Bigger animals fared better during a catastrophic tropical cyclone, new research has found.
Bigger animals fared better during a catastrophic tropical cyclone, new research has found.
As extreme weather events become more common due to climate change, the findings published in Nature could help wildlife managers develop strategies to help at-risk animals before such events hit as well as pinpoint general traits that help animals survive.
Antelope to elephants
Using GPS collars, cameras and aerial surveys of animals ranging in size from antelope to elephants, researchers examined how individuals and entire populations responded when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019, the deadliest storm on record in Africa.
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A baboon still stranded in a tree on the Gorongosa National Park floodplain almost a month after the cyclone. (Photo credit: Dr. Jen Guyton, www.jenguyton.com)
