Lion Predation

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(04-27-2020, 02:17 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(04-27-2020, 02:11 AM)OncaAtrox Wrote:

(04-27-2020, 02:04 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(04-27-2020, 01:54 AM)OncaAtrox Wrote: In my opinion it depends, for a lion to take down a bull giraffe they have two options: either an ambush while the giraffe is at a low position such as drinking water or laying down, or by attacking the soft areas of the giraffe around their belly and between the legs to cause deep wounds (this is how a lioness was able to bring down an adult giraffe by herself), but even then a giraffe is a deadly adversary, while they lack the horns of the buffalo their kicks are lethal and have enough strength to crush the skull of a lion if it can hit at the right angle.

Good point of view. However, I have saw that in most of the videos the giraffe firs choice is to run, while in the case of buffalo they do tried to attack. I don't know, maybe is just to view of the slender giraffe and the robust buffalo that may confuse the viewer, but this is what I have saw.

About the eland I can't say anything, becaue I had not saw a hunt of lions over that animal. Maybe there are youtube videos of that.

Yes, once the giraffe decides to face off the lion it becomes extremely difficult and highly risky for the lion to inflict a kill because it has to avoid the lethal kicks from the giraffe. When the giraffes run they expose their hindquarters which allows the lions to jump on the to destabilize them or attack their groin.

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Good hunt, and incredible pictures! Again, the giraffe don't seems to attack or do anything to the lioness, maybe there are no pictures of the deffence, I don't know, but certainly the giraffe seems more "passive" than the buffalo, for example. Just a question, was this a male giraffe? I ask because of the place where the lioness bite it first.

Even then, thank you for the information, I will like to focus in the case of the elephant of "2 tons", like I said, I will like to see the opinions of other about that particular hunt.

Unfortunately they don't specify the sex of the giraffe but I believe it to be a female, you can read about it here:
http://www.barcroft.tv/lioness-struggles-to-kill-giraffe-hwange-national-park-zimbabwe Reply