African Leopards

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(04-01-2020, 11:25 PM)Spalea Wrote: Marlon du Toit: " I often look at the leopard as the ultimate animal. Here we have a predator so adaptable that one of its densest populations can be found around the outskirts of a massive city called Mumbai. Here we have a predator that gives new meaning to the term - adapt or die. Would every leopard prefer to sink its teeth into the hind quarters of an impala? Sure, no doubt! But many leopards occur in regions where this is no option & large prey species like impala are not available. So, what do they do?

They adapt & become smaller over time. They live on hares, hyrax, rodents & birds. They becomes shy, so elusive in fact that the only way to study them is by means of camera trap footage.
They are ever opportunists. They’ll never shy away from a meal, they’ll never shy away from a challenge. They’ve been known to tackle prey up to the size of young buffalo, rhino & giraffe. There’s even records of them taking these large animals up trees. Consider what a ridiculous task that must be?
My tracker saw a leopard kill an adult female giraffe. The giraffe walked underneath a tree the male leopard was resting within, & he jumped onto her head & throat & ended up killing it.
We can learn a thing or 2 from leopards.
We are all facing uncertain times. We are all about to step back into a world that’s forever changed. How we do business, how we socialize, how we travel & how we ultimately think & decide will be different than before.
At the core of it, change will be inevitable. Those who adapt & take the challenge head on, will be the victors. Learn from the leopard. Be smart, be agile.
Be adaptable. Don’t allow life to go back to normal. Create a version 2.0 of what used to be normal! "

1. Impala are not large. 

They are medium sized animals. Heck the Deer that Leopards hunt in Asia, such as Axis Deer and Fallow Deer, are somewhat larger. Heck, there are other bigger Antelope like Lechwe, Ugandan Kob and Nyala.


2. A Leopard killed a full grown Giraffe?

Couldn't the tracker have posted some form of evidence of a feat considered too great even for male Lions? Was the Giraffe already near death? I don't believe bold claims without some form of concrete evidence. Reply