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Matthias Loretto

@matthiasloretto.bsky.social

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Asst. Prof. at @fiwivienna.bsky.social studying #MovementEcology #InterspeciesInteractions #ScavengerEcology #HumanWildlifeCoexistence

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Matthias Loretto @handle.invalid · 13/03/2026

A single wolf kill is unpredictable, but kills cluster in certain areas. Ravens—and possibly other species—learn those patterns. Spatial memory may play a larger role than previously thought in how scavengers find food. @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @fiwivienna.bsky.social Video: Matthias Loretto

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Matthias Loretto @handle.invalid · 13/03/2026

We GPS-tracked 69 ravens + 20 wolves + 11 cougars across Yellowstone NP for 2.5 years + recorded 492 ungulates killed by those carnivores Ravens associated with wolves but rarely with cougars, and fed from wolf kills far more often—showing this strategy mainly works with wolves 📷 Matthias Loretto

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Matthias Loretto @handle.invalid · 13/03/2026

For decades biologists assumed ravens follow wolves to their kills. Our paper @science.org shows something different: ravens rarely follow wolves far. Instead they remember areas where wolf kills are common and return to them—sometimes from >150 km away. doi.org/10.1126/science.adz9467 📷Dan Stahler

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