14 July 2010

Sneaky Pussy ~ Margay Mimics Monkey for Prey

National Geographic delights with this Daily News that Jungle Cat Mimics Monkey to Lure Prey -- A First...
"The margay, or tree ocelot, mimics monkey calls to draw in prey, the nonprofit Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced Thursday. Scientists in the Amazon rain forest's Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, near Manaus, Brazil, heard a margay imitating the call of a baby pied tamarin monkey in 2005. It was the first -- and so far, only -- scientifically documented case of a cat imitating a prey species in the Americas, team member Fabio Rohe, a researcher for the New York-based nonprofit WCS, said."

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