Rainforest Leopards

[Styx38]

(12-17-2020, 02:39 AM)Pckts Wrote:

(12-17-2020, 02:18 AM)Styx38 Wrote: @Pckts Rainforest Leopards are pretty robust.

They may not be the biggest but they might be the strongest Leopards P4P, considering they kill Gorillas and Red River Hogs.

Anyway, here is a juvenile Leopard from Garamba National Park.

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 Red River Hogs are in the same vein as Warthogs and Boars so I'm not sure how predation on them separates these cats from their cousins. 
Killing Gorilla's is something else entirely, how often if at all has it actually been observed, especially in modern times. Finding remains in scat doesn't paint a picture of how the animal actually died.

Considering Red River Hog was favored, and more prevalent than Suids in other Leopard diet studies, indicates that the Rainforest Leopards are stronger than the other subspecies due to taking down a relatively robust and dangerous prey at a high frequency.

Wasn't there one incidence of a Leopard and Gorilla both dying from mutually inflicted wounds? If so, this means a Leopard is strong and fierce enough to hold its own against a powerful primate.

Overall, the Rainforest Leopards are robust due to having to take down dangerous animals compared to other Leopards. Reply