See a meat-eating hare caught in the act
January 11, 2019 - Camera trap evidence in the Canadian Yukon shows snowshoe hares eat meat and are cannibals. A Canadian scientist discovered the phenomenon by accident while monitoring forest carcasses. The two-and-a-half-year long study found that hares ate from 20 of 161 carcasses—including birds, lynx, and even other hares. Hares likely eat meat to supplement their diets during subzero winter temperatures. The research is broadening scientists’ understanding of the fluidity of the herbivore diet.
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Camera trap evidence in the Canadian Yukon shows snowshoe hares eat meat and are cannibals.
A Canadian scientist discovered the phenomenon by accident while monitoring forest carcasses.
The two-and-a-half-year long study found that hares ate from 20 of 161 carcasses—including birds, lynx, and even other hares.
Hares likely eat meat to supplement their diets during subzero winter temperatures.
The research is broadening scientists’ understanding of the fluidity of the herbivore diet.
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