Lion predation on the African Black Rhinoceros

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(10-18-2016, 03:37 AM)Spalea Wrote: During the 1892, 1937 years and so on, nobody could make some photos like now, like anybody now with an iphone, smartphone... They just related what they saw. But they didn't see the whole predation scenes, that is tragic... One heard a groan, and guided by this sound, come in front of a subadult rhino throwed by two lions.

Then you mixed the Wahlberg's and the Anderson's testimony. In the first one the rhino was not shooted before by the hunter (read it again) who only saw the fight without intervening. And he spoke about several lions (several > 2) which attacked the rhino. What is there suspect ?

But why would be it impossible ? We spoke from a period when the wild life was much more plentiful than now. But among testimonies, mostly of them consisted only of oral (then writted) depictions...

That's not what it says though

"The fight was terrible and the big beast was finally killed by the big cats. A Wahlberg's compatriot ,C.J. Anderson shooted at a rhino: a couple of lions attacked him immediately; despite his serious wounds, he succeeded getting rid of felids, but was killed next morningby the hunter."

and the other account
"In Npvember 1937, during a period when the Old Tukai district was very low in prey, Taberer heard an acute groan. Gone with his land rover, their headlights revealed/showed him a nightmare scene: the poor rhino of the lodge had been litterally throwed by two male lions which, lying on him, "searched through" him with their teeth and claws. "

Shows that he never witnessed the account, only came across it at night after hearing it and It reads like they were already tearing into him. He also had a broken "paw" which could of also occurred and been a contributing factor to the alleged death.

Also I never said it was "impossible" I said it was very, very unlikely from what I have seen.
2 males = 400kg vs double to triple that weight attached to a bad tempered and strong animal. I see no reason for 2 lions to give a rhino a go and in modern history have yet to find anything that would back that. A lion pride, sure, extenuating circumstances like listed, of course.

But a healthy adult Rhino vs 2 healthy Male lions, I just don't see that being possible. Unless we are talking about a long, drawn out fight taking place over a long period of time and definitely not easily viewed unless the person is there for an all day affair. Reply