There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
--- Peter Broekhuijsen ---

  • 5 Vote(s) - 2.4 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Animal Strength Feats

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******

T 58 dragging a Buffalo Carcass 
4 users Like Pckts's post
Reply

United States Styx38 Offline
Banned

I have mentioned Leopards hoisting up Giraffe Calves, Kudu Cows, Zebra Foals and etc. in these posts.

Most of these took place in Africa.


https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-animal-...#pid131922

https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-animal-...#pid159816



Now, I want to point out that they even cache Domestic Cattle Calves in the trees of Indian forests.

This one was in Sitabani Wildlife Reserve, which is near Corbett National Park.



*This image is copyright of its original author



https://www.indiamike.com/india-images/p...opard-kill




A Leopard managed to hoist a live calf up a tree in Southern India.



*This image is copyright of its original author




'In a bizarre incident, a leopard caught a calf and hung it from a tree at a rubber plantation near Athirappilly in Kerala on Saturday.

The leopard, who wandered into the plantation, caught the two-year-old calf, which belonged to Chandran Puthenpurayil, and climbed up the 12­-feet tree to devour it.

However, locals came running after hearing the cry of the calf, and the leopard fled the spot leaving the calf hanging from the tree. Forest guards and a veterinary doctor reached the spot soon after, and the calf was treated for injures.

Leopard attacks happen often in the area, and two calves were killed in recent months.'

https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/...-calf-tree


This incident got a mention, possibly a different cattle that was dead, in a peer reviewed source.

"In Athirapilly forest range, a killed calf was cached on the branch of a rubber tree, and similar mode of feeding was noticed."

source: Govind, Suresh K., and Eluvathingal Antony Jayson. "Human-Leopard Conflict on The Kerala-Tamil Nadu Border, Southern India." Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS) 118 (2021).



There is also the case of a Leopard that cached a Brahmini Calf in a tree near Mudumalai National Park.



*This image is copyright of its original author



"One Leopard kill was found, a five-to-six-month-old Brahmini calf which had been characteristically dragged into a tall tree, safe from wild dogs and hyenas."


source: The Whistling Hunters: Field Studies of the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon Alpinus) By Michael W. Fox (1984)


Now, the live weight of a six month old Brahmini Calf is most likely around 80-90 kg.





*This image is copyright of its original author




These are weights of 25% Brahman Calves, which are stated to be smaller than 50% Brahman Calves (Haque et. al. 2016). 

The study also noted a similar weight of 85.8kg for six month old crossbreeds in Gaur et. al. (2003).

source: Haque, Md Azizul, et al. "Evaluation of growth performance of Brahman cross calves to local environment of Bangladesh." Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 2.2 (2016): 259-265.


This Leopard feat is possibly comparable to the more famous young Giraffe hoists.
4 users Like Styx38's post
Reply

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******

3 users Like Pckts's post
Reply

Luipaard Offline
Leopard enthusiast

"Young leopard shows incredible strength takedown a full grown Kudu weighing more than 3 times his body weight."




Nombekana Safaris and Wildlife Photography
Reply

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******

4 users Like Pckts's post
Reply

Ashutosh Offline
Contributor
*****
( This post was last modified: 09-11-2022, 08:39 PM by Ashutosh )

Gaur power:

5 users Like Ashutosh's post
Reply

Oman Lycaon Offline
أسد الأطلس
*****
Moderators

@Ashutosh 

Damn that gaur made it look easy nice find.
2 users Like Lycaon's post
Reply

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******

Huge Caiman being dragged by a female Jaguar
4 users Like Pckts's post
Reply

Bitishannah Offline
Regular Member
***

Is that a black caiman or yacare?
Reply

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******

Only yacare in the Pantanal
1 user Likes Pckts's post
Reply

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******

Unreal strength from this Jaguar. Notice the Caiman is locked on to a big branch attached to the log and the Jaguar rips the Caiman and the piece right off.
3 users Like Pckts's post
Reply

Canada Balam Offline
Jaguar Enthusiast
*****

@Pckts @peter @epaiva @Ngonya 

Some time ago I remember having a conversation with Pckts about the possible interactions of jaguars with feral buffaloes in the Pantanal. At that time we only had records of jaguars killing buffaloes in Colombia and Brazil in ranches, but none recorded in the Pantanal.

