When we came back a couple days later, she was up in the tree, and he approached on the ground. She made an even louder racket and let out a loud bark at him. Click photo to see larger; there is a lot of detail. He turns away and saunters off….
And then she jumps down to follow him.
She is in her prime – just look at those whiskers – Wow! (If I didn’t know better, I’d say this photo was of a stuffed animal in a diorama somewhere – maybe Museum of Nat. History or similar)
Older leopards (especially males, but also females) can get tatty looking and a bit moth-eaten as they pass from prime to "that certain age".
One of the finest shots of this type I have ever seen
‘Sfar as I ever heard, they’ll only attack if severely provoked and/or defending their young. Unlike male lions who get expelled from the harem/pride when they get older (by a younger pretender to the throne), and either are injured in the confrontation or just not as good at solo hunting as they used to be, and then get hungry so elect to go after slower prey of the bipedal variety
Leopards do (did?) however thrive around the periphery of civilization when I lived outside Nairobi – domestic pets, particularly dogs, would turn up missing after being let out for a pee just before bed-time. I lost a Sealyham terrier that way, neighbors lost a Doberman. Goats were also a favorite…
I only ever heard of one human mauled by a leopard, and in that case the confrontation was accidental and the leopard broke off the engagement before the guy got killed.
Yep – and this occurred "downtown" in a small Indian village with hundreds of viallagers in close proximity (standing on roof for safety)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNIj1qAbZlA
Completely out of character, must have been sick or desperate
Yeah, here’s another short video from India… that cuts to the chase… and shows how fast they can be…
Wow, what a shot! Your video link isn’t good anymore but I did find the video on Discovery website if that helps. animal.discovery.com/videos/untamed-and-uncut-tiger-attac…. I’m so glad they tried to help the tiger. I love India because they do care for their animals as much as possible.
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