Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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(09-03-2014, 11:05 PM)'Pantherinae' Wrote: A leopard desperat does something like that, but will also run from 1 sometimes. A leopard has been photagraphed once suffucateing a sub-adult hyena. Ofcourse a leopard can kill a hyena, but hyenas can do The same, with just a serious bite. Leopards are not The dominant animal it's a even match, depending on induviduvals. And hyenas are in general The second most dominant animal in Africa after The Lions, because of their big clan's. 

 

Once again, there are 3 other hyenna deaths from leopards that are not said to be "sub adult" not sure why you try to limit it to just that, when Its not the case.
Hyenna(S) meaning more than 1. A hyenna is far less dominate than a leopard. Proven by the fact that a lone leopard takes on 5 at a time and wins, may be rare but it has happened.
And so far, I have found one account of a hyenna killing a sub adult leopard and thats it.

All I am saying is this, A leopard dictates if it stays and fights or runs. It has to make a rash decision that could effect the solitary hunter and even kill it, so the same leopard could run at times or stay and fight, every situation will dictate it. But big cats show something a long the lines of "resentment" so maybe its just fed up with being hounded by Hyennas or its having a "bad day" and it says "Ok, I have had enough, Its time to teach them a lesson" just like a human us, most of the time we turn the other cheek, avoid being arrested or doing something we know is wrong, but maybe we are having a terrible day and we do something out of character. Its just the nature of animals, every day brings different reactions, sometimes our emotions get the best of us.
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