Cat Eats Dog: Not A Wacky Journalistic Aphorism
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 13:40
in Psychology & Sociology
What do leopards in India do when prowling at night? Like with smaller domestic cats in America, evidence from a GoPro video around their necks would probably horrify pet owners, but scat samples for leopards in India's Ahmednagar's district in Maharashtra tell the story. Leopards mostly eat dogs, it turns out. 87 percent of their diet was made up of domestic animals, according to a new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society. And that was mostly pets dog. 39 percent was man's best friend and 15 percent were even other cats. 17 percent was assorted wild animals including rodents, monkeys, and mongoose, and birds. read more
