Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0983
ISSN: 2161-0983
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Short Communication
Rare Instance of a Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus Sykes, 1832 Hunting on a Live Three Striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum Thakur Bagan, West Bengal, India
Author(s): Anish Bera, Aurobindo Samal and Shreya Pandey*
Crows are nature’s most adaptable animals which has survived almost anywhere amidst the growing human population and urbanizing environments. The jungle crow remains to be a species of great interest as it tends to possess unique characteristics being an opportunistic feeder. The feeding habit of Indian jungle crows have been studied in the past and is well known although, there remains unusual feeding habits of this species often documented rarely. Herein, we have documented a rare circumstance of a jungle crow hunting on a live three striped palm squirrel on a treetop. This observation shows the opportunistic feeding habit of jungle crows and the flexible foraging methods... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0983.23.12.294