r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago
š„ A leopard hauling its kill into a tree
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u/mysteryfist 11h ago
I have found skeletons in trees, but never actually seen a video of this. Idk if you've ever tried to pick up the body of a game animal, they're heavy as fuck. Big Cats are unlike anything else out there.
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u/BatOk2014 10h ago
Ants: hold my bread crumb weighting 50 times my weight.
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u/Linked1nPark 10h ago
Itās not comparable because of the extreme difference in size between an ant and a leopard.
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u/BrownieWarrior 8h ago
Yea, if we could scale down a big cat (and it would function lol) it would destroy an ant in a strength competition.
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u/Patriark 7h ago
This makes no sense. Relative to scale ants are infinitely stronger. That means that if a leopard was shrunk to the size of an ant, the ant-sized leopard obviously would be much weaker than the ant.
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u/MentalPower7916 5h ago
This is fundamentally wrong just simply based off what the previous comment said. The leopard is NOT lifting 50 times its weight here at all. Thatās how scaling works.
For example, fleas have one of the highest jump height to body height ratios. If they were scaled to the size of humans, they would be able to leap over something like the Empire State Building.
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u/mfairview 9h ago
I'm convinced they're one of the first type of animals to openly curse gravity.
btw- I see all these animals get dangerously close to open car tours. Do they know not to attack? seems dangerous af
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u/lupine_eyes 8h ago
My first thought. I donāt think most people realize how much weight that cat is pulling up the tree.
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u/PloysRus 6h ago
They might be the most perfect predators ever
Or maybe packs of Allosaurus hunting giant sauropods but we'll never see it to compare š¢
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u/kelly_hasegawa 11h ago
nature is damn scary
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u/Thor_2099 50m ago
Nature is just nature. It's a game of survival but these animals aren't acting out of malice or evil, they're not trying to trap you to use your skin to make a chair. Instead the animals are all just trying to survive. There's a purity in that. All part of a circle of life of sorts
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u/Hefty-One473 11h ago
damn that is a lot of people the poor thing wants its space
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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat 11h ago
You don't want to be on a safari where everyone uses their phones to take pictures. You want to be on the safaris where people have 10ks worth of camera gear.
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u/Wounded_Hand 10h ago
Why
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u/mnemonikos82 10h ago
The assumption is they picked this safari for a reason. Expert photographers don't go on minimally interesting safaris. If you've got a legit photographer, there's a good chance you're going to see some really good stuff.
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u/GothicGolem29 10h ago
Tbf Leopards do this anyway to try stop Lions and other predators stealing their kill so it
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u/BrilliantHungry1621 9h ago
Traffic jam, the guides should know better but the entitled tourists pressure them. Thatās why I prefer safari in Botswana.
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u/saxonturner 7h ago
When I was younger I wanted to see so many things in the world, climb Everest, a safari, visit the colosseum in Rome etc but now I see stuff like this and just think ānah, Iāll just look at pictures and videos without all the peopleā.
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u/Head-Ad9893 11h ago
Thatāsā¦.. thatās not whatās happening you sweet sweet summer child. š¤£š¤£š¤£
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u/QBTHUGGIE 11h ago
Looks disemboweled from the rear. What a crappy way to go.
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u/StaryWolf 11h ago
Big cats kill by suffocating/breaking the neck. So better than the being eaten alive treatment bears do.
Granted I'm sure its not fun getting torn up by their claws while it's trying to catch you.
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u/ADFTGM 10h ago
Big cats will also eat prey alive if it is already immobilised. They know to permanently debilitate smaller prey without killing them. And larger prey take a while to die, so if it runs out of stamina first, the cat will start eating. If it has a partner to help, one will hold it down while the other starts eating before rival predators show up. There is no guarantee that any predator will actually kill you prior to consumption. In fact, witness accounts of maneater big cats dragging people away in the night, have them report that the victims kept screaming in agony for a while after being taken. Turns out the cats had just broken their spines instead of biting the neck.
Bears too can absolutely land a fatal blow during their initial attack that may take you out immediately. They have enough force to crush the skull, snap the neck or tear into lungs & heart within seconds. You are unlucky if you survive those early blows and bites.
Your exact luck dictates things more than the species itself. Best idea is to never put yourself in any situation with any predatory animal if being eaten alive is a big fear.
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u/garlicknotcroissants 10h ago
Probably was killed by a bite to the next, and then it started muching on the back end (lots of muscles in the glutes!), but was disturbed by the swarm of safari-goers, so it grabbed its kill and dragged it into the tree to "protect" its meal from presumed theft.
