Geophagia in a large felid in captivity: A case report of lethal gastrointestinal impaction in a Bengal tigress (Panthera tigris tigris)
Authors:
- Rodrigo S. Hernández-AcoRHRodrigo S. Hernández-Aco
- Morris VillarroelMVMorris Villarroel
- Genaro C. Miranda-De la LamaGenaro C. Miranda-De la Lama
Open Access
- 5 February 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Veterinary Behavior
- Vol. 50, 13-17
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