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Sehgal, J.J.; Kumar, D.; Kalsi, R.; Singh, R.
Leopard and wild boar sharing a rare meal in the Shiwalik foothills, Himalayas
2023 Cat News (78): 17-19
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.
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