Hide and seek in a rainforest canopy : when a fruit-eating carnivore (almost) met its top predator carnivore

A nocturnal arboreal kinkajou (Potos flavus) was followed about 20 minutes later by its predator, the puma (Puma concolor), 33 m aboveground in a French Guiana rainforest.

• Why it matters: Predator–prey sequences in the wild are often documented for ground-dwelling animals, open habitats, and daytime activity, leaving nocturnal canopy interactions poorly described.
• What they did: The authors report a field observation in a rainforest in French Guiana, documenting a kinkajou being followed by a puma roughly 20 minutes apart at 33 m aboveground.
• The result: This sequence provides a rare, first-of-its-kind account of nocturnal arboreal predator tracking in the canopy, highlighting how such interactions can occur high above the ground.

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