Lion Predation

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(01-19-2015, 11:45 PM)'TheLioness' Wrote: Like this account too, such a feat for a young male, bulls can be 3,000 lbs.
~~We have seen lions bring down different prey species from A to Z – from aardvark, antelopes, elands ostrich, wildebeest to zebras.  But two days ago it was a different story.  A lone male lion jumped on the back of a mature male giraffe, devoured the tendons and was dragged on for over 500 meters before finally succeeding in bringing it down. This was an act that surprised us all and we were left speechless at how a lone lion could perform this amazing feat!
http://lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org/...a-giraffe/

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I never said a lion can't take down a adult giraffe, did I?

Infact, Pantherinae and I both agree Giraffe are far easier prey, they are awkward, they become off balance easy and if they go down its almost impossibble for them to get back up. While a Buffalo is compact far more balanced and able to go down and get back up fairly easy. We say the same about Rhino compared to Elephant, and thats why you see far more elephant preyed upon compared to Rhino. A elephant is a far stronger adversary than a rhino but it is built differently and while elephant can defeat rhino easily that doesn't mean they are better equiped to deal with lion predation. In my opinion a rhino is the best built animal to defend against any predation.
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