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"We were watching a troop of baboons have a lunch time drink when a big male baboon was ambushed and killed by this big male leopard. Because it was the middle of the day the light was terrible, but the scene very dramatic with the rest of the troop shouting and screaming as the leopard suffocated the baboon."
 *This image is copyright of its original author Paul Cottis
Sri Lankan male leopard subduing a big wild boar
 *This image is copyright of its original author Milinda Wattegedara Photography 
Leopard with Lion cub - taken by Scott Hyman in Tanzania
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Leopard with a Feral Dog kill.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Plate 1 Leopard Panthera pardus fusca preying on a domestic dog that strayed into the boundaries of Jhalana Reserve Forest. Photo: Devam Shah. The Feral Dogs make up a high number of the animals in Jhalana Reserve Forest, so they are the most abundant prey items for Leopards. 'Domestic animals comprised the majority of the leopards' prey (89.5% frequency of occurrence): dogs Canis lupus familiaris (44%), cats Felis catus (13%), goats Capra aegagrus hircus (16%) and cattle Bos taurus (15%).' 'Forest sustains the c. 25 known leopards. We conclude that these leopards, by preying on feral dogs in an urban environment, could be considered as suppliers of a service to the human population amongst whom they thrive, although this potentially exposes the leopards to the canine distemper virus.' 'Goats and the calves of cattle are available as leopard prey along with domestic dogs, cats and pigs. An estimated population of 36,580 domestic dogs was documented in a 2011 survey in Jaipur (Hiby et al., 2011). This is a sizeable source of potential prey for the leopards.' 'The differences between our results and other studies are a consequence of the high number of dogs and cats in our study area. The total dog and cat populations in the area are estimated to be c. 32,500 and 7,500 individuals, respectively (J. Reece, pers. comm., 2019); these species are thus widely available. Cattle and goats are relatively less abundant (31%) because these animals are herded during the day and protected in enclosures at night.' 'The fact that leopards prey on the most easily available species (the most numerous), has already been demonstrated (Schaller, 1967; Seidensticker, 1983; Kshettry et al. 2018).' source: Kumbhojkar, Swapnil, Reuven Yosef, Jakub Z. Kosicki, PATRYCJA K. Kwiatkowska, and Piotr Tryjanowski. "Dependence of the leopard Panthera pardus fusca in Jaipur, India, on domestic animals." Oryx 55, no. 5 (2021): 692-698.
Young female Leopard with a large Red Lechwe kill.
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author 'September 1st saw a new chapter in Keledi's life dawn: that of solo hunter and independent adult. Guests came across her on a morning drive and she had just killed a full-grown male red lechwe. Still out of breath and standing over her kill, there were drag marks indicating the area where the kill took place. Reconstructing the events, it seems that she grabbed hold of the lechwe, and owing the antelope's size relative to the leopard, had dragged it into the water before she managed to kill it. After some minutes of trying to regain her energy she started to drag it out of the water and towards the sanctuary of some nearby bush. She struggled though, as her energy was tapped and because of the size of the lechwe so, after dragging it few metres but still a distance from the bush, she started to eat. This was her first observed large prey animal, and as guests left her they all wondered if it would still be hers by the next day, as the size of the lechwe would make it tough to conceal her prey from other predators. The next morning, after a short breakfast, the guests headed out again in anticipation of what had happened at the kill site during the night. As guests got close to the area, they spotted some hyaena tracks. Thinking her kill was taken away by these relentless predators in own right, they drove on. Keledi was found again, still with her prize - she had dragged it closer to the bush by about another 30m, but still not eating that much. As guests spent some time with her, she ate some more and then dragged it even closer to the bush. Then the guide received a radio call from another game viewer that there was another leopard heading in their direction. They waited in anticipation and then the other leopard appeared some distance away. There was a pause and it seemed as though the leopards exchanged a glance and then the other leopard went off again. Taking a closer look at the other leopard it was identified as Keledi's mother. Perhaps she was just checking how her latest offspring was getting along... This was all a tremendous success in the young leopard's life and we at Tubu Tree Camp are certainly looking forward to seeing more of her.' http://www.eyesonafrica.net/updates/2010...ep10-1.htm 
Here are some videos of people chasing away Leopards that were strangling Cows.
Guy throws stone, with a trucker trying to scare of a Leopard. Guy honks at this Leopard that was in the process of killing a Cow. (11-02-2021, 01:56 PM)Luipaard Wrote: https://twitter.com/carnivorelab/status/...1403749377 The guy deleted his tweet. So, I used the link, and dug up the picture by internet archive. Here is a Leopard with a Rhesus Macaque kill.  *This image is copyright of its original author Internet archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/202110111726...1403749377 
Leopard steals a lion cub! It happened in Kruger National Park.
A Leopard strolls down the road and comes across an active lion den. It inspects it and then runs off with a cub.  *This image is copyright of its original author
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There is a Korean forum that reposts many of the things on Wildfact. In this case I am pointing out the Leopard predation feats. @ https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?...2025439495 The Leopards predating on Chimps was posted on here: https://m.blog.naver.com/nofake119/222025437168 Should we inform Peter about this? They took a lot of our posts, but never credited any of us or Wildfact. I am more impressed that we have an international audience. |
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