Dataset of Prolonged Nocturnal Vocalizations, Equid Predation Events, and Associated Carnivore Evidence from the Western Tian Shan, Uzbekistan (2025–2026)

Forensic Evidence of Predation in the Yangiqo‘rg‘on Sector (May 2026) Section: Behavioral Ecology and Forensic Taphonomy of an Unidentified Cryptic Apex Felid In May 2026, a series of high-impact predation events involving domestic equids (Equus caballus) and a wild mesopredator—the golden jackal (Canis auereus)—was documented within the Terak-Buloq zone of the Yangiqo‘rg‘on sector, Western Tian Shan. Forensic analysis of the carcasses reveals consumption patterns highly characteristic of a massive, structurally proficient apex carnivore utilizing strategic bone-shearing and soft-tissue peeling mechanisms. The equid predation catalog comprises three distinct specimens: two 2-year-old subadult foals and one 1-year-old juvenile foal. Taphonomic examination of the first subadult carcass indicated high-force disarticulation, resulting in the complete extraction and consumption of a single limb. The second subadult specimen exhibited massive, localized consumption confined exclusively to the caudal and pelvic regions, highlighting a species-specific preference for dense muscle tissue. The juvenile foal carcass presented an advanced state of consumption, displaying comprehensive craniofacial skinning where the entire facial dermal and soft-tissue layers were forcefully stripped, leaving the cranial skeleton completely denuded, alongside severe flesh-stripping across the hindquarters. Concurrently, a sympatric golden jackal carcass was recovered within the same micro-sector, displaying catastrophic mechanical trauma. The specimen had been completely severed and dismembered through extreme physical force, a behavioral signature aligned with apex felid territorial suppression and interspecific killing rather than typical foraging. Collectively, these forensic and ethological matrices provide robust empirical evidence of an undocumented, heavy-bodied cryptic predator operating with absolute dominance within the Pskem Basin ecological corridor.《杨吉库尔干（Yangiqo‘rg‘on）区域2026年5月捕食事件法医证据》 章节：未识别隐秘顶级猫科动物的行为生态学与法医埋藏学（Behavioral Ecology and Forensic Taphonomy） 2026年5月，在西天山杨吉库尔干（Yangiqo‘rg‘on）区域的特拉克布洛克（Terak-Buloq）地带，记录到多起涉及家养马（Equus caballus）与野生中型食肉动物——金豺（Canis auereus）的高影响捕食事件。对尸体的法医分析显示，其消耗模式高度契合一种体型庞大、结构功能卓越的顶级食肉动物的特征：该动物采用精准的骨骼剪切与软组织剥离策略。 本次马科动物捕食案例共包含3具独立个体：2匹2岁亚成年驹与1匹1岁幼年驹。对第一具亚成年尸体的埋藏学（Taphonomy）检查显示，其存在高力量关节解离现象，单条肢体被完全移除并啃食。第二具亚成年个体表现出大面积局部啃食行为，啃食范围仅局限于尾部与骨盆区域，体现出该物种对致密肌肉组织的特异性摄食偏好。第三具幼年驹尸体则呈现高度消耗状态：其颅面部皮肤被完全剥离，整张面部真皮与软组织层被强力撕扯脱落，颅骨骨架完全裸露，同时后躯也存在严重的软组织剥离痕迹。 与此同时，在同一微区域内还发现了一具同域分布的金豺尸体，其身上带有灾难性机械损伤。该个体被极端外力完全切断并肢解，这一行为特征与顶级猫科动物的领地压制及种间杀戮行为相符，而非典型的觅食行为。综合上述法医与行为学证据矩阵，本研究为普斯肯姆盆地（Pskem Basin）生态廊道内存在一种未被记录的、体型厚重的隐秘顶级捕食者且占据绝对生态优势提供了坚实的实证依据。