Scavenging of a brown bear<i> (Ursus</i><i> arctos)</i> on a bottlenose dolphin<i> (Tursiops</i> truncatus)
FOOD WEBS, vol.44, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 44
- Publication Date: 2025
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2025.e00408
- Journal Name: FOOD WEBS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Cetacean carcasses stranded on coastlines can provide food resources for terrestrial predators. On 05 July 2024, a video shared on the media showed a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) carcass being carried by a brown bear (Ursus arctos) over the coastal rocks towards to the forest in Sinop, in the Black Sea region of T & uuml;rkiye. This study is the first report of scavenging of a brown bear on a bottlenose dolphin with notes on its implications from a one health perspective. Our report suggests that the bottlenose dolphin carcass may provide an uncommon but potential food resource for brown bears along the Black Sea coastline.