The Great Apes

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(10-15-2018, 02:08 AM)brotherbear Wrote: Even today it is mentioned in many places, that only natural enemy of gorilla is leopard. 
But this does not necessarily mean they would ever ambush a big bull silverback. In fact, if ever this is ever witnessed or proof-positive found, I believe that this would be head-line news. 

I didn´t say, that they would do that, I mean for purpose try to attack specifically silverback, of course they choose weaker in the first place.. I mentioned about two cases, where in one a leopard and silverback killed each others and that another in zoo, where male gorilla was killed by a black panther. That was at time published in several newspapers, but it was back 1949. I am not sure if that gorilla was silverback, that is of course matter of age, was it 12-14 years of age when gorilla gets that "silverback". Anyway I won´t keep it impossible, that leopard might in some occasion attack even silverback if it´s alone.

Then again what comes to predation in Africa, as I said, I recommend to google search for instance that book "Man the hunted" and names like Walter Baumgartel, J. Michael Fay and George Schaller. Read what they tell and what kind of research they have done. Then you can make your own judgement do you keep them trustworthy or not.

What I wanted to point out with these examples was, that even though it is very rare thing to happen, leopard is capable to fight even with biggest gorillas and it is impossible to say, that which one survive. Cold fact still is, that it is very hard to find cases about leopards killed by gorilla(s), but when seeking gorillas killed by leopards, then it is easier to find cases. My point of view isn´t to say, that gorilla would be helpless and weak, I just told about cases which I have found once when searching. I was at the time quite interested about this matter. If someone know cases about leopards killed by gorillas, it would be interesting to see because I wasn´t able to do that. I found only cases where gorillas were killed. Reply