Elise Say-Sallaz

African large carnivores in space and time: insights from camera‐traps on the fine‐scale spatio‐temporal dynamics of lions, spotted hyaenas and leopards Coexistence of sympatric large carnivores is common in many ecosystems. On the one hand, the potential for competitive interactions, from kleptoparasitism to intraguild predation, is high, so species...

🌍 Takeaway: Coexistence is a fine-scale ballet—predators balance competition and opportunity minute by minute, night by night. Full story: doi.org/10.1002/oik....

🐆 Leopards and lions share the same landscapes but rarely at the same time, avoiding risky encounters while keeping prime hunting grounds.

🦁 Lions stick to their schedule. At this scale, hyaenas don’t affect lion movements.

🐾 Hyaenas often move into areas within 2 hours of lions or leopards, and return on consecutive nights. They track opportunities, whether scavenging or hunting.

🔍 Zoom in: All three species use the same areas, but timing is everything. Fine-scale patterns show a mix of avoidance and opportunistic following.

African large carnivores in space and time: insights from camera‐traps on the fine‐scale spatio‐temporal dynamics of lions, spotted hyaenas and leopards Coexistence of sympatric large carnivores is common in many ecosystems. On the one hand, the potential for competitive interactions, from kleptoparasitism to intraguild predation, is high, so species...

🦁🐆🐾 Lions, leopards, and spotted hyaenas share the African savanna—but how do they coexist at such fine scales? Our new study in Oikos reveals the hidden dance of predators. doi.org/10.1002/oik....

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Very happy to share our new paper published in Current Biology !

We show that the “big bad wolf” actually fears humans for good reason.
It’s the first-ever playback experiment on wild wolves in Europe 🇵🇱🌲.