Do pike really eat ducklings and muskrats?
Really, but rarely — both the tall tales and the debunkings overshoot. Documented pike stomachs have contained ducklings, mice, voles, muskrats, frogs, and crayfish; a big pike lying under a brood of ducklings crossing open water is a genuine ambush opportunity and sometimes takes it. But across diet studies, non-fish prey is a trace item — almost always low single digits by weight — because fish are simply better calories per strike. So yes, the splash behind the duck brood might be a pike, and no, pike are not out there controlling duck populations; they are fish-eaters that opportunistically tax the surface.
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Esta respuesta es parte de una lección más larga — montajes, diagramas y el porqué.
Más preguntas sobre Dieta
- What do pike actually eat most?
- How big a prey can a pike really swallow?
- Dead or alive — does a pike care?
- How does the pike menu shift through the year?
- What is the gorge-and-fast cycle, and how do I fish around it?
- Do pike ever eat insects, leeches and other invertebrates?
- Do pike eat shad and alewives?
Mismo tema, otras especies
- Do crappie really eat their own young? — Crappie
- Do largemouth really eat frogs, mice, and even birds? — Largemouth Bass
- Do muskie eat bass — and do they ruin bass fisheries? — Muskellunge (Muskie)
- Why do tiny baits out-fish big ones so consistently? — Yellow Perch
- Do smallmouth feed on the surface? — Smallmouth Bass
- Why are brook trout famous for eating anything? — Trout (Rainbow · Brook · Lake)
- Why does the fishing die during the mayfly hatch? — Walleye