Re: Utility of Scavenger vs. Predator Argument

["Alaric Shapli" <ashapli@erols.com>]

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> From: John P. Poynter <JohnPPoynter@msn.com>
> To: 'Toby White' <augwhite@neosoft.com>
> Cc: 'dinosaur@usc.edu'
> Subject: RE: Utility of Scavenger vs. Predator Argument
> Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 10:18 PM
> 
> Well OK, but do predators actually kill prey many times larger than 
> themselves?  For instance, does a lion pride go after the big bull
elephant 
> or do they go after the more manageable elephant calf?
> 
> Jack
> 

Bobcats have been known to take down adult mule deer...