NEVER MIND the dangers of cancer, a mobile phone ring tone can attract 60 kg worth of pussy cat which might be hungry.

In India ring tones are being used to attract leopards which may have wandered into human settlements looking for light refreshment.

Apparently the spotted big cats are not so much interested in whether the person has a Nokia, or a iPhone as to what noise the machine makes. “The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.”

Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.

Five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced a month ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.


Source: theinquirer, reuters