The recorded leopard is one of the hunters that dominates the desert.
Among the four largest species in the cat family (tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard), although the leopard is the species with the lowest strength index, it is the top in terms of hunting rate. .
The reason is because leopards are a species with extremely intelligent and extremely effective hunting strategies.
They often hunt at low light such as dawn, after dusk or when it is completely dark. A successful hunt for a leopard is determined by the accuracy of the process of tracking, stalking and then attacking and taking down the prey. When a leopard catches its prey, it will finish it off by biting its throat to cause it to lose blood and suffocate to death.
To do that, the leopard is blessed by God with agility and the ability to climb very well. At a healthy age, a leopard can run more than 60 km/h, leap more than 6 m horizontally and jump 3 m high or create highlights by diving down on prey from tree branches. . Additionally, it can also hide in an amazing disguise.
Leopards have a modest height, but in return they are very good at climbing. This animal can carry prey twice its body weight and then climb trees. This is a special skill that few species can do.
Tour guide Pieter Kruger, on a business trip to Greater Kruger National Park, accidentally encountered the extremely skillful hunting image of a leopard “hunter”.
The video begins with the image of a herd of impala antelopes running away in panic from the bushes on the path of the tourist group. A leopard named Ntima was pursuing and then suddenly jumped nearly 2 meters into the air to catch the impala.
“I felt like I was being electrocuted by what I was seeing. Even as a tour guide, it’s not always possible to witness leopards hunting with our own eyes. At first I was shocked. kept an eye on this sneaky leopard from afar. It had its eye on the gazelles and approached with the utmost caution. When it felt close enough, the hunter launched its raid and created “A masterpiece in the clip. At that time, we were only standing about 30 meters away. The herd of antelopes must have been running at a speed of up to 70 – 80 km/h but was still absolutely defeated by the leopard.” ., Pieter excitedly recounted.