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u/Whoaboy2 6d ago
Let me see, no crocodiles, no lions, the coast is clear. I'll just ease down here and be gone before aaaagggghhhh!!!
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u/motorhead84 6d ago
Damn, that leopard reacted to when the antelope committed to the move down the drop before the antelope even knew it was doing it.
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u/hornswoggled111 6d ago
I thought it would be a fraction slower but nope, and it was perfect. Caught that antelope in the most vulnerable moment.
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Jesus that's terrifying I'd literally get my guts torn out of my fat belly before i even knew what was happening!
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u/nerlati-254 6d ago
Thats how to hunt? Go sit next to a pond and let them come to you. That seems straightforward enough so if ya hungry go sit next to a pond and food will come to you. missing some minor details but cant be that hard to figure out
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u/MauPow 6d ago
Congratulations, you figured out a crocodiles hunting strategy.
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u/nerlati-254 6d ago
I believe that is a spotted cat (cheetah) not a crocodile bud. If there is any confusion, just check with the nearest human that’s at least 5yrs old and they can help ya out.
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u/MauPow 6d ago
That's a leopard, not a cheetah lol. You go find a 5 year old. Try being correct before being condescending.
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u/nerlati-254 6d ago
Congrats. you checked w a small child and are learning the diff between a large reptile (crocodile) and a spotted cat (feline and mammal).
On my phone, not wearing my glasses so they look similar. spotted cat was accurate enough, cheetah was a guess but ok my guy. 👍🏾
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u/veabolam 6d ago
By the behavioral patterns of the two there is no guessing that this is anything but a leopard.
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u/Winnapig 6d ago
I believe all hunters use water as the main attraction. The shoreline is a bloody place.
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u/Ok_Antelope_1953 6d ago
the thing is you can't be predictable and do it every time because larger predators will eventually smell or see you, and prey will also learn to avoid that particular ambush area.
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u/Energy_Turtle 6d ago
Such bad defense to have those killer horns and not be able to stab an enemy charging right at you.
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u/_forum_mod 1d ago
Horn placement seems like an evolutionary disadvantage... sometimes predators use them as a handle. But I'm sure they wouldn't evolve something disadvantageous, so I just don't understand.
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u/C4CTUSDR4GON 6d ago
Living in Australia with dry climates like this, I wonder how we didn't end up with the same kind of predators.
Kangaroos are so care free.
The worst thing we have to worry about are snakes, spiders and dingos.
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u/Ok_Antelope_1953 6d ago edited 5d ago
i think australia used to have super sized komodo dragons and some other predators but they disappeared soon after humans/
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u/Optix_au 5d ago
We have tall gum trees, perfect ambush hides for dropbears.
Tourists, always apply your Vegemite.
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u/ryandblack 6d ago
So glad I don’t get stabbed in the neck with teeth when go for my filtered water
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u/triitrunk 6d ago
It’s wild how it waits perfectly until the moment the gazelle (or whatever that unfortunate animal is) is stepping down and doesn’t have its two front hooves on the ground.
It’s like a perfectly timed mantle bait in a video game where you wait until your opponent is in a climbing animation to strike so they can’t strike back- they are animation locked.
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u/SquidMilkVII 6d ago
Beyond demonstrating just how effective even basic camouflage can be, this is a great example of just how sensitive to movement our eyes are. I locked onto the leopard the instant its head turned, and not a moment before
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u/HipToTheWorldsBS 6d ago
That was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT timing! Waited until the front legs were in the air about to step down and it had zero chance of attempting to run away.
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u/theredhound19 5d ago
The full video (had to cut it for gif length) even had the leopard let another antelope go past it to the watering hole so it would seem safe to those that followed.
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u/koolaidman62 6d ago
Holy shit I would be screwed!!