The Great Apes

[Tshokwane]

(10-19-2018, 04:40 PM)peter Wrote: It seems that some posters are unwilling to accept that an adult male leopard is both willing and able to kill a primate at least two times his size.

But what about the great strength of adult male gorillas? Should be telling in conflict, no? Nobody is doubting the strength of gorillas, but other animals hunted and killed by leopards also are impressive in every way. We just didn't see it.

Spot on, Peter.
I think it has to do with the role leopards play when compared to lions, which most people feel connected to the lions first. And so they see this small cat, that yeah he's a good hunter but ends up second place behind the lion and even has to give up kills to hyenas or wild dogs.
So that coupled with a leopard's size makes people forget the kind of perfect hunter it is. Reply