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Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
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Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
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Far Cry4 has attained a pretty realistic grasp the animal movements & behaviour pattern.
(STATUTORY WARNING: Confrontations in wild nature are rarely this conclusive & decisive. They've been shared because the CGI looks realistic & for people to enjoy...NOT TO PROVE SOME POINT) Extremely short encounter, from 8:55... Leopards are like demons when defending themselves & their aggressors seem to know that. Leopards are plenty agile can do a lot of damage, quickly. A claw in the eye, is something any feline could do without... 
Interesting encounter between Lynx and Wolf from Belarus.
From Cairngorms Nature: If you like your nature big, shaggy and a bit fierce, you'll like this. Fascinating camera trap images of two former inhabitants of the Cairngorms, the lynx and the wolf, has emerged from the forests of Belarus. These images show a large male Eurasian lynx being met by an average sized male wolf. The lynx, known as 'Kazimir' by Belarussian biologist Dr Vadim Sidorovich, was marking his territory at a favoured site on an abandoned forest road, where he'd recently been filmed grooming and sleeping. He then noticed a lone wolf running towards him. After each of them stood their ground in aggressive poses for about 30 seconds, a fight broke out and they struggled violently for 4 seconds. Kazimir got the upper hand over the wolf, which promptly ran off into the trees. Immediately afterwards Kazimir again marked his territory twice. The wolf returned 6 minutes after Kazimir left the scene, but looking a bit more bedraggled than when he'd first arrived. However, that night Kazimir returned to the same spot where he again marked, groomed repeatedly, and then slept. All photos by Vadim Sidorovich. The male lynx had been marking his territory when he was approached by an on-rushing male wolf.  *This image is copyright of its original author The lynx and wolf squared up to each other for about 30 seconds.  *This image is copyright of its original author The tense stand-off continues. The lynx has arched his back to look as big as possible.  *This image is copyright of its original author It all kicks off and the lynx and wolf struggle violently. The fur flies!  *This image is copyright of its original author The wolf runs off, leaving the lynx defiantly checking that his adversary has moved on.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Tigress chasing leopard up the tree
 *This image is copyright of its original author Credit to: Chandrabhal Singh In his own words- (Please Note : It is a sequel image composite presented as one final picture of what actually transpired on location, intended to recreate the intensity of the moment/ for the purpose of story/provide an atmosphere/recreate the scene and not to mislead. It is a sequel composite which happened in fraction of seconds.) ... Continuing from where left last. Leopard after having been cornered and the tigress ceasing the escape, both settled down for some time. The tigress was snoozing down below the tree, while the leopard trying to overcome the nightmare it had just bumped into. While the tigress snoozed, the leopard also took a breather, unaware of what would happen next. Those who are regular to Ranthambhore would agree, how difficult it becomes when something like this is happening by the roadside and you have over capacity vehicles, manoeuvring a bit becomes a challenge. Anyway, after a while, the tigress got up and started moving towards the tree on which the leopard was perched. It was tensed as one could make out from the the face of the poor leopard. Interesting to watch the leopard trying to intimidate the tigress. He continued snarling as the the tigress advanced toward the tree. Boiling point had come for all present there. The Tigress, the Leopard, The Filmakers, Photographers and everyone else present there. The tigress, with a burst and in a single leap, reached, where the leopard was feeling secured. In a blink of eye, leopard was on top the tree, holding by the topmost twig shivering. For tigress, it was done. She came down. A lesson was taught. Fear was instilled in the lesser beast. Job done. Time to sleep and she retired 10 meter by the tree for the afternoon. Finally, after great contemplation and courage, the leopard rushed for its life in safety of the forest thickets.  (07-04-2017, 06:23 PM)sanjay Wrote: Tigress chasing leopard up the tree @sanjay Great picture incredible moments
From Pondoro Game Lodge:
