Leopard Predation Thread

[Luipaard]

Leopard kills crocodile:

"leopard killing a baboon or a crocodile catching something in the water, are sights not seen in the wild every day! When we heard the baboons alarming calls, we had no doubt that a leopard had just killed something, but we weren’t prepared for what had actually happened. Getting into position to see the leopard was quite a challenge initially due to some thick vegetation, but then we saw some movement and a brief view of a crocodile of about 6 – 7 foot, walk across a small gap in the brush. A blur of spots and dust followed, as a large male leopard jumped onto and killed the crocodile! He then dragged the croc back towards a thicket, giving us a glimpse of it as he did. I could see that the leopard had ripped a large portion of the side of the crocodile’s throat out. This, I imagined, he had already started to do in a previous attempt before we got there. I say this, because when we saw the “pounce” and heard the commotion, it was not long before the croc was dead and the leopard was already dragging it off…far too quickly for it to have been a first attempt!"

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