behind the big cat's and bear's, who is the top predator?

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@Pckts 

Pckts Wrote:As you can see, Lion Dominated, Tiger Dominated, it doesn't matter, the Leopard is making just as large of Kills regardless

^Go email this statement to the actual experts.



Was the Kudu bull actually killed by the leopard?

Anyway, the leopard made the kill in Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate, which is in low carnivore density areas

Quote:Wildlife numbers are monitored as well as the impact of people living in the estate. There are a number of predators that come and go on the estate including leopard and wild dog. The odd lion has been spotted on the estate but these animals tend to be low in numbers and keep to themselves.

http://www.century21wildlife.co.za/c/hoedspruit-wildlife-estate/353


For the Kudu cow kills, that is considered the biggest animal to kill in competitor dominated areas.

Quote:Not only is the biggest kill that you'll see a leopard makes, also the biggest leopard you probably see

on this video:

As you can see, the biggest kills they will make are Kudu cows. Anything bigger will be too much expenditure of energy, with competitors taking away everything. Thus, low frequency of big kills. Reply