Interactions between a Top Order Predator and Exotic Mesopredators in the Australian Rangelands

Table 2

Details of animal deaths attributed to dingoes during the experiment. Evidence for dingo attack in bold. M: Male, F: Female.

Animal	Dingo distance (m) from fox/cat during death period		At carcass hours after death	Distance from closest dingo at fix preceding kill	Both dingoes together prior to kill	Dingo tracks at death site	Carcass dragged	Saliva on carcass	Autopsy confirmed dingo attack	Fox/cat movement in 2 hours prior to death (m)
	Male	Female
Fox 31	114	1200^2	2–14, 22–24, 64, 96–98, 122–130 (M)	2014	Yes		Yes		n/a	100
Fox 32	<10	470,680	48 (M)		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Fox 33	900 den	<10	4.5–6.5 (F)	3000	No		Yes		n/a	218,230
Fox 34	<10	<10	2–16^1 (MF)	2124	Yes			Yes	n/a	843
Fox 35	<10	<10	20–22 (MF)	1703	Yes	Yes			n/a	2833
Fox 36	<10	<10	2^1 (F)	1668	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	1662
Fox 37	110	110	^1		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Cat 21	3446 den	<10	2,12,14,16 (F)	1885	No		Yes		n/a	574
Cat 22b	4878 den	<10	2–6 (F)	2300	No				n/a
Cat 23	650	700	26 (M)	800	Yes				n/a	270,670
Cat 25b	200	130	3–5 (M) 14–18 (F)	1726	Yes	Yes		Yes	n/a	1609
Cat 28	300	160	2-4,12,24 ^1(M) 2–4 (F)	1886	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	949

¹Body removed within 12–24 hours of death.
²Female collar failed to record 5 fixes during death period.