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If you’re a rabbit, it’s important to recognise when predators are around. It’s even more useful to know if these predators are eating your friends. New research suggests that rabbits can do the latter by detecting the scent of other, now-digested rabbits in predator scat.
European rabbits are particularly popular targets for predators – more than 30 species will eat them, says José Guerrero-Casado at the University of Cordoba, Spain.
To cope with the constant threat, rabbits have evolved an impressive ability to recognise …