Leopard & African Wild Dog Interactions

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Leopard & African Wild Dog Interactions
Tweet Topic Started: Oct 31 2013, 10:21 PM (11,721 Views)
Black Ice	Apr 28 2016, 01:04 AM Post #91
Drom King Posts: 14,216 Group: Members Member #422 Joined: Jul 4, 2012	That is an adult lioness. Lions aren't that tall at the shoulder. Edited by Black Ice, Apr 28 2016, 01:05 AM.



Shin	Apr 28 2016, 01:56 AM Post #92
Omnivore Posts: 1,508 Group: Members Member #1,957 Joined: Dec 7, 2013	Black Ice Apr 27 2016, 06:52 AM Edit - I decided to read it, I won't be an ass despite my general attitude. But ignoring my blatant passive aggressive post (I apologize) I have a real question. What do you make of the lioness getting severely injured before The dogs stopped their assault and she got away? By your thinking it's easy to assume she was getting her ass beaten and only got away because she finally managed to kill a sub adult and the dogs backed off. I don't see any severe injury...and-she is carrying a dead AWD in her jaws. With her jaws occupied, she would not be seen as big as a threat, yet there aren't any other dogs in the area... Lycaon Apr 27 2016, 07:40 AM Shin Apr 27 2016, 01:40 AM I am not surprised by the outcome in the slightest, b/c I understand & have always understood that self preservation is fundamental to animal psychology. Poster's assume pack hunters will initiate kamikaze attacks simply b/c of superior numbers....yeah, maybe among ants, wasp & bee's-but not higher organisms... So you were not surprised that a pack of lion averse canids injured a lioness? If so that makes no sense in regards to your earlier statement. African wild dogs display a high degree of self preservation where they put the lives of their packs over the individual. There are plenty of instances where prides or single lions are able to push the canids around and kill them without retaliation of the pack. A better understanding of these wild dogs would make it more evident that their behavior was not the norm and thus surprising. Edit: On another note I do not see how the lioness was severely injured. She looks ok based of the visuals provided so maybe the observes saw something I could not. I am not surprised by the dogs inability to kill the lioness, nor am I surprised that an AWD was killed, and that the others did not press the issue further. If they were dominating the lioness, she would not have been able to kill the pup, as she would have been too overwhelmed to retaliate? What exactly is a 'lion averse canid'? What canids don't avoid lions? Jackals perhaps? I see AWD taking care of other members-during hunts & against hyenas-but I see them cede to lions quite often. I am still more surprised that the other lions did not intervene on behalf of there pride mate;I found that to be exceptionally strange. Also, I am surprised that the AWDs engaged an adult lioness, but am not surprised with the outcome. I hope I have made myself clear. Edited by Shin, Apr 28 2016, 02:27 AM.



HugeHyena	Apr 28 2016, 02:45 AM Post #93
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 299 Group: Members Member #3,563 Joined: Aug 28, 2015	Wild dogs kill liuness ahaha video Edited by HugeHyena, Apr 28 2016, 02:46 AM.



Lycaon	Apr 28 2016, 11:35 PM Post #94
Omnivore Posts: 1,226 Group: Members Member #84 Joined: Jan 14, 2012	Shin Apr 28 2016, 01:56 AM Also, I am surprised that the AWDs engaged an adult lioness That is what I was looking for.



Taipan	Dec 2 2016, 10:32 PM Post #95
Administrator Posts: 18,011 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Feb 25, 2011	(apologies if this has been posted before!)



k9boy	Jan 15 2018, 11:25 AM Post #96
Apex Predator Posts: 4,236 Group: Members Member #254 Joined: Mar 26, 2012	RojJones May 16 2014, 01:23 AM Only just noticed the leopard has one of the dogs pinned on the ground



Fang Fatalis	Apr 27 2018, 11:59 AM Post #97
Autotrophic Organism Posts: 138 Group: Members Member #4,875 Joined: Apr 20, 2018	Koolyote Nov 2 2013, 05:19 PM Laughing Hyena Nov 2 2013, 03:07 PM Koolyote Nov 1 2013, 02:20 AM Quoting limited to 3 levels deep Aren't wild dogs always together though? I wouldn't be surprised if a leopard fended off an attack from their pack. I know it's weird, but we know nothing about the three animals. And I agree, a leopard wouldn't even dare to attack a pack of at least six wild dogs. looks to be 9 AWD Edited by Fang Fatalis, Apr 27 2018, 12:00 PM.



Taipan	May 13 2018, 08:31 PM Post #98
Administrator Posts: 18,011 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Feb 25, 2011	Fang Fatalis Apr 27 2018, 11:59 AM Koolyote Nov 2 2013, 05:19 PM Laughing Hyena Nov 2 2013, 03:07 PM Quoting limited to 3 levels deep I know it's weird, but we know nothing about the three animals. And I agree, a leopard wouldn't even dare to attack a pack of at least six wild dogs. looks to be 9 AWD ^ Great Video! We have all seen AWD's in small numbers tree Leopards, yet sometimes Leopards intimidate AWD's in large numbers simply through confident behaviour: Taipan May 16 2014, 11:09 PM Kurtz May 16 2014, 03:49 AM the difference here in my opinio is that a big tom would manage to escape The difference in my opinion is that they wouldnt seriously mess with an adult male leopard.



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