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| Leopards killing Warthog & other prey; from the old site! | |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:41 PM Post #16 |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:42 PM Post #17 |
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Leopard Hunts Crocodile Date: Monday, February 11, 2008 Producer: Ronnie Watt E-mail: veldfocus@iafrica.com Never say you have seen it all! Never say that a leopard does not have the power to overwhelm an adult crocodile! After attacking and catching a crocodile, the leopard drags it onto the shore where they wrestle in the dry dirt. The crocodile thrashed about, snaps its jaws and claws at the leopard’s belly. The croc is bigger than the leopard.. and more powerful but not nearly as agile as the cat. Throughout the struggle the leopard maintains its grip on the side of the croc’s throat. Agility allows it to exploit an opportunity to flip the croc on its back and in this position the croc was just about helpless. Its tail, a lethal weapon, can no longer bother the cat. Nor can it propel the croc forward or help anchor it. And with little further effort, it is killed. http://www.5050.co.za/inserts.asp?ID=8222 |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:42 PM Post #18 |
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Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera Last Updated: 6:01pm BST 18/07/2008 The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera. ![]() A series of incredible pictures taken at a South African game reserve document the first known time that a leopard has taken on and defeated one of the fearsome reptiles. ![]() The photographs were taken by Hal Brindley, an American wildlife photographer, who was supposed to be taking pictures of hippos from his car in the Kruger National Park. ![]() The giant cat raced out of cover provided by scrub and bushes to surprise the crocodile, which was swimming nearby. A terrible and bloody struggle ensued. Eventually, onlookers were amazed to see the leopard drag the crocodile from the water as the reptile fought back. ![]() With the crocodile snapping its powerful jaws furiously, the two animals somersaulted and grappled. Despite the crocodile's huge weight and strength, the leopard had the upper hand catching its prey by the throat. ![]() Eventually the big cat was able to sit on top of the reptile and suffocate it. In the past, there have been reports of crocodiles killing leopards, but this is believed to the first time that the reverse scenario has been observed. ![]() Mr Brindley said: 'I asked many rangers in South Africa if they had ever heard of anything like this and they all said no. ![]() "It just doesn't make sense. The meat you get out of a crocodile is just not worth the risk it takes a predator to acquire. The whole scene happened in the course of about 5 minutes. Then the leopard was gone. ![]() "I drove away, elated in disbelief. It may have been the most amazing thing I've ever seen." Ellie Rose, a reptile keeper at London Zoo, said: "Normally, crocodiles are well able to defend themselves against attack. I can't think of any examples of this happening before." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/07/18/ealeopard118.xml |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:43 PM Post #19 |
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Leopard pirates impala lamb kill from python 02 Apr 2007 Location: Tubu Tree, NG 25, Botswana Date: March 2007 Observers: Victor Horatius It has been my privilege to be part of a once in a lifetime sighting of a female leopard taking an impala lamb away from a rather large African Rock Python. The python was unfortunately killed in the process, but that is Africa at its best for you. We were lucky enough to locate a large Southern African Python in the process of constricting an approximately four month old impala lamb. The lamb had not yet succumbed to the python and while the large snake was in the throes of the kill, a female leopard heard the commotion and came over to investigate. Her initially cautious curiosity soon developed into an almost nonchalant execution of her plan. She casually approached the python, sensing that it was practically incapacitated as a result of its scales being wound around the impala, located the head and, in a blur of motion, grabbed the python and killed it. Having achieved this, the leopard then latched onto the still-alive impala and dragged it off while it was still kicking, only shortly thereafter settling down to actually kill the young antelope. At this stage the male leopard cub (almost a subadult) came in and commandeered the carcass snarling at his mother and slightly smaller sister who by now were all in the vicinity. As he proceeded to feed on the impala carcass the mother returned to the python and over the course of the next hour and a half various guests enjoyed a phenomenal sighting of the three leopards and their two kills. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://www.wilderness-safaris.com/news/camp_news_detail.jsp?newsItem=4338 |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:44 PM Post #20 |
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Leopard v Bull Eland "Elliot (in Cullen 1969) was shown a fully grown Eland Bull that was killled by a large leopard. By back-tracking he found the Eland was one of a herd that was passing along a track in a cedar forest. [blockquote]"The leopard had jumped on the eland bull from a tree above the track, and the victim had at once dashed downhill. The eland had fallen down twice but had managed to get on to its feet again. But on the third occassion the leopard had succeeded in holding the animal down and finally killing it. In the downhill rush and whole struggle the leopard had lost a lot of hair on trees and bushes. It had seemed that the leopard had managed to kill the eland by biting into the windpipe area, and suffocation was thought to be the main cause of death. Damage to the elands neck vertabrae must have occured during its repeated falls. While the only tooth marks were on the elands throat, there were many claw marks on the flanks, and it seemed the leopard had been on top of the eland all the way down. The warden put half the eland carcass in a nearby tree and - and the following evening - spotted the biggest leopard he had ever seen, with its forehead all bare and bloody. From all the evidence it was certain that the leopard had killed the bull eland without assistance.[/blockquote] In this instance, the size of the prey far exceeded the normal, but the instance illustrates what an accomplished killer the leopard can be. On another occassion a female eland was found felled by a leopard within twelve meters of being pounced upon; in this case the claws were imbedded in the neck and the teeth in the nose." East African Mammals By Jonathan Kingdon The average weight of a Common Eland Bull is 1,100 pounds, with a weight range up to 1,500 pounds. If it was a Giant Eland, well a bull can weigh 2,000 pounds! ![]() Impressive kill by the leopard. |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:44 PM Post #21 |