THROWBACK THURSDAY 15 JUNE ’17 POSTED ON JUNE 15, 2017 AT 7:14 AM. "Thursdays are sometimes referred to as throwback Thursday on social media sites wherein users post or re-post some of their older photographs, videos or memories of some sort. So we thought today we might join the trend and look back at an incredible sighting once witnessed, the day dominant male leopard known as Chavaluthu (“fear nothing” in Shangaan) had a run in with the Impalabos Pride (3 lionesses and 1 male lion at the time). It started out as a normal afternoon game drive with the idea of returning to the area where Chavaluthu was seen on the morning safari, not long after we left the lodge the call came in over the radio that indeed he is sleeping close to a dam called xikulu dam (“xikulu” is a term used in Shangaan to refer to a big bull elephant). One of the rangers that was on his way to the leopard spotted the Impalabos Pride also sleeping next to the dam just around the corner and out of sight of Chavaluthu. These two cat species typically rest during the day and generally only start moving when it cools down this being around sunset. Chavaluthu moves closer to the water for a drink and at the same time some of the lionesses get up and move towards the water as well, it is at this point that they were made aware of one another’s presence. Predators of different species are known enemies and in this case the odds are stacked against the leopard and quickly made his way up a tree to seek refuge but the tree he chose was at such an angle that the lions could also climb up the tree. This forced Chavaluthu to go to the very top among the thinnest branches where the weight of the lions will not allow them to go, one after the other the lionesses each try to get to him but luckily he was out of reach. During all of this the young male lion just stood close and watched the females one by one go up and come down the tree, realizing their’re not succeeding they lost interest and moved off. Chavaluthu waited until the lions were well clear of the tree and finally he could make his way down and quickly left the area. The unknowing of what can be seen on safari is really what is driving the excitement of the guides, trackers and their guests, and so no one safari is the same no matter on how many you go. Below is a short video clip that was captured of this amazing sighting!" 
Video posted to the Maasai Mara Sightings YouTube channel last June: Lioness learns the hard way why it's a bad idea to wake a slumbering hippo
BY ETHAN SHAW AUGUST 10 2017 In what may have been a case of curiosity killing the cat, a lioness found out the hard way that it’s best to let sleeping hippos lie. The hippo appears to take the lioness by the head, flinging her off her feet as she grapples with her assailant. The violent physical contact is brief and the video ends with both animals taking off in opposite directions. Will Brookes, the person who captured the footage got in touch with National Geographicto report that the big cat “was later found dying, bleeding from its mouth and likely having suffered internal injuries.” In this case, the ill-fated lioness may simply have been casing out the mountainous flesh-heap (perhaps checking whether it was a scavengeable carcass). From time to time, however, the big cats do attempt to prey on hippos: a tall order, given these multi-ton beasts are among the most formidable mammals in Africa. Their bulk, cantankerousness, and toothy business end make them iffy quarry to begin with, and then there’s the fact they spend much of their time lounging in rivers, wetlands, and waterholes – not exactly lion-friendly environments. Though they clock most of the daylight hours half-submerged, hippos feed on land: they typically come ashore at night for after-hours grazing. A pride of lions that chances upon a hippo away from water may have a shot at taking it down, though it’s risky. Last fall we featured a video of one of these predatory attempts, a daytime attack in Kruger National Park that ended up involving a Land Rover in the proceedings. Generally, though, adult hippos – famously capable of biting a crocodile in half – mostly don’t have to worry much about predators. Calves, though, are more vulnerable, and certainly a young hippo crossing paths with lions on land is in a spot of trouble. Then again, another Kruger drama caught on film last summer showed a subadult hippo chasing off a lone male lion from its stricken mother during a drought – proving even an undersized “river horse” can sometimes push a big cat around (08-13-2017, 07:58 PM)Fredymrt Wrote: Video posted to the Maasai Mara Sightings YouTube channel last June: Lioness learns the hard way why it's a bad idea to wake a slumbering hippo Incredible video I do not know the reason why the Lioness did not run away from the Hippo.
Stand off between a Cheetah and Leopard. Cheetah killed the springbok but leopard stole it and trying to drag up on the three.
