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| How would Roe Deer do in Africa? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 21 2016, 05:20 PM (657 Views) | |
| Finderskeepers | Dec 21 2016, 05:20 PM Post #1 |
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How would Roe Deer do in Africa against antelopes? Assume they don't overheat or are in an environment that prevents them from overheating. |
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| Thalanx | Dec 21 2016, 05:28 PM Post #2 |
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either there would be too much competition for them, or they would thrive at the expense of a native ungulate. from a handbook:
Edited by Thalanx, Dec 21 2016, 05:35 PM.
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| Grazier | Dec 21 2016, 08:09 PM Post #3 |
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I think most of the antelopes as small as the roe deer are faster? This could be a concern. The openness of the Savannah (it seems that's where people mean when they say "Africa") would not be their friend. In their native range they tend to dash for the nearest thicket. |
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| LeopardNimr | Dec 26 2016, 10:00 PM Post #4 |
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they are prey yet they do live with other species in northern israel like the wild goat i guess they can do just fine |
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| Mammuthus | Dec 26 2016, 11:00 PM Post #5 |
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They'd do okay. But predators such as Cheetahs and Wild Dogs would be a threat. But overall they should do ok (unless Poachers to notice of them). Edited by Mammuthus, Dec 26 2016, 11:09 PM.
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| Mesopredator | Dec 27 2016, 12:37 AM Post #6 |
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Implying you can deduce from roe deer's ecology, behaviour and so on, whatever it can survive in Africa. It is already next to impossible to determine which species will become naturalized, and to another level, invasive. |
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| MightyKharza | Dec 27 2016, 07:00 AM Post #7 |
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I doubt it would do well in sub-saharan Africa (too many native ungulates to compete with), but okay in north Africa, which is similar to the Mediterranean climate it already inhabits. |
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| Thalanx | Dec 27 2016, 07:18 AM Post #8 |
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North Africa already has a deer, though. a more closely-related ungulate is bound to be a more serious competitor than a large number of distantly-related ungulates; don't you think? |
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| Mesopredator | Dec 28 2016, 01:31 AM Post #9 |
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I personally think that relatedness is irrelevant, niche and overlap is what matters most. You would be right to point out that some closely-related species do have similar niches. |
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