At 11:03 PM 2/11/98 -0800, Jerry Converse wrote:

>If they are stuffed and still take prey, what do they do with it?

Since we don't let them kill our lures, but trap them instead (for
banding), I can't say for certain. It's clear they don't eat them,
though! The point is that the hunting response is very strong and
stimulated by the presence of easy pickin's, not necessarily hunger.



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