behind the big cat's and bear's, who is the top predator?

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@brotherbear 

Since we are using horse kills, wouldn't that also put smaller Snow Leopards at efficient killers.

Snow Leopards can take down adult horses:

Quote:As numbers of natural prey fall, the Snow Leopard is forced to feed on domestic livestock – sheep, goats, less often foals and young large-horned cattle. In exceptional cases it attacks large livestock: adult horses, cows, donkeys. The attacks on domestic animals often take place in winter. The basic food competitors of Snow Leopard are the wolf and lynx. 

http://www.snowleopardnetwork.org/actionplans/uzbekistan.pdf


A Snow Leopard killed a Zaniskari horse in India

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The breed's weight is 320-450 kg[source] compared to the Snow Leopard's typical  37–55 kg (male) and females 35–42 kg (female)[source]

Since the 50kg is considered on the bigger end, and somewhat rare, the Snow Leopard can take down horses up to ten times their own weight.


Common Leopards can take down adult horse too

Quote:An adult horse killed by a male leopard in Sarigol NP, northeastern Iran.
"On 20 October 2005, an adult horse was killed by a large male (according to camera trap picture).
Fresh tracks of an adult female accompanied by a young cub were regularly seen near the
kill, but we are not sure if they have fed on the kill. GUGGISBERG (1975) reported that in eastern
Africa, male and female leopards have been seen to feed on a kill with cubs. Also, on 4 February
2008, a ewe was found to be killed by a female with a juvenile cub. They fed on the kill for nearly
5 days."

http://wildlife.ir/Files/Leopard%20Sarig...%20ZME.PDF


Leopards have also killed Dromedary Camels ( 330-600 kg)

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Last but not least, they can also take down adult Caspian Deer (230-320 kg according to Wikipedia, stags are 300-350 kg according to some Turkish hunting websites)

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^ Looks like a stag going through the common antler growth cycle


They have also killed adult Okapi many times in Democratic Republic of Congo:

Quote: Wrote:

• Leopards represent significant cause of death for adult okapi.
  

Link: http://library.sandiegozoo.org/factsheet.../okapi.htm but the original source(s) are here: (Spinage 1968) (Bodmer & Rabb 1992)


Okapi are large animals too

Quote: Wrote: Females are typically a little heavier at 495 to 770 lbs. (225 to 350 kilograms) while males weigh 440 to 660 lbs. (200 to 300 kg).

https://www.livescience.com/56233-okapi-facts.html
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