Lion predation on the African Black Rhinoceros

[Pckts]

(10-18-2016, 04:33 AM)Pantherinae Wrote: @Pckts I would't say a Cape Buffalo dosen't hold a candle to a black rhino, I have also seen both and some of the biggest cape's I saw in the Mara did look just as massive as a female black rhino.. Aswell as the attitude of them are just beyond anything from any other herbivores, I remember the old bull in Boraas zoo in Sweeden when I worked there he was so aggressive and dominated even female elephants. Returned there in the summmer and they had put him down because he was to aggressive and was a danger for the workers. Still I think rhinos are the tougher prey item, by far. 

What did you see in the wild that makes you say that?

With wild capes I saw it was always the same, they are much quicker to run from the jeeps than Zebra, Wildebeest and Gazelle.
The group would always turn back  and stare at us after gaining some distance but it was almost frustrating trying to get a close look at the herds until we we're leaving the park and heading to the crater and ran across a massive herd of Capes and finally got a good look at a herd and not just bachelors.

Apparently the Mapogos were Rhino Killers as well..
Pretty Boy Mapogo Male Lion
Raw power of Mapogo Pretty Boy dragging his rhino kill.

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Blast from the Past:
Ulusaba Rangers Diary June 2007
"The first part of this month started with a bang, with the Mapogos stealing most of the lime light. It took only 4, of this incredible coalition of 6 male lions, to kill a sub adult rhino bull.
On the very next day, 1 of the remaining 2 from the coalition killed an adult giraffe cow. He was joined by the other 4, which took only 4 days to finish their great catch.
The 6th male, oldest and largest of the lions, has been with the 2 Othawa lionesses, and on one day we saw him overpower the Othawa lionesses to steal their warthog kill, which happened right in front of our Landrover.
Their seems to be a little more of a split in the coalition of these males as the older Mapogo, not being a brother or cousin of the other 5, is no longer sighted with them. In fact the 5 males were also seen killing the last of the Othawa lioness’ cubs; cubs which the large Mapogo fathered.
Dominate males, which have not mated with certain lionesses, will kill their cubs in order to bring them back into oestrus so that they can then mate with them to produce their own offspring, which will be the strongest genes at the time!" Reply