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Top hog not top dog? An invasive scavenger outcompetes native apex scavengers at carrion
In brief
In the Australian Alps, invasive feral pigs found and used carcasses as often as, or more often than, native apex scavengers such as dingoes and wedge-tailed eagles.
Cite
Newsome TM, Spencer EE, Dickman CR, Cairncross RJ, Meisuria NY, Finnerty PB (2026) Top hog not top dog? An invasive scavenger outcompetes native apex scavengers at carrion. Biological Invasions 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03722-1