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(06-11-2019, 05:26 AM)Styx38 Wrote: Leopard with Manchurian Sika Deer kill



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https://www.mammalwatching.com/2019/02/19/amur-leopard-siberian-tiger-success-next-available-trips/

Did you know that the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) was grouped with the North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) as P. p. orientalis by the Cat Specialist Group in 2017 (Pages 73–75: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/hand...sAllowed=y), due to their rather close relationship (http://www.biosoil.ru/files/00001386.pdf), and considering that both are in northeastern China?

North Chinese leopard: http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201806...1e7c6.html

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Young Leopard killing a Waterbuck.




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http://www.sigmaphoto.co.za/rudi-hulshof-2-year-old-leopard-takes-down-water-buck/
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Credits to The Greatest Maasai Mara.

Congratulations to our fifth 2019 finalist - Sushil Chauhan with his winning image called 'Spots vs Stripes' in aid of Mara Conservancy. "Spectacular moment of a most elusive big cat. The emotion of the mother zebra is well portrayed." says competition judge Nisha Purushothaman. 

Sushil describes the moment "A powerful male leopard taking full advantage of a sudden zebra crossing. He had done this many times before & his confidence exuded his actions. It was truly a brief battle between spots & stripes."

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I just returned from my 15th season in the Mara during the great migration and Bahati was the star. Much like her famous grandmother Olive, she was out an about almost everyday. One of the big reasons was her newest treasured cub only a few weeks old; if she was not protecting and feeding her she was out on a hunt. 
It was quite difficult to get a good image of the cub, but I am thrilled everyone in my group had a small opportunity to see her and try.
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Leopards Fight Over Warthog While it Escapes

June 25, 2019




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The saying “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” couldn’t hold any truer than what is seen in this video! It’s a warthog’s lucky day when a rival leopard spots this scene and fights the leopard that is busy killing him, allowing the warthog to escape!
 
Tarryn Rae, 33-year-old field guide for Mankwe GAMETRACKERS (https://www.mankwegametrackers.co.za), had this once in a lifetime sighting of the warthog escape this past weekend in Pilanesberg!
 

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Tarryn Rae shared her experience with LatestSightings.com: “On this particular day, I was out with a guest on a 6-hour game drive with lunch. My guest had mentioned to me that the top of his sightings wishlist for the day was a Leopard (Wishful thinking as I don't have the best of luck with Leopard sightings).”

“I must admit, the first three hours were a little quiet as it was still rather cold and no one had seen any big cats. We stopped for a troop of baboons that were walking around and playing on the road. While watching the baboons having a great time, I heard that a leopard had been spotted about 2km up the road we were on.”

 

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“While we waited for the baboons to move off, we heard that the leopard had climbed down the tree it was in and disappeared. I told my guest about it and said we should head up there anyway and give it a try, maybe it comes out again”

 
“The game viewer ahead of me had gone to the area where the leopard had been seen and said there was no sign of it. So when we then stopped to look at two small warthogs for a brief second and while watching them, I mentioned to my guest that leopards love eating warthogs. I couldn’t even finish my sentence when my guest said: "there's a leopard!!" - sure as nuts, there was a massive warthog with a Leopard attached to it.”
 


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“The Leopard had just jumped on a warthog which was bigger than him. He had only managed to get a grip of the back of the warthog's neck, putting him an awkward position as the warthog kept trying to fling him off. If the Leopard had to let go at that point he could possibly get injured by the massive tusks the warthog has. The leopard kept hold of his prize, constantly trying to get a better grip, with the warthog giving a high pitched squeal.”

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“They eventually ended up in a bush. I then turned to my guest and said all the squealing is going to attract some attention from other predators. The next thing we looked up and another big male leopard was crossing the road in the direction of the squealing warthog. This was possibly the leopard that had originally been spotted and reported further down the road.”


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“He stopped to smell around the trees where the warthog had first been caught and then headed toward the bush where the squealing was coming from. The leopards came face to face with each other and it was almost as though they said: "Let's take this outside" as they started to follow each other out of the bush. I thought the one was dragging the warthog but as they stepped into the clearing we could see the blood all over its face but no warthog insight.”

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“They stood eyeing each other out for a second and then the claws came out and a fight erupted. After they had their fight, the intruder that stumbled across the leopard with his warthog became submissive. In the meantime, the Leopards were so busy fighting they didn't notice the very shocked, injured but determined warthog walking out from the bush and make its way towards a burrow. The two then chased each other up a hill and out of sight. They were seen around there a few times throughout the day probably looking for the warthog.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ”“This was a first for me! I have never seen a leopard catch something let alone two leopards having a fight. It was really such an adrenaline rush and a feeling of gratitude to be in a position to witness this kind of interaction. It was sad to see the warthog fighting for its life and the squealing does get to you - but you realize that the leopard has to eat too. At the end of this day, it was the warthogs lucky day, if he survived his injuries.”                                                                                                                 
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Leopards killing Black-necked Cranes


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These were two different incidents. 

Notice how the left side leopard is more muddy. This means that the leopard waded in shallow water to catch the crane.


 Choki et. al (2011)  Predation by leopards of Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) in Bhutan
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Barasingha or Swamp Deer (?) killed by Leopard 


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Tiwari, Rachana, 2009, “A Study on the Habitat Use and Food Habits of Swamp Deer (Cervus duvauceli duvauceli) In Jhilmil Jheel Conversation Reserve, Haridwar Forest Division, Uttarakhand”, thesis PhD, Saurashtra University


http://etheses.saurashtrauniversity.edu/587/1/tewari_ra_thesis_wildlife%20science.pdf




Leopard with hog deer kill (apologies if anyone else posted this before)



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Leopards preying on Sika Deer


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Quote:Earlier the deer breeder informed the inspectors that a leopard had killed a male deer at night time on the territory of his farm.
A dead animal carcass was found in an internal enclosure, approximately 100 meters from a warden's hut. A guard found the dead deer early in the morning when he was going round the territory. The leader of the South team Eugeny Stomainspected a scene carefully and concluded that there were two night guests, most probably a female leopard with a paw size of 6.5 cm and a male offspring with smaller pads. A back part of the dead deer carcass was partially eaten, several bites were noticed on the neck.

Next morning brought the good news. The leopards showed up again to finish their dinner and got caught on camera traps set up by Eugeny Stoma right by the hunted prey. Such appearance is rather rare and gives the specialists lots of useful information about the few Amur leopards that live in the south of Primorye. Unfortunately, the abundance of predators on photographs was caused by overlay of several frames. To find out more about the night “hunters” Eugeny and his team decided to follow their tracks on the fresh snow. After closer investigation it was discovered that the tracks apparently belonged to adult leopardess and her two cubs. Hopefully, now they are satiated and well protected.


https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/amur-leopards-conservation/reports/?subid=8895


As you can see, a mother leopard killing sika deer on a farm. Hopefully, there may be enough prey items in the wild for Amur Leopards sometime in the future.
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Facebook video showing abnormal behavior of leopard, playing with impala baby, probably trying to lurk the mom?




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Leopard kills Peacock













Muntjac or Barking Deer killed by Leopard



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" Nice spot for lunch! Leopard takes prey (Barking deer) up a tree to enjoy its meal 15th April 2017 " by Chetan Nadgir

https://www.flickr.com/photos/chesano/33467472533/
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A leopard in front of a ratel, honey badger...

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