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From Scottwolverine1111 Leopard v African Rock Python Continuing our amazing series of pictures from the Bush, here is an extraordinary sequence of a Leopard killing an African Rock Python ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/labels/leopards.html |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:45 PM Post #22 |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:46 PM Post #23 |
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Yes impressive sized kills! ![]() Thanks for posting it Hans. |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:47 PM Post #24 |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:48 PM Post #25 |
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| Taipan | Jan 13 2012, 09:49 PM Post #26 |
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| Taipan | Jun 10 2012, 03:27 PM Post #27 |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Jun 10 2012, 04:56 PM Post #28 |
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Really nice images! |
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| Superpredator | Jun 10 2012, 05:23 PM Post #29 |
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Leopard kills Cheetah that killed Impala Kruger National Park - by Mark Kinnear of the Lowvelder Newspaper This is an African story older than the baobab trees, older than the river which carved out the Blyde River Canyon, as old as Mother Africa herself. Survival of the fittest, of the strongest, happens thousands of times every day in the Kruger National Park. It is only once or twice in a lifetime that human visitors to the park get to witness the law of the wild to the extent that it recently happened . The Impala’s story I was near the S28 a few kilometres north of Crocodile Bridge Camp, doing what we impala do - grazing and staring at the passing vehicles of domestic tourists and the camera lenses of foreign tourists. A few family members were with me. It was afternoon and a cool breeze blew through the newly sprouted green grass. I bent down to eat. Suddenly the emergency shout came - run, danger! We all bolted. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a cheetah. I new I could not outrun the fastest land mammal and as I saw my family escaping to safety I felt the sharp claws dig into me. The incisors ripped into my neck I could feel the life being squeezed out of me. It went dark and I felt no more pain. The Cheetah’s story It had been a few days since I had eaten. The previous day’s hunting had been unsuccessful. But my luck was about to change. As a safari vehicle full of foreign tourists spotted me and the camera shutters started clicking, I saw it, a small herd of impala. The wind was blowing towards me and I crouched and slowly started to stalk. In a second I accelerated to maximum speed. She never had a chance. The kill was quick. I was ravenous and her carcass was still warm, as I started tearing flesh from the rump. As I said, my luck had changed. I felt extremely satisfied. The Leopard’s story As I hid in the grass from the tourists on a safari vehicle, I scowled. Where would my next meal come from? Then, as if Mother Nature herself had answered my question, I heard a commotion a few hundred metres away. I approached quietly and a few minutes later saw a cheetah eating an impala. I could hear her purring with pleasure as she chewed the best and tastiest meat from the rump. My mouth watered. I knew it would be a fight to the death, but I had the advantage of surprise as her mind was on her meal. I executed the attack perfectly. I saw the terror in her eyes as I placed my mouth over her neck and part of her head. She struggled and I pressed my jaws together and it was over. Her blood was as sweet as my victory. I dragged the impala into a nearby tree and placed her gently on a branch. Then I did the same with the cheetah. I did not want to lose either of them to those pesky hyenas or a lion. As I rested my tired muscles I looked at the two enemies lying next to each other on the same tree branch - united in death. Some distance away vehicles gathered. The humans were chattering in high-pitched tones and seemed excited about something. I felt strong, no, I felt the strongest. The leopard that caught the cheetah that caught the impala. This was the amazing sequence of events that was recently witnessed by tourists on an afternoon game drive in the southern Kruger National Park. Later more vehicles arrived at the scene and were fortunate enough to see the two carcasses hanging in a fever tree. According to Raymond Travers, media relations practitioner of the Kruger National Park, this kill was unusual, but not unexpected, as a leopard is an opportunistic hunter. "The rangers and scientists I have spoken to, all say this is a rare occurrence," said Travers. Brian Gardiner, a tourist from Belize in Central America, arrived at the double kill after his safari vehicle’s guide had been tipped off by a fellow guide. "We were all absolutely amazed, and in my 20 years of being involved with the safari industry in east and southern Africa, I have only once heard of a similar occurrence, but never where the host carnivore and its prey had both been harvested as food," he said. "On our arrival at the sighting, the leopard was briefly seen under a low bush in the vicinity of the fever tree, but as it was still light it moved away. We could clearly see the impala that was placed a metre or so further along one of the major branches from the junction with the main trunk of the tree, some 10 metres from the ground. Lying prone over the same branch close to the junction was the cheetah carcass," he explained. According to Gardiner, they returned to the sighting the following afternoon, and once again, they didn’t see the leopard, but did observe that only the impala seemed to have been fed on and the cheetah appeared to be untouched. "We were extremely fortunate and privileged to have been close enough to observe what I have described, and it emphasises the massive importance that places like the Kruger National Park, are for the continuance of these and other such dramas, which make up the intricate and rich tapestry of life, without which we are all sure to perish," concluded Gardiner. Edited by Superpredator, Jun 10 2012, 05:24 PM.
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| Taipan | Dec 16 2012, 11:32 PM Post #30 |
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"The Maxabeni 3:3 young male leopard takes on a warthog sow as big as himself. The leopard puts his own life on the line for the sake of a kill. Both animals become locked in mortal combat as each tries to ensure their own survival. Warthogs have been known to kill leopards in situations such as this and big male leopards will often kill bigger warthogs than this!" |
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