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| dc.contributor.advisor | Eloff, F.C. | |
| dc.contributor.coadvisor | Pienaar, U. de V. | |
| dc.contributor.postgraduate | Bryden, Bruce Robert | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-12T06:00:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-12T06:00:02Z | |
| dc.date.created | 19/8/2021 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1976 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 1976. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The history of lions in the Kruger National Park is given. Lions were caught and m8rked to determine the most suitable marking methods as well as fitted with radio transmitting collars to facilitate daily location. Predation in general and the prey population are discussed. Results of biotelemetric tracking are given and discussed. From this is calculated the mass of prey animals killed per year, the daily food intake of a lion and the food requirements of a lion using the "prey unit" as a basis. Factors affecting the success of a hunt, hunting techniques and behaviour at a kill are discussed. Information on mortality, reproduction, territoriality, and movements are presented. Taking into consideration the effect of lion predation, suggestions are made for future research and management of this animal in the Kruger National Park. | |
| dc.description.availability | Unrestricted | |
| dc.description.degree | MSc (Wildlife Management) | |
| dc.description.department | Zoology and Entomology | |
| dc.identifier.citation | * | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83180 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Pretoria | |
| dc.rights | © 2021 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. | |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.subject | Biology | |
| dc.subject | African lion | |
| dc.subject | Kruger National Park | |
| dc.title | The biology of the African lion (Panthera leo, Linn 1758) in the Kruger National Park | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |
