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RE: Utility of Scavenger vs. Predator Argument

To: "John P. Poynter" <JohnPPoynter@msn.com>
Subject: RE: Utility of Scavenger vs. Predator Argument
From: Jack <jconrad@lib.drury.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 08:44:06 -0600 (CST)
Cc: "'Toby White'" <augwhite@neosoft.com>, "'dinosaur@usc.edu'" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
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On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, John P. Poynter wrote:

> 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 [Poynter]

Lions will kill a giraffe weighing more than a ton.  They even kill adult
males on occasion.  You're right though, the tendency is always to go
after the weak or the young.

Jack Conrad

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- RE: Utility of Scavenger vs. Predator Argument
  - From: "John P. Poynter" <JohnPPoynter@msn.com>

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