Home range, activity cycle and natal den usage of a female Sunda pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota) in Singapore

Lim, Norman; Ng, Peter K. L.

doi:10.3354/esr00032

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“…Short active periods have been reported for other nocturnal myrmecophagous species. For example, the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is active for only 127±13 min day −1 (Lim and Ng, 2008). Camera trap data suggest that the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is active during only 7 h of the day, less than for other mammals from a similar location (rodents, lagomorphs, ungulates and carnivores; Blake et al, 2012).…”

Section: Movement Ecologymentioning

confidence: 99%

The private life of echidnas: using accelerometry and GPS to examine field biomechanics and assess the ecological impact of a widespread, semi-fossorial monotreme

Clemente

Cooper

Withers

et al. 2016

Journal of Experimental Biology

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The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is a monotreme and therefore provides a unique combination of phylogenetic history, morphological differentiation and ecological specialisation for a mammal. The echidna has a unique appendicular skeleton, a highly specialised myrmecophagous lifestyle and a mode of locomotion that is neither typically mammalian nor reptilian, but has aspects of both lineages. We therefore were interested in the interactions of locomotor biomechanics, ecology and movements for wild, free-living short-beaked echidnas. To assess locomotion in its complex natural environment, we attached both GPS and accelerometer loggers to the back of echidnas in both spring and summer. We found that the locomotor biomechanics of echidnas is unique, with lower stride length and stride frequency than reported for similar-sized mammals. Speed modulation is primarily accomplished through changes in stride frequency, with a mean of 1.39 Hz and a maximum of 2.31 Hz. Daily activity period was linked to ambient air temperature, which restricted daytime activity during the hotter summer months. Echidnas had longer activity periods and longer digging bouts in spring compared with summer. In summer, echidnas had higher walking speeds than in spring, perhaps because of the shorter time suitable for activity. Echidnas spent, on average, 12% of their time digging, which indicates their potential to excavate up to 204 m 3 of soil a year. This information highlights the important contribution towards ecosystem health, via bioturbation, of this widespread Australian monotreme.

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Section: Movement Ecologymentioning

confidence: 99%

The private life of echidnas: using accelerometry and GPS to examine field biomechanics and assess the ecological impact of a widespread, semi-fossorial monotreme

Clemente

Cooper

Withers

et al. 2016

Journal of Experimental Biology

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“…But the distinction between them is not absolute, the terrestrial pangolins also climb tree sometimes. For example, the field study on the ecology of a single female Malayan Pangolin and her young in their natural habitat proved that hollows of large trees were associated with all of their three dens (Lim and Ng 2007). Burrows are extremely important in the terrestrial pangolin’s life history because a suitable burrow could satisfy pangolin’s requirements for food sources, concealment and temperature, but only few studies about pangolin’s burrows were reported (Bao et al 2013; Jiang et al 1988; Liu and Xu 1981; Wu et al 2004b).…”

Section: Naturalistic Habitat For Captive Pangolinsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A pangolin of three kilogram can consume up to 300–400 g of termites per feeding (Coulson 1989; Lim 2008a). Different pangolin species have differences in their diet compositions.…”

Section: Dietary Husbandry Of Pangolinsmentioning

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Captive breeding of pangolins: current status, problems and future prospects

Hua¹,

Gong²,

Wang³

et al. 2015

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Pangolins are unique placental mammals with eight species existing in the world, which have adapted to a highly specialized diet of ants and termites, and are of significance in the control of forest termite disaster. Besides their ecological value, pangolins are extremely important economic animals with the value as medicine and food. At present, illegal hunting and habitat destruction have drastically decreased the wild population of pangolins, pushing them to the edge of extinction. Captive breeding is an important way to protect these species, but because of pangolin’s specialized behaviors and high dependence on natural ecosystem, there still exist many technical barriers to successful captive breeding programs. In this paper, based on the literatures and our practical experience, we reviewed the status and existing problems in captive breeding of pangolins, including four aspects, the naturalistic habitat, dietary husbandry, reproduction and disease control. Some recommendations are presented for effective captive breeding and protection of pangolins.

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“…Trenggiling sebenarnya dapat hidup pada berbagai tipe habitat, mulai dari hutan primer, hutan sekunder, savana terbuka sampai perkebunan di sekitar pemukiman manusia (Lim & Peter Ng, 2007). Namun, informasi tentang tipe habitat dan sumberdaya habitat yang paling mempengaruhi/disukai trenggiling untuk bersarang dan mencari makan masih sangat sedikit.…”

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Preferensi Habitat Trenggiling (Manis Javanica Desmarest, 1822) di Sekitar Suaka Margasatwa Siranggas, Sumatera Utara

Kuswanda

Setyawati²

2016

jur.pen.hut.konsevasi.alam

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ABSTRAKPopulasi trenggiling terus menurun, sehingga diperlukan upaya konservasinya. Informasi yang penting diketahui untuk menyusun teknik konservasi trenggiling diantaranya adalah tentang habitat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan informasi tipe habitat dan sumberdaya habitat yang paling disukai yang mempengaruhi terhadap kehadiran trenggiling di sekitar Suaka Margasatwa (SM) Siranggas, Sumatera Utara. Penelitian dilakukan selama 10 bulan, dari Maret sampai dengan Desember 2012. Plot penelitian tipe habitat dibuat berukuran 50 m x 50 m (28 plot) dan untuk sumberdaya habitat 20 m x 20 m (42 plot) yang disebar pada 4 tipe habitat, yaitu hutan primer, hutan sekunder, hutan campuran dan tipe habitat lahan budidaya/ perkebunan masyarakat. Analisis data yang digunakan diantaranya adalah analisis deskriptif statistik untuk semua variabel komponen habitat, analisis MANOVA (multivariate of varian), uji normalitas data, uji korelasi dan persamaan regresi. Trenggiling tidak memilih habitat tertentu untuk mencari makan atau menempatkan sarang dengan habitat yang paling disukai adalah hutan sekunder. Sumberdaya habitat yang paling mempengaruhi trenggiling untuk mencari makan dan bersarang adalah jumlah jenis vegetasi tingkat semai dan tumbuhan bawah (X1) dan pH tanah (X13) sedangkan variabel pakan (X14) tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan. Model resources selection function (RSF) trenggiling berdasarkan persamaan regresi logistik menghasilkan nilai Nagelkerke R 2 sebesar 83,5%.

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Home range, activity cycle and natal den usage of a female Sunda pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota) in Singapore

Cited by 67 publications

References 10 publications

The private life of echidnas: using accelerometry and GPS to examine field biomechanics and assess the ecological impact of a widespread, semi-fossorial monotreme

The private life of echidnas: using accelerometry and GPS to examine field biomechanics and assess the ecological impact of a widespread, semi-fossorial monotreme

Captive breeding of pangolins: current status, problems and future prospects

Preferensi Habitat Trenggiling (Manis Javanica Desmarest, 1822) di Sekitar Suaka Margasatwa Siranggas, Sumatera Utara

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