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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 9, 2019 16:27:32 GMT 5
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Post by 6f5e4d on Dec 10, 2019 9:34:59 GMT 5
The Komodo dragon is heavier than the leopard and already has that venom to help it win, so the Komodo dragon wins this battle.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 10, 2019 17:28:40 GMT 5
Agreed. I'd even favor it at parity due to weapons, durability, and stamina. A bite to a leg or neck would be pretty much game over if you ask me. Here's a size comparison I made, scalebars are 20 cm  |
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Post by DonaldCengXiongAzuma on Dec 10, 2019 17:31:22 GMT 5
Leopards usually go for the throat bite but the Komodo dragon is lower to the ground making it difficult.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 10, 2019 17:33:03 GMT 5
^That helps too. I'm sure glad we're not a forum that's loaded with felid fanatics and people who doubt the danger of the Komodo's bite. Edit: Also, here's some data on the average mass of the leopard:  Also if anyone sees a study that says Komodo dragons are not as big as commonly thought (40-45 kg), ignore it. It doesn't take age or gender into consideration AFAIK so there's a lot of young animals dragging the "average" of adults down |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 21:58:01 GMT 5
Going for the komodo too, although its pretty close. If the leopard can get to the back of the komodo fast enough, it can win. However, if a komodo gets a bite, it will win.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 12, 2019 22:12:35 GMT 5
I do believe the quickness and stamina of the dragon, as well as its 360 defense, will help it to keep the leopard in front. And even if the leopard does get behind, it's not game over - Komodos have quite the chain mail news.utexas.edu/2019/09/12/elaborate-komodo-dragon-armor-defends-against-other-dragons/This armor is very efficient against the jaws of other Komodos, so it shoukd provide dencent protection from whatever the leopard has to dish out and give to Komodo time to shake it off and retaliate |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 22:16:59 GMT 5
The chainmail armor is only effective against the komod's slicing bite which has a relatively weak bite force, the level of a housecat. Compare that to a leopard with a higher bite force, and the leopard should be able to suffocate the komodo. After all, they have suffocated nile crocodiles before
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 12, 2019 22:18:36 GMT 5
You do have a point there, I guess.
Not all that big of a problem, I suppose. The agility, stamina, and lethal bite are probably still enough for the KD to win on average and parity.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 22:20:38 GMT 5
I'm not sure how the agility and stamina of the leopard and dragon compare. As a felid, the leopard shouldn't have much stamina, but reptiles aren't exactly known for stamina either. Similarly, the komodo is fast, but the leopard is just as if not even faster. In fact, these animals may actually be more or less equals on these two departments www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkqzH1TovRQleopards are fast And they live on the savannah so I'd expect them to share an increased stamina like lions |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 12, 2019 22:33:11 GMT 5
Well, you might have a point.
However, Komodos apparently can have canine-like stamina due to a gular pump system - this lets them continue after prey for quite a while. Moreover, while they may be more or less equal in, say, a race, I believe the Komodo's explosive bursts of speed would be more useful to help it land bites.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 22:40:36 GMT 5
I agree with that. The leopard has a chance of winning if it can get a knockout early in the round by getting into the neck. If it can't then the leopard would've spent all its energy and the komodo can get a bite with ease
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Post by ultimatium35 on Dec 17, 2019 11:29:00 GMT 5
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Post by sam1 on Dec 17, 2019 13:03:57 GMT 5
Leopard is far quicker, far more agile, has far better body control and stamina and is a far more capable grappler.
What Komodo has going for it is size, durability and venom.
Honestly, given that both these animals would lack experience in mutual conflict, I see leopard dominating the fight, outmaneuvering the lizard and killing it with a skull bite, but likely getting bitten in the process. Still going with the cat.
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Post by sam1 on Dec 17, 2019 13:07:42 GMT 5
Well, you might have a point. However, Komodos apparently can have canine-like stamina due to a gular pump system - this lets them continue after prey for quite a while. Moreover, while they may be more or less equal in, say, a race, I believe the Komodo's explosive bursts of speed would be more useful to help it land bites. Are you seriously saying a Komodo is more explosive and athletic than a leopard?!😄 |
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