Lion Predation

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(02-28-2020, 04:26 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Shadow :

You can also see this spectacular hunting within this video at the rank #4 from 2mn:19 to 2mn:38, perhaps the picture appears sharper. But all these huntings are very very spectacular !

I had seen that lower quality clip before, I chose to use that documentary because of better quality. But that lower quality clip shows a bit more. When I watched that compilation, I would have used this zebra hunt as nro 1. Reason is that zebra hunt had it all, big risk, speed, courage even in insane way, big leap/jump in full speed and then able to move perfectly while rolling and being right away going to bite the throat of that zebra. Of course caracals for instance make beautiful leaps, but there is no risk when they hunt a mouse or a bird, same with that great white shark clip, it was just a normal hunt, nice jump but that´s it. Or a croc with antelope... they just grab that antelope or not :)

But when a lion goes for a zebra in that way, running as fast as it can, making that crazy jump on the back of it and keeping hold while rolling there and being right away (already before rolling stops) biting the throat, absolutely amazing, imo!!! That another hunt in which a lion grabbed that impala in the middle of the jump was also very impressive.

This zebra hunt goes for me to same category as that one snow leopard hunt in which snow leopard fall from cliff with prey animal and roll/slide then downhill. There are hunts and then there are insane hunts. Lions tend to show quite often some spectacular ones, one reason is for sure, that they are easy to film, but that takes nothing from that zebra hunt :) I would love to see what happens longer, all these zebra hunt clips stop too soon. Reply