Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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Hyennas are dominanted by Leopards, the fact that leopards are able to run off multiple hyennas is proof of that. But I have also seen a Lone Hyenna run off a lone lioness and a Leopard. But no way (more often than not) a Prime leopard doesn't dominate a prime hyenna. To many accounts exist of hyennas falling to leopards or being run off by them and not the other way around. 

Also the Images say the hyenna suffocated (subdued at least) in 10 minutes at the hands of a Leopard. But hyennas are seriously durable, but sometimes a animal may misjudge between killed or unconscious. If the leopard is wanting to eat the hyenna it wouldn't matter if it was dead or unconscious, its to late for the animal.


Also in the article, one hyenna is said to be younger and the other says the age was undetermined. No age given on the leopard and hyenna interaction where the leopard held the grip for 10 minutes, no age given on the other two hyennas killed by the leopard and the lone leopard was able to defeat 5 hyennas.

There is just no way a lone hyenna could compete against 5 leopards, let a lone one big male. To many weapons for the Big cat, Durability is nice, but big cats are extremely durable with far greater weapons.

The greatest weapon a Hyenna has is Teamwork. Reply