Comparing Cats: A Discussion of Similarities & Differences

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The Leopard is not the only Felid to hoist a kill up a tree.



Lynx

Here are some Roe Deer carcasses that were cached by an Eurasian Lynx in a tree.

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*This image is copyright of its original author

Explanation:

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*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

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*This image is copyright of its original author

source: Červený, Jaroslav, and Henryk Okarma. "Caching prey in trees by Eurasian lynx." Acta Theriologica 47.4 (2002): 505-508.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication...asian_lynx



Sunda Clouded Leopard

Here is a case of a Clouded Leopard carrying a Bearded Pig up to the first storey of an observation tower.

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*This image is copyright of its original author

source: Mohamed, A. Z. L. A. N., H. I. R. O. M. I. T. S. U. Samejima, and A. N. D. R. E. A. S. Wilting. "Records of five Bornean cat species from Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia." Cat news 51 (2009): 12-15.



Caracal

Here is a case of a Caracal caching a kill in a tree.

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source: The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region By J. D. Skinner, Christian T. Chimimba · 2005




Geoffroy's Cat

Geoffroy's Cat have been observed to hoist their kills up trees, with some successful attempts at carrying up Hare Carcasses, and a failed attempt at carrying up a Seriema Bird up the tree.

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source: Wild Cats of the World By Luke Hunter · 2015


Here is a detailed description of the Geoffroy Cat failing to hoist a Seriema kill up a tree.

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source: Yanosky, A. A., & Mercolli, C. (1994). Notes on the Ecology of Felis geoffroyi in Northeastern Argentina. The American Midland Naturalist, 132(1), 202–204. https://doi.org/10.2307/2426215


While some Felids have been documented to cache their kills in trees, the Leopard may still have the best feat since they are documented to hoist animals up to at least 1.4x their size, or 100+ kg carcasses. Reply