Leopard Ambushes Impala

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Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by Vikram » Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:10 pm

I do not think many would have seen something like this.Saw it on AR. Astounding.

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Post by conty1 » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:12 pm

Awesome!! Absolutely amazing!!
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Post by winnie_the_pooh » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:33 pm

Now that is what you call 'fast food' :D

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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by kasimpatel » Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:51 am

that's pretty amazing

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Post by captrakshitsharma » Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:14 am

That's an ambush." must say have never seen such crazy footage
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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by prashantsingh » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:43 am

Fantastic.
Have seen a similar video on you tube before.
It's a 14 seconds video where the photography is amazing
It's called "Unbelievable Leopard Hunt"

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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by sudhaiob » Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:24 am

prashantsingh wrote:Fantastic.
Have seen a similar video on you tube before.
It's a 14 seconds video where the photography is amazing
It's called "Unbelievable Leopard Hunt"

Here's the link

The clip does not exist

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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by prashantsingh » Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:48 pm

sudhaiob wrote: The clip does not exist
Still not very computer savvy :stupid:
Not sure if I still got it right.
Just type "Unbelievable Leopard Hunt" on you tube and you should get it. If you do get it , please put it up here. It's a short 14 seconds clip. But fantastic photography.

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Post by ak27 » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:18 pm

prashantsingh wrote: Just type "Unbelievable Leopard Hunt" on you tube and you should get it. If you do get it , please put it up here. It's a short 14 seconds clip. But fantastic photography.
Amazing how aerobic Leopards can be while hunting. It just managed to counteract the immense momentum of the Deer's jump with a full somersault in the air. I have seen a lot of hunts wherein a Doe is cornered by a pride and is ambushed by a waiting lioness. But, the lioness always gets wounded or at worse breaks a leg due to the hit from the bolting deer. Leopards manage to pull it off rather smoothly. They are fierce hunters.
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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by sudhaiob » Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:15 pm

ak27 wrote:
prashantsingh wrote: Just type "Unbelievable Leopard Hunt" on you tube and you should get it. If you do get it , please put it up here. It's a short 14 seconds clip. But fantastic photography.
Amazing how aerobic Leopards can be while hunting. It just managed to counteract the immense momentum of the Deer's jump with a full somersault in the air. I have seen a lot of hunts wherein a Doe is cornered by a pride and is ambushed by a waiting lioness. But, the lioness always gets wounded or at worse breaks a leg due to the hit from the bolting deer. Leopards manage to pull it off rather smoothly. They are fierce hunters.
I do not agree with the presumption that lionesses always do get hurt. The sheer size of the animal makes it sure that the animal is knocked down and the lioness takes care to ensure that the legs of the prey are at the opposite side
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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by Sakobav » Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:50 am

Wow now thats an ambush he simply used the cover and somersault was amazing...I just read that quite a few leopards are being poached in India which is really sad..How immune he was to jeep full of tourists and simply focused on its prey..there seems to be some kind of familiarity about folks wandering around there..otherwise I would except it to charge the jeep to protect its food..other amazing thing is how easily they carry their kill and climb into a tree

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Post by xl_target » Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:45 am

Impressive
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Re: Leopard Ambushes Impala

Post by sudhaiob » Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:51 am

See the video of a lioness ambushing an impala



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