Recently, Panthera/Onçafari biologist Joares May released a video where he showed the horn's cape of an adult water buffalo cow that was ripped off by a jaguar in a predation attempt. not only did the jaguar rip off the buffalo's horn cape, but also its own canine in the process. Imagine the strength require to pull such a feat in both bite force and neck muscle strenght.

This happened by Panthera's Fazenda Jofre Velho in Porto Jofre, northern Pantanal, where there are plentiful feral water buffaloes and where buffaloes are also used to guard cattle herds because they are much more combative towards jaguars. These are not tamed domestic animals:






I did my best translating the video on my community with English subtitles here.
2 users Like Balam's post
Reply

United States Pckts Offline
Bigcat Enthusiast
******
( This post was last modified: 05-20-2023, 11:46 PM by Pckts )

(05-20-2023, 10:50 PM)Balam Wrote: @Pckts @peter @epaiva @Ngonya 

Some time ago I remember having a conversation with Pckts about the possible interactions of jaguars with feral buffaloes in the Pantanal. At that time we only had records of jaguars killing buffaloes in Colombia and Brazil in ranches, but none recorded in the Pantanal.

Recently, Panthera/Onçafari biologist Joares May released a video where he showed the horn's cape of an adult water buffalo cow that was ripped off by a jaguar in a predation attempt. not only did the jaguar rip off the buffalo's horn cape, but also its own canine in the process. Imagine the strength require to pull such a feat in both bite force and neck muscle strenght.

This happened by Panthera's Fazenda Jofre Velho in Porto Jofre, northern Pantanal, where there are plentiful feral water buffaloes and where buffaloes are also used to guard cattle herds because they are much more combative towards jaguars. These are not tamed domestic animals:






I did my best translating the video on my community with English subtitles here.
Crazy, I can't imagine the struggle the Jaguar had to go through to disengage it's Canine.
That being said, I also can't image a scenario where the Jaguar would survive such an encounter with a live Buffalo. It would be far too vulnerable to being flung around with it's tooth lodged in it's horn. My guess is an accident during feeding, is there any proof of a predation or scavenging?
Reply

Canada Balam Offline
Jaguar Enthusiast
*****

(05-20-2023, 11:33 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(05-20-2023, 10:50 PM)Balam Wrote: @Pckts @peter @epaiva @Ngonya 

Some time ago I remember having a conversation with Pckts about the possible interactions of jaguars with feral buffaloes in the Pantanal. At that time we only had records of jaguars killing buffaloes in Colombia and Brazil in ranches, but none recorded in the Pantanal.

Recently, Panthera/Onçafari biologist Joares May released a video where he showed the horn's cape of an adult water buffalo cow that was ripped off by a jaguar in a predation attempt. not only did the jaguar rip off the buffalo's horn cape, but also its own canine in the process. Imagine the strength require to pull such a feat in both bite force and neck muscle strenght.

This happened by Panthera's Fazenda Jofre Velho in Porto Jofre, northern Pantanal, where there are plentiful feral water buffaloes and where buffaloes are also used to guard cattle herds because they are much more combative towards jaguars. These are not tamed domestic animals:






I did my best translating the video on my community with English subtitles here.
Crazy, I can't imagine the struggle the Jaguar had to go through to disengage it's Canine.
That being said, I also can't image a scenario where the Jaguar would survive such an encounter with a live Buffalo. It would be far too vulnerable to being flung around with it's tooth lodged in it's horn. My guess is an accident during feeding, is there any proof of a predation or scavenging?

