Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Since the cycles appear in the herbivore, the hares, and the predator, the lynx, the obvious causal mechanism seemed to be predation. The snowshoe hare and the Canadian lynx in the boreal forests of North America show 9- to 11-year density cycles. Hares are most active on warm and dry evenings, sheltering in scrub and bushes by day. elephant, panther, sambar, swamp deer, cheetal , hog deer, barking deer, wild boar, wild dog, hyena, jackal, black and the sloth bears, tiger, gangatic gharial, hispid hare and pygmy hog. D) The relationship between … The African Savannah HareLepus microtis(not illustrated) is also thought to occur in Kruger but since the two species are impossible to separate in the field, the status of the African Savannah Hare is unclear. They have long grey ears and a cute black and white tail on their end. A guide on African mammals in Kruger National Park. ... Scrub Hare. Canada lynx populations rise and fall with fluctuations in populations of snowshoe hares. Yet, there are also commensal interactions between species where one benefits from the interaction while the other is not affected, such as the provisioning of carcasses for another species to scavenge from (Selva and Fortuna, 2007). Similarities between jackals and coyotes led Lorenz Oken, in the third volume of his Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte (1815), to place these species into a new separate genus, Thos, named after the classical Greek word θώς "jackal", but his theory had little immediate impact on taxonomy at the time. How long does it take the lynx population to go down following the decline in hare population? Field Notes The Scrub Hares are renowned for running in front of cars at night, zigzagging as they run.This zigzagging run is presumed to be a way of avoiding capture but it is also thought that the shadows caused by the lights of the vehicle scare the hare into changing direction. In captivity, they have lived to be between 6 and 7. As of now the scrub hare is listed as a least concern animal and is … A total of 42 km was travelled at 5-10km/ h, while searching for the characteristic eye shine of nocturnal animals. However, they have been noted that in the wild, these hares survive about 5 years. Tony and his wife, Nicola, were accompanied by the winners of the Africa Geographic competition for an exclusive three-night experience at the new Tanda Tula Field … The current huntable species include Cape Buffalo, Springbok, Warthog, Side-striped Jackal, Blue Wildebeest, Scrub Hare and Lesser Kudo; in … This population data was obtained from records of lynx and snowshoe hare populations as evidenced by numbers of skins caught by trappers from 1845 onwards. APNR - The research project initiated in 1997 to monitor the movements and behaviour of elephants in the Association of Private Nature Reserves (APNR) bordering the Kruger National Park has blossomed with the addition of three more elephants being fitted with satellite collars. After a year or two at high densities, the hare cycle repeats … One of the classic studies of predator-prey interactions is the 90-year data set of snowshoe hare and lynx pelts purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company of Canada. Each of these top-down interactions may affect the prey preferences of mesocarnivores. Factors aiding this increase include the replacement of natural forests with dense scrub, an increase in animal carcasses from state game farms, reductions in wolf populations and the abandonment of poisoning campaigns. Among rodents porcupine is the most prominent. The predator population is the largest outside of the Etosha National Park, with … Start studying Chapter 13,14,15. Since hares have several litters each year, the hare population increases rapidly. The relationship between the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and the snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) is considered a classic example of how interactions between a predator and its prey can influence population dynamics of the two species. Palmwag is situated halfway between Swakopmund and Etosha and is the ideal base from which to see the sights of the Kunene region or embark on one of the many local hiking trails. Predator-Prey Population Cycles Predator and prey populations exhibit fluctuations described as the predator “tracking” the prey. Bulgaria has the largest jackal population in Europe, which went through a 33–fold increase in range from the early sixties to mid-eighties. The classic example is the snowshoe hare and lynx populations. The adult Black Backed Jackal is brownish black all over, except for a white spot above and below the eye. Fauna distribution in the Himalayan foothills is unique e.g. B) Lynx control hare population size.