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Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Run Rabbit, Run
In northern Quebec, a Marten chases a rabbit and catches it. This a bet on a chase that I would have lost! More here. Though this is repeatedly identified as a Marten, based on size and lack of white throat patch, I believe it may be a Fisher.
A recent paper describes a Bat eared fox, which lives almost entirely on insects, catching a hare http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aje.12259/abstract?campaign=woletoc.
I suspect that these are instances of predators recognising when a potential target is sick or injured.
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Check out this where a falconer in Utah, also hunts with a mink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofsgE9Y2VI
Remarkable, thanks for posting it.
A recent paper describes a Bat eared fox, which lives almost entirely on insects, catching a hare http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aje.12259/abstract?campaign=woletoc.
I suspect that these are instances of predators recognising when a potential target is sick or injured.
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