Rainforest Leopards

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(08-21-2019, 11:51 PM)Styx38 Wrote: Don't the Congo Leopards kill Gorillas?

@Luipaard Henschel seemed to rely on scat. 

Did he post any actual kill? Even Bruce Kekule (an expert on Indochinese Leopards) posted a picture of a Leopard with a Sambar kill in Thailand. 

@Pckts Have to agree. The Red River Hog is not that impressive. An Indian or Sri Lankan Leopard killing Wild Boars seems a bit more credible.

Also Wild Bovines are the most formidable prey item (outside of the pachyderms). For example, Lions have taken down Bull Elands single handedly and have occasionally taken down Bull Giraffe. On the other hand, Cape Buffalo Bulls are too formidable for a pride, let alone a single Lion.

A Leopard can take down animals that can reach and surpass 300 kg ( Sambar Stags, Okapi Cows, Zebra Stallions, Eland Cows etc.). However, they will avoid full grown adult Forest Buffalos and Water Buffalos. They take down subadults and the occasional small cow. The reason is that these Bovines have a distinct anatomy from the goofy deer or antelope.

There was just a case in Londolozi, where a lioness killed a big adult cape buffalo bull. So saying, that it would be too much for a single lion is not quite as it is. Not easy and for sure demands a confident lion with experience. But not impossible.

If something more about lions and cape buffalos, make reply in Lion predation thread. Reply