First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild
We report the first observation of mating in the endangered forest musk deer (<i>Moschus berezovskii</i> Flerov, 1929) in the wild. The mating took place on 21 January 2023 at a latrine site within karst habitat in Huu Lien Nature Reserve, northern Vietnam. In total, we obtained aro...
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| author | Dung Van Tran Dai Viet Phan Thinh Tien Vu Ky A Lau Nhung Thi Pham Hoa Thi Pham Thanh Chi Nguyen Thong Van Pham Andrew Tilker |
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We report the first observation of mating in the endangered forest musk deer (<i>Moschus berezovskii</i> Flerov, 1929) in the wild. The mating took place on 21 January 2023 at a latrine site within karst habitat in Huu Lien Nature Reserve, northern Vietnam. In total, we obtained around ten minutes of camera-trap video footage showing two different mating events of the same individuals. The event highlights the potential importance of latrine sites for interactions among forest musk deer. Our observation provides new insight into the ecology and behavior of this rare and elusive species.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cdddc560f13d40fa8f3a3a7c0636fdc92025-01-03T12:34:26ZengPAGEPress PublicationsTropical Zoology0394-69751970-95282025-01-01373-410.4081/tz.2024.186First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wildDung Van Tran0Dai Viet Phan1Thinh Tien Vu2Ky A Lau3Nhung Thi Pham4Hoa Thi Pham5Thanh Chi Nguyen6Thong Van Pham7Andrew Tilker8Vietnam National University of Forestry, Ha NoiVietnam National University of Forestry, Ha NoiVietnam National University of Forestry, Ha NoiVietnam National University of Forestry, Ha NoiSEA-FBC Sustainable Forestry Development Joint Stock Company, Ha NoiSEA-FBC Sustainable Forestry Development Joint Stock Company, Ha NoiBac Giang Agro-Forestry University, Bac GiangCenter for Technology and Nature Conservation, Ha NoiRe:wild, Austin, USA; Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin We report the first observation of mating in the endangered forest musk deer (<i>Moschus berezovskii</i> Flerov, 1929) in the wild. The mating took place on 21 January 2023 at a latrine site within karst habitat in Huu Lien Nature Reserve, northern Vietnam. In total, we obtained around ten minutes of camera-trap video footage showing two different mating events of the same individuals. The event highlights the potential importance of latrine sites for interactions among forest musk deer. Our observation provides new insight into the ecology and behavior of this rare and elusive species. https://www.pagepress.org/biology/tz/article/view/186Camera trapHuu Lien Nature Reservekarst habitatMoschidaeVietnam |
| spellingShingle | Dung Van Tran Dai Viet Phan Thinh Tien Vu Ky A Lau Nhung Thi Pham Hoa Thi Pham Thanh Chi Nguyen Thong Van Pham Andrew Tilker First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild Tropical Zoology Camera trap Huu Lien Nature Reserve karst habitat Moschidae Vietnam |
| title | First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild |
| title_full | First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild |
| title_fullStr | First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild |
| title_full_unstemmed | First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild |
| title_short | First observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer <i>Moschus berezovskii</i> in the wild |
| title_sort | first observation of mating behavior of the endangered forest musk deer i moschus berezovskii i in the wild |
| topic | Camera trap Huu Lien Nature Reserve karst habitat Moschidae Vietnam |
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