A First-Ever Discovery For Carnivores

Terrestrial predators like leopards and wolves maul, kill and devour their prey using sharp claws and canine teeth. The idea that some of them would pause to soak their food, the way we might soak lentils or chia seeds, may seem strange. That’s why, when a camera trap in Spain recorded a wild female Iberian lynx carrying a dead rabbit to a water trough and dunking it, researchers were shocked. Then, they spotted the behavior several more times. Camera Traps Reveal Iberian Lynxes Soaking Their Prey, a First-Ever Discovery Among Carnivores Camera tech has really expanded what we know. This may be really rare. It seems it should have been witnessed before but still cool.

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