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Post by elosha11 on Dec 1, 2019 20:34:27 GMT 5
^Yes, you will notice that I clearly identified the hyena as a subadult. However, it does look like the leopard drove off a larger adult of some type prior the predation. It's an old and gaunt male leopard, so I find the entire interaction somewhat impressive, and of some - albeit limited - relevance as to who has the upper hand in one on one scenarios (those occasions where the leopard doesn't have to worry about being swarmed by a whole pack of hyenas).
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 1, 2019 20:49:33 GMT 5
Ah.
Very big male leopards can get to over 70 kg, more than what the average hyena weighs. I favor the leopard here as well, but the hyena probably fled due to the leopard being larger than both it and the subadult hyena
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Post by elosha11 on Dec 2, 2019 4:59:40 GMT 5
That was a gaunt and very old leopard. Did you see how skinny it was? It was quite a long leopard and may have been 70 kgs in its prime, but unlikely to be near 70 kgs in its gaunt state. But that's not to say it wasn't a formidable and desperate animal. The fleeing hyena's size is hard to estimate, but it's rotund body shape does suggest an adult, rather than a subadult. It clearly wanted no part of the leopard. I imagine that leopard was desperate enough to fight to the death and risk a hyena pack and the adult hyena wasn't having it.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 2, 2019 5:01:07 GMT 5
Oh, an old aged individual. Sorry, misunderstood the post.
Nonetheless I would favor a hyena only about 4/10. The hyena fleeing is probably because it didn't like its odds
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