Leopard Predation Thread

[TheHyenid76]

Description of interaction between a leopard and a wild boar over an adult sambar kill of the leopard. 

From 'Leopard and wild boar sharing a rare meal in the Shiwalik foothills, Himalayas' LINK

Abstract

Understanding the interspecies interactions between predator and prey is important to assess the prey preferences, species coexistence, and abundance for creating conservation and management strategies. In India, many studies have been conducted to understand interspecific interactions between large carnivores and their prey. But to our knowledge, no study has recorded the interaction between leopard Panthera pardus and wild boar Sus scrofa feeding on a sambar Rusa unicolor kill of a leopard. We present the first photographic evidence of such interaction between predator (leopard) and prey (wild boar) feeding together on a carcass in the Shiwalik foothills of the Himalaya.

[Fig. 1. (a) wild boar feeding on a sambar carcass in presence of leopard, (b) presence of two leopards and a wild boar on the kill, © leopard and wild boar feeding together and (d) leopard aggressive behavior towards wild boar while feeding on the kill (Photos J. J. Sehgal).]

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[Camera trap photographs showing a) sambar kill covered with dry leaves by a leopard and b) leopard covering the kill with dry leaves (Photos J. J. Sehgal)]

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A leopard kills a young zebra in water right in front of the mother. Impressive feat!

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