A note on an interaction between Rhinopithecus bieti and a buzzard at Baima Snow Moutain.
Predation avoidance relies primarily on behavioural mechanisms [van Schaik and van Hooff, 1983]. Primates alarm call at predators, including most birds and mammals [Cheney and Wrangham, 1987]. Alarm calls could be used to signal to the predator that it has been spotted [Zuberbühler et al., 1999], thereby probably decreasing the likelihood of an attack [Schultz, 2001], and they also inform prey of the presence of the predator, thereby increasing overall attention levels [Schülke, 2001]. Although eagles are reported to be one of the predators of Rhinopithecus bieti [Bai et al., 1987], few interactions between these monkeys and raptors have been documented to date. Here I document an interaction witnessed between R. bieti and a buzzard [Buteo sp., Yang X-J, pers. comm.].
Cui
Liang-Wei
LW
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Kunming and Graduate School of CAS, Beijing, China.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D020304:Raptors / Q000502:physiology*