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| Digveerendrasinh, | |
| Panthers eating water-melons | |
| 1995 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (95): 407-407 | |
Two instances have been brought to my notice last year of Panthers eating water-melons in summer. Both these cases were reported from the vicinity of the Vansda National Park in Valsad District in South Gujarat, The first incident was reported to me by a Forest Official who said he had spotted panthers eating water-melons which were grown in a river bed. In the second instance it was a pair of panthers which, in the course of one night, destroyed over sixty water melons in a field near the river. Cases of lions eating the "Tsama" melons in the Kalahari desert of Africa have been reported by Guggisberg as mentioned by Mr. M.A Rashid on p.78 of his book "The Asiatic Lion". It would be interesting to know if any one has observed similar cases concerning any of the big or small wild cats in India. |
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