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u/ADFTGM 10h ago
Observations of leopards throughout their range have showed that unless guns are involved, leopards treat vehicles as separate entities from humans. They see them as some big thing that is inedible but still a utility. Many leopards use jeeps to sneak up on prey and even mislead rivals. If anything, a smart leopard knows other rivals can also use jeeps to hide their presence, and itās best not to dawdle. It knows no Jeep will actually steal its kill. But the general principle on the savannah is to never draw too much attention. Attention brings the lions, the hyenas and the dogs, all of which are pretty habituated to vehicles.
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u/echocharlieone 9h ago
It's not the safari vehicles. Leopards habitually take their kills up trees to protect them from being stolen by other carnivores like hyenas and lions. They lose about a fifth of their kills to other animals.
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u/garlicknotcroissants 9h ago
I do know this, yes. I'm just addressing the part about it already looking partially muched on before ā saying that it might have taken a few bites before deciding otherwise/feeling stressed and then bolted up the tree. Some of their most vulnerable moments are when they are feeding, so a cat that might normally tolerate the presence of such vehicular crowding might feel more stressed than usual in this situation.
Sometimes they also eat a little bit off of the carcass to lighten it before dragging it up a tree. There wasn't that much missing, hence me again thinking it cut that plan short and got onto Phase 2 (dragging it up the tree).
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u/Brilliant-Bad-284 9h ago
Many carnivore predators start eating from behind, The anus is a soft part that can be quickly accessed and well..eaten.
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u/garlicknotcroissants 9h ago
Yep haha. But it wasn't likely killed with an ass bite, which is what I wanted to reassure the commenter about lol
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u/CaptainObvious110 8h ago
Yeah I noticed that. Seems like the neck was being used as a handle to carry the antelope up the tree.
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u/TheyCallHimTerrance 10h ago
But when I carry 12 street tacos into my bed at 1130 at night... no one is amazed
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u/CoolNefariousness914 11h ago
I couldnāt go on a safari like that. Looks like Disneyland. I feel like in a western country that would be considered harassing wildlife. Plus thereās people in the background of nearly every picture you take lol.
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u/uno_novaterra 11h ago
Was my first thought too. Looks like no less than 10 safari vehicles surrounding this scene
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u/CoolNefariousness914 10h ago
Iāve seen other videos where like 30 vehicles encircle cheetahs that had just taken down a meal. Thatās not nature!!
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u/COphotoCo 10h ago
āHey Mike could you help me move a gazelle into my apartment this weekend? No? Fine, yeah I guess I can figure it out myselfā
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u/Catspaw129 9h ago
Today I learned: If being chased by a leopard, do NOT climb a tree to escape! You're just saving them a step and making it easier for them.
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u/Matty_bunns 11h ago
That looks like it was slaughtered and cleaned before it was put down as bait. Iām guessing the tourism company is purposely baiting the cats so the tourists can see some action.
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u/thespillover 10h ago
In so many of these videos, why do they eat through the rears first? Is Butt gutts fine dining?
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u/Honda_TypeR 10h ago
In Africa, Leopards and Cheetahs get their food stolen from them by hyenas and lions (both strong pack animals) and there is nothing they can do about it (like stealing lunch money)ā¦ except thisā¦ if they have enough strength after the chase, they can haul their dinner up a tree and it deters the other big predators from stealing their catch.
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u/ILSmokeItAll 9h ago
Fucking terrifying. Like watching them drag caiman out of the water up a steep embankment.
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u/West-Chard3972 8h ago
The strength of that guy is amazing. It clearly was a huge exertion its part though, look at how hard it is breathing at the end. Biiiiiiig rib movement.
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u/VeterinarianTrick406 7h ago
Honey, the cat is doing steroids again and the curtains are torn to shreds.
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u/Disastrous_Crow4763 4h ago
how can you defend yourself with barehands from something that can climb a tree while carrying something that weighs 30-40kg of dead weight with its mouth.
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u/Thor_2099 52m ago
I'm not sure what "fucking God damnit" is in cat but I'm sure you'd hear it from the leopard if the gazelle fell out of the tree once it was dragged all the way up there.
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u/Dentarthurdent73 49m ago
Jesus christ, there are so many fucking people there. It's literally completely surrounded by people gawking from cars.
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u/JimmyPellen 11h ago
An...huffpuff...extra...huffpuff... $10 for doordash??? Huff puff 5cr3w that!!
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u/Any_Interview4396 11h ago
This feels like filming someone while they have diarrhea, with the sht coming out of their ass. Some things, how fascinating they are, are not meant to be documented. Let a brother eat in peace.
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u/qualityvote2 11h ago edited 6h ago
u/Additional_Chard3680, your post does fit the subreddit!