Yes they do it for the bones to get calcium and b12
Re: Deers Kill More Baby Birds Than Predators
Posted: 18 Apr 2022, 07:27
by agony bagony
but how do you know the title of the thread is a true fact thing
Re: Deers Kill More Baby Birds Than Predators
Posted: 18 Apr 2022, 08:54
by Noyka
I have heard it in multiple places I guess I cannot personally verify the stat but it is fairly well known amongst hunters and those in the know. Shocking to those unfamiliar with birds and or deer.
Re: Deers Kill More Baby Birds Than Predators
Posted: 18 Apr 2022, 08:58
by Noyka
Another surprising bird predator is squirrels many, possibly even most, animals we think of as herbivores are surprisingly omnivorous.
I'm guessing cats kill far more birds of any age than deer.
Free-ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large-scale estimates based on non-systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually.