Panthers also know as Cougars and Mountain Loins are predatory carnivores, whose main prey is the white-tailed deer. Other prey species include rabbit, raccoon, wild hog, armadillo, and birds. Research indicates that about 80 to 90% of a panther's diet is deer. An adult panther kills one deer per week. Other prey species include elk and smaller mammals. What the panther does not eat, other predators and scavengers, such as coyotes, foxes, hawks, eagles and crows, use. Prey is dragged to a concealed place before another animal can eat it. The forequarters of the carcass are eaten first, and the rest is buried with grass by the panther and fed upon later. panther's will kill and eat domestic livestock also.
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