Leopard Predation Thread

[Shir Babr]

(08-15-2018, 08:07 PM)Rishi Wrote:

(08-15-2018, 02:58 PM)Shir Babr Wrote:

(08-14-2018, 08:47 PM)AlexE Wrote: young leopards

I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt to the buffalo video because the description states it, but on the other three videos, what makes you claim those are young leopards? Just curious.

It's pretty obvious...

For first video read description. Also the leopards are clearly inexperienced & probably siblings who's recently seperated from their mother.

Second leopards was smaller than the labrador.

Last one is a captive-born subadult Persian leopard getting hunting lessons in Russia, to be released in the Caucasus.

I read the description of the first video, but since for the thumbnail they used a computer image of a warthog and the picture of the "leopard" behind is actually a jaguar, it made me doubt their expertise, moreover watch this close up of the video:

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Definitely not the face of a young leopard I think, it even has battle scars in face and ears.

About the one attacking the dog, adults can be as small as 17 kg; the variation of size in the species is notable even in the same populations.

About the third thanks for the info Rishi. I translated the description and this is what it said: "The Asiatic leopard in front of the wild boar - Caucasian Biosphere Reserve"

And btw, the buffalo video says it was a mock attack, but it looks like a serious attempt broken by the running buffalo on the left of the one targeted. Great footage. Reply