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"Declarations Ethics approvalAll applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All procedures were made in accordance with the American Mammal Association guidelines (Sikes and Gannon 2011) and were approved by the University of Manitoba’s Animal Care and Use Committee (Permit #F14-032, F18-039). Northwest Parks and Tourism (South Africa) permitted the research. Competing interestsNone of the authors have any competing interests. Competing interests None of the authors have any competing interests."

"Funding This study was supported by funds from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant (#386703, # 04362), NSERC Small Research Equipment Grant, Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Manitoba Research and Innovation Grant, University of Manitoba Faculty of Science Field Work Support Program funding, the University of Manitoba Research Grants Program, and the Faculty of Science funding to JMW. MHW was supported by an Oxford Brookes Emerging Leaders Research Fellowship."