Abstracts: Antipredator strategies of Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius), samber (Cervus unicolor), guar (Bos gaurus), and Nilgiri langur (Presbytis johni) are described. Habitat use, hunting and killing methods, and prey selection are presented for tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (P.pardus), Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), jackal (Canis aureus), and humans. Observations and evidence from droppings indicated that tiger, leopard, and wild dog all preyed most frequently on sambar. Leopard and wild dog also preyed on Nilgiri tahr. Observations from Eravikulam National Park are used as a basis for the discussion of some general concepts of antipredator behavior.