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Table 3 Percentage of nights spent in various den types by banded mongooses in northeastern Botswana (2008 – 2011) (this study) and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda [45]. We used data for 11 groups living in association with humans and 6 groups living without association with humans observed on 525 nights for 1239 (group × night) observations

From: Association with humans and seasonality interact to reverse predictions for animal space use

 

ne Botswanaa

QENPb

Den type

Sync

Apod

 

Man-made structures

Buildings and structures

38

 

3

Building material

20

  

Scrap

15

  

French drains

7

  

Overturned boat

1

  

Slash pile

1

  

Total

81

0

3

Natural structures

Hollow logs

1

67

 

Termite mounds

6

28

65

Holes in trees

3

6

 

Hole in ground

2

 

11

Rocks

6

  

Erosion gullies

  

21

Total

19

100

97

Number of observations

1203

36

144

Number of groups

11

6

6

  1. aNortheastern Botswana (Chobe National Park, Kasane Forest
  2. Reserve, towns of Kasane and Kazungula) (this study)
  3. bQueen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda [45]
  4. cSynanthropic (living in association with humans)
  5. dApoanthropic (living without association with humans)
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Movement Ecology

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