Nests
ABSTRACT During a 12‐month camera trap study, we recorded woolly opossums scavenging prey remains from a Harpy eagle's nest in central Brazil. We review scavenging by New World marsupials and propose future studies using camera traps and experimental carcass removal to better understand this overlooked ecological interaction.
Authors
- Thiago Borges Fernandes Semedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-5993)
- Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-5930)
- Everton B. P. Miranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2198-4742)
- Joao Machado
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (BR)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Tohoku University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70102
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- American Society of Mammalogists
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia