Lion Predation

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(01-29-2018, 11:48 PM)TheLioness Wrote: I'm sure the little bit of running didn't wear that buffalo out to make it weak. Buffalo have amazing endurance. I believe earless could take down a bull.  

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Considering you have an entire event going on while the males rested far away, you can assume it went on for some time. You also see the females being chased so it was a back and forth event. 
I'm not sure how amazing buffalo endurance is, they seem like lumbering runners who never maintain long distance, they would always run a short distance then stop and turn around, not sure if it has to do with them not being able to run far or just their attitude but that was always the case with them. 
In regards to males taking down bulls, I have said this many times, I don't see how a large bull of either species "Gaur or Cape" can fall victim to predation by lone Lions or Tigers, I know they do so that's that. But I do know that Bulls of either species come in many different sizes, when you see a really big bull and you see a big cat, it's not even comparable. The cat is completely outmatched, so my mind always assumes there are other factors that benefit the hunter in that scenario. Reply