2018/12/06 by William Douglas de Carvalho, William Douglas de CARVALHO, Saulo M. Silvestre +7
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Marine animal studies overview
paper · pdf · doi:10.1590/1809-4392201801921
openalex publication_date 2018/12/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
ABSTRACT We report an observation of predation by an Amazon tree boa, Corallus hortulanus, on an American fruit-eating bat, Artibeus sp., in an area of seasonal forest close to a small stream in the northern Brazilian Amazon. While bats appear to be one of the main food items of C. hortulanus, our observation is only the fourth such event to be recorded in the Brazilian Amazon. The Artibeus sp. individual was observed making distress (agony) calls continuously over a period of three hours, much longer than recorded on previous observations. Records of this type are important to further our knowledge on bat predators, and the defensive behavior of bats.