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Leopard killed a gazelle and dragged it up a tree
Topic Started: Apr 19 2014, 11:48 PM (8,331 Views)
Vodmeister
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Snakes are very vulnerable when they consume prey. It would be suicidal for them to attempt to swallow a hefty animal whole right after just having bullied an angry predator off its kill.
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k9boy
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Yeah. A large caiman could bully a jag off its kill though. But it depends on the size of the cat.
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VenomousDragon
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Yeah but avoid either of them the most the jag would have to do is drag its kill away from the water aways, still no need for tree climbing.
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Kurtz
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wtf these caimans sleep every minute and anacaconda smokes hashish all the day
Edited by Kurtz, Apr 20 2014, 08:20 AM.
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VenomousDragon
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Of course they do, if you can afford to sit around all day you are one sucessful predator.
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maker
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ruthless leopard
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having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
They always say that to predators, despite the leopard cub ate the kill and the scavengers ate the remains, fortunately many comments are against saying "ruthless."
Edited by maker, Nov 23 2014, 04:10 PM.
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Regarding the question about why leopards regularly take kills up trees:

"Contrary to the belief that leopards always take their kills up a tree to cache them, this is a regular habit only where necessary to avoid losing the kill to lions, spotted hyaenas or jackals. Also, it is only possible to hoist a kill up a tree if there are suitable trees nearby. In a study undertaken in the Kalahari only six out of 38 kills observed were hoisted into trees - and on each occasion the hoisting was precipitated by the appearance of other predators. The other kills were either of a size that could be consumed in one sitting, or were dragged under the cover of a bush or tree and were consumed on the ground.

In another study, in the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe, only one kill out of 37 was hoisted into a tree - and in this environment suitable trees are plentiful. Neither lions, hyaenas nor jackals are present in this area, however, so presumably the leopard had no need to expend the extra energy. Similar behaviour has been shown in parts of Namibia where there are no hyaenas and the leopards consume their prey on the ground. Conversely, in the Kruger National Park and the Serengeti, where lions and hyaenas are abundant, leopards invariably take their kills up trees. And even then, as witnessed at Mala Mala, lions will sometimes determinedly climb trees themselves to rob leopards of their dinner. Leopards do, however, simplify their task sometimes by first having a good feed on the ground and then hoisting the lighter remains of their kill up the tree."

- Excerpt from Cats of Africa by Paul Bosman and Anthony Hall-Martin, page 60
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Nordred
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This gazelle is full of grass and dont weight more than 70 kg... the leopardless probabily weights 40 kg...
kuri
Apr 20 2014, 01:52 AM
OMG... what a impressive video..

A 70 kilos male leopard draggin to a tree a zebra cub who weights less than 100 kg...

Where are the videos when a 70 male leopard can drag to a tree a 210 kg prey?

Leopards are impressive yes, but they cant drag more than 2 times their own weight....

More often they can 1,5-1,7 times.
Edited by Nordred, Nov 26 2014, 02:25 AM.
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Nordred
Nov 26 2014, 02:22 AM
This gazelle is full of grass and dont weight more than 70 kg... the leopardless probabily weights 40 kg...
kuri
Apr 20 2014, 01:52 AM
OMG... what a impressive video..

A 70 kilos male leopard draggin to a tree a zebra cub who weights less than 100 kg...

Where are the videos when a 70 male leopard can drag to a tree a 210 kg prey?

Leopards are impressive yes, but they cant drag more than 2 times their own weight....

More often they can 1,5-1,7 times.
what other big cats do you see pulling prey up into trees like this? none? ok then. Therefore, it's impressive.Regardless of how much/how little the prey item is, it's an impressive feat.
k9boy
Apr 20 2014, 07:47 AM
Snakes aren't really the 'bully of a kill' type of animal. How often do you ever see them steal prey from other large carnivores? Its usually them who get robbed of food(i know this comment's old i just wanted to put it out there)
Not really, seeing how they swallow their prey whole and therefore have lost every chance to loose their kill to another predator. Varanids on the other hand, can easily be spooked off of a kill.
Edited by Ceratodromeus, Nov 26 2014, 02:46 AM.
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Hatzegopteryx
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Dragging it up a tree means lower chances of having to fight for the kill again, like if killing it wasn't enough.
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Nordred
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Yes of course leopards are impressive, but cat fanboys usually say that leopards can drag to a tree 3-4 times their weight...
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kuri
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Nordred
Nov 26 2014, 08:32 AM
Yes of course leopards are impressive, but cat fanboys usually say that leopards can drag to a tree 3-4 times their weight...
no one said this...show me sources!
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rhino calf

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