PERHAPS A SWEET TOOTH?

Due to their decreasing natural forest habitats, Visayan Leopard Cats find themselves in sugarcane fields and fowl farms, leading villagers to assume that Leopard Cats consume sugarcane or hunt smaller animals, which is not necessarily accurate.

Sugarcane development, which attracts Rodents, influences the presence of Visayan Leopard Cats in sugarcane fields. Small mammals are the most common prey of Visayan Leopard Cats. Contrary to popular belief, Visayan Leopard Cats’ diets are not limited to only birds or plant debris, according to a 2011 study by Desamarie Antonette Fernandez and Anna Pauline O de Guia, published in the journal Asia Life Sciences.