A leopardess preying on the Indian Flying Fox which is one of the largest bats in the world, has been documented at Devarayanadurga in Tumakuru district.
Leopards are known to be agile and flexible feeding on a wide variety of prey that include the larger ones like the sambar, chital, wild boar to medium-sized prey like four-horned antelope, barking deer etc besides the smaller preys such as black-aped hare, porcupine, pangolin etc. In addition, they are also known to feed on reptiles, birds, fish and domestic animals like goats, sheep, dogs etc.
However, a recent record from Devarayanadurga State Forest in Tumakuru district showed a leopardess preying on the Indian Flying Fox and this is perhaps the first such documentation in the world.
