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1 December 2013 Mating Behavior of the Six-Banded Armadillo Euphractus Sexcinctus in the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil
Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Zilca CamposA, Arnaud Léonard Jean Desbiez, Danilo Kluyber, Paulo André Lima Borges, Guilherme Mourão
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Abstract

Little is known about the reproductive behavior of Euphractus sexcinctus, but the chasing behavior of several individuals behind one another has been reported. We describe two observations of chasing behavior in the Pantanal, Brazil, which included a clear mating event. On these two occasions, a presumed adult male mounted another individual, presumed to be an adult female, during and after the chase, clearly indicating reproductive behavior. Our occasional records of chasing behavior, eventually including mounting, suggest a fairly defined mating period from the mid-dry season to the onset of the raining season in the Pantanal wetland.

Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Zilca CamposA, Arnaud Léonard Jean Desbiez, Danilo Kluyber, Paulo André Lima Borges, and Guilherme Mourão "Mating Behavior of the Six-Banded Armadillo Euphractus Sexcinctus in the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil," Edentata 14(1), 87-89, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.5537/020.014.0113
Received: 19 November 2013; Accepted: 24 December 2013; Published: 1 December 2013
KEYWORDS
acasalamento
behavior
comportamento
Euphractus sexcinctus
mating
Pantanal
tatu-peba
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