ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - D - THE LEOPARD (Panthera pardus)

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(11-05-2016, 06:39 PM)brotherbear Wrote:

(11-05-2016, 06:30 PM)parvez Wrote:

(11-05-2016, 05:00 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Two or three years ago, I watched a nature documentary about leopards. This particular program showed leopards of various locations of Africa and Asia. When speaking of the leopards of the tropical African Congo region, the statement was made that of all the creatures of the jungle, the only animal that a leopard fears is the chimpanzee. They went on to say that a troop of chimps can remove a leopard from their territory. 
It is my opinion that when a leopard discovers a lone chimpanzee, the great ape has little chance of survival. But, in mass, the chimps are a force to be reckoned with.

Hi brother bear, man must have been solitary at the time he was struggling for survival during evolution. That must be the time many carnivores must have targeted him as the primates including man were weak bodied comparitively. He became social as the time progressed.

Hi parvez. Our early ancestors could neither outfight nor outrun wild dogs, hyenas, or the big cats. They ( Australopiticus ) had not yet developed weapons. My theory, despite the fact that no one agrees, is that they had an audacious body odor. Perhaps enough that they were not a predators first choice of a meal.

Humans actually have a surprising amount of endurance over nearly creature when it comes to running, and when cornered, could fend off/kill the smaller dogs/hyenas with their bare hands (unless there were too many).

But this is assuming the human gets a huge headstart over the canid or hyena, else they quickly catch up to him.

As for big cats and bears (even the smallest species), no way can even the strongest hominid fend or kill them off with bare hands: these two predators were made for grappling unlike primates.

And regarding the early nature of man, I don't think they were ever solitary; all primate species always lived (and live) in groups due to vulnerability and several weaknesses towards many other animals. Is there evidence of the contrary? Reply