Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

[Pckts]

(09-04-2018, 11:58 PM)Spalea Wrote: @Pckts:

#470: And the hyena's face was pawed by the leopard it chased away from its false kill...

As for the first video, in front of a young leopard, the dog barked, but the tail constantly between its legs.

Of course, but a defensive swipe on the way out is instinctual, It does little to deter the determined Hyena. Hyena are actually built like battering rams, they are meant to take frontal attacks while they charge in, their skeletal structure and musculature are built for it. It's why you will see Hyena bull rush in compared to a Cat, especially a Leopard which is built to grapple. 


The 2nd point, that Dog is lucky to be alive, a feral dog with an injury should have no business in the Jungle, it was lucky the Leopard didn't push the attack but like the Leopard taking a swipe, if an animal can protect itself, it will do so, especially if it has no where to run. But I have little doubt that if the Leopardess wanted to push the issue, you'd have a dead dog. Reply