A tigress and Male leopard face to face from Ranthombore, India
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Tiger Stalks and Hunts Down Wild Dog in Nagarahole
by Vikram Hiresavi  *This image is copyright of its original author We witnessed an astonishing natural history moment while on a ride inside Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on the 20th of September, 2017. Just as the rain stopped in the morning in the Kabini area of the park, our safari jeep came upon a tiger facing off with a large pack of dholes. The crouching tiger seemed ready to pounce, when a bike-borne forest department staffer came riding between them, inadvertently chasing both away. The tiger disappeared into a bush, so we followed the dogs instead. About 7-8 minutes later, and a bit down the road, the tiger came crashing back from the bush right in our direction, and chased the nearest dog into a clump of lantana. The rest of the pack barked and hopped around in a frenzy, but to no avail, as the dying yelp of the unfortunate individual filled the air before the forest went completely silent. We couldn’t photograph anything those last few seconds, but I don’t think anyone present will forget the sight! http://www.conservationindia.org/gallery...e-wild-dog
Leopard Catches African Wildcat in the Kgalagadi
October 17, 2017 Posted by mica1993 Credits to: big on wild Source: leopard-catches-african-wildcat-in-the-kgalagadi Today we present you Karen Dresch she will be our guest blogger as she recalls a Leopard catching a African Wildcat on her recent trip to the Kgalagadi. “We are a couple in our mid 40’s from Holland and Germany, we travel as much as we can to different places around the world. After years of diving we found a new interest: wildlife above the sea level. We met new friends on a trip to Zambia, and one of them told us about Kgalagadi, after some research, a new holiday destination was born. After a whole year of patience we traveled last September and had the privilege to spend 8 nights in Kgalagadi. We rented a Toyota Hilux with a rooftop tent in Upington and off we went to Twee Rivieren for our first night. We put up a rooftop tent for the very first time, then tried to deflate our tires to the lower air pressure in complete darkness, not knowing how to use the tool. We still were a bit stressed from work and travelling and it did not work out as well as we had hoped. Our neighbors at the campsite calmed us down, gave us a bottle of wine, and told us to sit back, relax and simply enjoy the beauty and calm of the place because we just had arrived. They were so right! We took that advice the next few days. The next morning we started our trip to Nossob. We always leave as soon as the gate open, afraid to miss something. Just inside the park we came to the first waterhole, Samevloeiing, where a lioness was sitting on top of the dunes. We decided to wait at the waterhole, and after a while she came down to drink. We were so happy! We enjoyed the sighting for a while and then continued our way north. It was around 8 when we saw several cars driving slowly. Being used to the Kruger National Park madness we knew there had be something special. We checked and wow! A beautiful male leopard was walking, it looked like it was on a mission. We followed him for a while as he was coming closer and closer to the road. First I thought he was going after an Ostrich, but he passed without even having a look at them. Leeuwdril waterhole was the place he was after. We positioned our car so we could see him coming and spent some lovely minutes there.  *This image is copyright of its original author Then something changed, the leopard crossed the road and disappeared, most people left the sighting or stayed to look at the Gemsbok at the waterhole. My boyfriend then saw the leopard again so we turned the car to the other side of the road, just 2 other cars followed us. What happened next was something I’ve only witnessed on TV so I decide to start filming. The leopard had spotted an African wildcat, the smaller cat was snoozing in the sun or maybe staring at something small to eat, It did not see the leopard who was approaching slowly.  *This image is copyright of its original author Then everything happened so quick, we saw the leopard move and knew the cat would soon be history, in awe I continued filming while the leopard jumped on the cat, the African wildcat surrendered immediately.  *This image is copyright of its original author About a minute later the cat was dead, we were thrilled by the sighting but also felt sad for the cat. It was the first time we had witnessed a kill. Watch the video of the sighting here.
Lion Eats Cat
"On holiday in Tunisia, at a zoo, we saw a lion eat a cat that jumped into the lion enclosure. They fought and tore the cat to death. You can see its detached leg just behind it." Video Credits jorangajay posted on Jan 5, 2013 |
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