Cat bites dog: In India's human dominated landscapes, top prey for leopards is dogs -- ScienceDaily - http://www.sciencedaily.com/release...
Sep 11, 2014
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"A new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society reveals that in India's human dominated agricultural landscapes, where leopards prowl at night, it's not livestock that's primarily on the menu -- it is man's best friend.
The study, which looked at scat samples for leopards in India's Ahmednagar's district in Maharashtra, found that 87 percent of their diet was made up of domestic animals. Domestic dog dominated as the most common prey item at 39 percent and domestic cats were second at 15 percent.
Seventeen percent of the leopard's diet consisted of assorted wild animals including rodents, monkeys, and mongoose, and birds."
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Man-eating leopard kills 12 as it targets drunks staggering home http://metro.co.uk/2014...
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