Delayed post mortem predation in lightning strike carcasses : sense or nonsense?

Blumenthal, Ryan

dc.contributor.author	Blumenthal, Ryan
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-24T11:34:00Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	An adult giraffe was struck dead by lightning on a game farm outside Phalaborwa, South Africa in March 2014. Interestingly, delayed post-mortem predation occurred on the carcass, which according to the farm owners was an atypical phenomenon for the region. Delayed post-mortem scavenging on lightning strike carcasses has been anecdotally reported from time to time, although no formal studies have confirmed this phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of this phenomenon, with the view of more meticulous and scientific observations in future case studies.	en_US
dc.description.embargo	2015-07-30
dc.description.uri	http://www.ajol.info/index.php/vulnew	en_US
dc.format.extent	6 pages	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Blumenthal, R 2014, 'Delayed post mortem predation in lightning strike carcasses : sense or nonsense?', Vulture News, vol. 66, pp. 49-55.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1606-7479
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42442
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	The Birds of Prey Programme of South Africa’s Endangered Wildlife Trust	en_US
dc.rights	The Birds of Prey Programme of South Africa’s Endangered Wildlife Trust	en_US
dc.subject	Delayed post-mortem predation	en_US
dc.subject	Lightning strike carcasses	en_US
dc.title	Delayed post mortem predation in lightning strike carcasses : sense or nonsense?	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US