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SUBMITTER: Hubel TY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5142782 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20161207 12
Animals navigate their environment using a variety of senses and strategies. This multiplicity enables them to respond to different navigational requirements resulting from habitat, scale and purpose. One of the challenges social animals face is how to reunite after periods of separation. We explore a variety of possible mechanisms used to reunite the members of a cheetah coalition dispersed within a large area after prolonged separation. Using GPS data from three cheetahs reuniting after weeks ...[more]