Leopard Directory

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Leopards can hoist kills up trees in various ecosystems:


Sri Lanka

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Quote:The unsuspecting duo approached the tree and a perfectly timed leap had the leopard taking the calf in a flash while the frantic mother tried in vain to break the leopard’s stranglehold. A minute later, the female leopard scrambled up the tree with the calf held in her jaws, displaying amazing hunting skills and the awesome strength of the big cat that is pound for pound the strongest and most cunning of them all.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100328/Plus/plus_12.html







India

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Quote:It was a gruesome yet awe-inspiring sight to see the cat take its prey up a tree for safe-keeping. The leopard then started eating the deer – a natural history moment for the record-books.

http://icampers-kedar.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-leopards-lair-kabini-nagarhole.html




Russia- Siberia

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http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/vs/article/6175/

 https://popgun.ru/viewtopic.php?t=164895  Is where this found, with scanned images from "Wildlife of Russia. The Far East"- Amur Leopard section



Congo

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 posted here:

https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-rainforest-leopards?page=3







However, none of these hoist as much as the African Savanna Leopards since they don't have to deal with spotted hyenas:

Quote:Our recent study on leopard caching behaviour showed that leopards in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve typically lose a fifth of their kills to other carnivores. Spotted hyenas are the most common culprits, accounting for half of all kills lost, but leopards come in next, accounting for 40% of kills stolen.

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/watch-leopards-lose-meal-in-a-treetop-tussle-hyena-reaps-the-rewards/

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Source: Larger Carnivores of the African Savannas By Jacobus du P. Bothma, Clive Walker Reply