Foraging behavior in mammals

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1. Foraging behavior in mammals BY NOOR ZADA KHAN Reg. ZO220172035 Submitted to : Ms. IRUM GUL Department of Zoology Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat-26000 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2. What is foraging??? Foraging is searching for wild food resources. It affects an animal's fitness because it plays an important role in an animal's ability to survive and reproduce. Types of foraging Foraging can be categorized into two main types. Solitary foraging Group foraging

3. S olitary foraging the variety of foraging in which animals find, capture and consume their prey alone. Individuals can manually exploit patches or they can use tools to exploit their prey. Solitary foraging

4. Tools used in solitary foraging D olphins using sponges to feed on fish that bury themselves in the sediment.

5. Chimpanzees use sticks to capture and consume termites.

6. A crab-eating macaque using a stone.

7. Examples of solitary foraging in mammals: Dog foraging solitary Squirrel foraging solitary

8. Group foraging Group foraging is when animals find, capture and consume prey in the presence of other individuals. A groups of predators work together to isolate one or a few animals from a larger herd. Group foraging can emerge in two types of situations.

9. The first situation is occurs when foraging in a group is beneficial and brings greater rewards known as an aggregation economy. The second situation occurs when a group of animals forage together but it may not be in an animal's best interest to do so known as a dispersion economy.

10. Examples of group foraging in mammals: Loins ( Panthera leo )   H yenas (family Hyaenidae )    W olves ( Canis lupus )

11. Loins ( Panthera leo )

12. Hyenas (family Hyaenidae )

13. Wolves ( Canis lupus)