They usually live on small prey, such as fish, crabs, frogs or insects, but may become a nuisance on poultry or fish farms where they will often kill more animals than needed.
Gantsi a itshidisa ka ditsongwa tse di nnye, jaaka ditlhapi, makakauwe, digwagwa kgotsa ditshenekegi, fela a ka nna letshwenyô mo dipolaseng tsa thuonong kgotsa tsa tlhapi kwa gantsi a tlileng go bolaya diphologolo tse di ntsi go feta mo go tlhokwang.