Interesting post,, good point about leopards not attacking people ( let's avoid claiming never) in Sri Lanka.......there, they are wild animals in their natural enviroment & are more likely to flee humans....but the pussies in the UK, have been or may have been or possibly have been or there's a good chance they have been or have found themselves, through no fault of their own, " released" into the rolling hills..( I don't include escapee's as I believe the number of sightings far exceeds the quantity of animals that do a runner & I suspect many 'escape' with the complicity of their jailers, which for me, is a release......ok for arguments sake let's count them in.)........as such, these ex- captives, have been "imprinted" by man . In simply terms this means they have become accustomed to us, we have become part of their world, they fear us less, they know us more......these 'imprinted' animals would be more willing to approach a person or human habitation & if feeling threatened, react in a different manner to a wild animal.........to all those out there who like to split hairs, I do not mean or wish to say that a wild animal will never attack or that an 'imprinted' one always will......................................................................................
The swan kill is interesting too, we can learn a few things from it The neatly placed feathers does suggest a wild feline, who pluck their birds, calmly & methodically.( dogs too could pluck, if they weren't in a hurry, but the feathers would be everywhere, also the corpse would, in all probability/but not nescassarily so,be torn apart. Presumably it was found near a body of water but how far from the water's edge ?.....A cat would more likley/probably/in the normal train of events, drag the prey a certain distance( there may be signs) & even hide it, where as a dog will/usually but not always/ commonly/ habitually consume it, there where it was killed, give or take a few feet............for the pedantic amoung you I do not wish to say/mean that it's ALWAYS this way, Im sure someone out there, has an uncle who's pet cougar never drags prey & grandad's irish terrier always carried his dinner off......................... the cat may/ possibly have done/a good chance he did/ cleaned the bones but a good many critters invite themselves to the banquet................................thanks again, look foreward to your updates.
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