A rare fight in female plains zebra

Ilya R. Fischhoff; Siva R. Sundaresan; Heather M. Larkin; Marie Jeanne Sellier; Justine E. Cordingley; Daniel I. Rubenstein

doi:10.1007/s10164-009-0183-7

A rare fight in female plains zebra

Ilya R. Fischhoff, Siva R. Sundaresan, Heather M. Larkin, Marie Jeanne Sellier, Justine E. Cordingley, Daniel I. Rubenstein

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Abstract

We describe a fight between two female plains zebra (Equus burchelli). Plains zebra are ungulates with stable social groups known as harems. Female aggression rarely escalates to the level we observed. The fight immediately followed the birth of a foal to one of the females. The initiating female repeatedly kicked and bit the mother, who reacted aggressively and by guarding her foal. We present hypotheses on the causes underlying this rare event.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	201-205
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Ethology
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10164-009-0183-7
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

Abnormal behavior
Agonistic behavior
Equidae
Equus burchelli
Female-female aggression
Infanticide
Parturition
Ungulates

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