The effects of human age, group composition, and behavior on the likelihood of being injured by attacking pumas
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| Category | Journal Articles |
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| Abstract |
Documentation from the years 1890 to 2000 of 185 instances of pumas (Puma concolor) attacking humans in the United States and Canada has provided statistical evidence that pumas are less likely to kill or injure humans in certain circumstances. We identified incidents of fatal attacks, severe injuries, light injuries, and no injuries as a function of human age class, group size, body posture, and conspicuous action, such as noise making, running, or shooting. Ordinal multinomial regression revealed that age class ( |
| Publication Title | Anthrozoos |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-87 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0892-7936 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Journals (formerly Berg Journals) |
| DOI | 10.2752/175303708X390491 |
| Language | English |
| Author Address | Department of Phychology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davism CA 95616-8686, USA.rgcoss@ucdavis.edu |
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