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Why do jaguars bite the skull of the prey?

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Why do jaguars bite the skull of the prey?

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06-13-2018, 03:36 AM ( This post was last modified: 06-13-2018, 03:39 AM by Sully )

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]I reremember this account of a leopard killing the same way, maybe the prey item correlation can help uncover why but I don't see much similarity between what this leopard preyed on and what jaguars typically prey on.[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]"An A. robustus skull was discovered in a South African cave with four holes in it. At first it was thought the holes were the result of a blow from a weapon, but later it was discovered they matched up perfectly with the teeth of a leopard also found in the cave. It appears that after the leopard killed the hominid it bit into its head piercing the skull with its teeth. Scientists speculate the leopard then dragged the early human into a tree where it could keep the kill away from scavengers such as hyenas. The skull later dropped from the tree and rolled into the cave"[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]Unfortunately the page I got this from has since been deleted but I am certain it's legitimate (I don't know why this is in colour btw) [/color]
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