In the description of the YouTube video Dr. May stated that the event was a "fight" between the buffalo and the jaguar. My guess is either the buffalo cornered the jaguar and forced it to fight, or the jaguar tried to attack the buffalo and kill it with a bite to the skull, ripping the horn and canine in the process. 

Not only are jaguars unnaturally strong, they are also extremely resilient. On late 2021 Kadu, until recently the largest and dominant male at Pousada Piuval in the northern Pantanal, went viral after he engaged on a gruesome fight with a rival male over mating rights. The adversary not only ripped apart the upper lip of Kadu, but also likely destroyed the upper canine where the damaged lip was under because Kadu lost it. That didn't stop Kadu from completely healing the injury and it didn't affect his survival.

He was last seen on late 2022 and it is believed to have been pushed out of the territory by newer and younger male Trovão.


*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author
2 users Like Balam's post
Reply

Ngonya Offline
Regular Member
***

(05-21-2023, 12:00 AM)Balam Wrote:
(05-20-2023, 11:33 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(05-20-2023, 10:50 PM)Balam Wrote: @Pckts @peter @epaiva @Ngonya 

Some time ago I remember having a conversation with Pckts about the possible interactions of jaguars with feral buffaloes in the Pantanal. At that time we only had records of jaguars killing buffaloes in Colombia and Brazil in ranches, but none recorded in the Pantanal.

Recently, Panthera/Onçafari biologist Joares May released a video where he showed the horn's cape of an adult water buffalo cow that was ripped off by a jaguar in a predation attempt. not only did the jaguar rip off the buffalo's horn cape, but also its own canine in the process. Imagine the strength require to pull such a feat in both bite force and neck muscle strenght.

This happened by Panthera's Fazenda Jofre Velho in Porto Jofre, northern Pantanal, where there are plentiful feral water buffaloes and where buffaloes are also used to guard cattle herds because they are much more combative towards jaguars. These are not tamed domestic animals:






I did my best translating the video on my community with English subtitles here.
Crazy, I can't imagine the struggle the Jaguar had to go through to disengage it's Canine.
That being said, I also can't image a scenario where the Jaguar would survive such an encounter with a live Buffalo. It would be far too vulnerable to being flung around with it's tooth lodged in it's horn. My guess is an accident during feeding, is there any proof of a predation or scavenging?

In the description of the YouTube video Dr. May stated that the event was a "fight" between the buffalo and the jaguar. My guess is either the buffalo cornered the jaguar and forced it to fight, or the jaguar tried to attack the buffalo and kill it with a bite to the skull, ripping the horn and canine in the process. 

Not only are jaguars unnaturally strong, they are also extremely resilient. On late 2021 Kadu, until recently the largest and dominant male at Pousada Piuval in the northern Pantanal, went viral after he engaged on a gruesome fight with a rival male over mating rights. The adversary not only ripped apart the upper lip of Kadu, but also likely destroyed the upper canine where the damaged lip was under because Kadu lost it. That didn't stop Kadu from completely healing the injury and it didn't affect his survival.

He was last seen on late 2022 and it is believed to have been pushed out of the territory by newer and younger male Trovão.


*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author
thats amazing, how strong and resilient he gotta be to stand his ground after such a terrible wound.
1 user Likes Ngonya's post
Reply






Users browsing this thread:
1 Guest(s)

About Us
Go Social     Subscribe  

Welcome to WILDFACT forum, a website that focuses on sharing the joy that wildlife has on offer. We welcome all wildlife lovers to join us in sharing that joy. As a member you can share your research, knowledge and experience on animals with the community.
wildfact.com is intended to serve as an online resource for wildlife lovers of all skill levels from beginners to professionals and from all fields that belong to wildlife anyhow. Our focus area is wild animals from all over world. Content generated here will help showcase the work of wildlife experts and lovers to the world. We believe by the help of your informative article and content we will succeed to educate the world, how these beautiful animals are important to survival of all man kind.
Many thanks for visiting wildfact.com. We hope you will keep visiting wildfact regularly and will refer other members who have passion for wildlife.

Forum software by © MyBB