Sri Lankan Leopard vs. Sri Lankan Sloth Bear

[dinosauria101]

Sri Lankan Leopard - Panthera pardus kotiya

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Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Length: 2.25 meters
Mass: 60 kg
Weapons: Precision oriented jaws, manual claws
One of the most widespread and adaptable of all the big cats. Preys on a very wide range of animals from beetles to elands.

Sri Lankan Sloth Bear - Melursus ursinus nornatus

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Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Length: 1.6 meters
Mass: 125 kg
Diet: Ants, termites, fruits
Weapons: Canine teeth, manual claws
Can be distinguished from other bears with its thick and shaggy coat. Extremely aggressive and often repels tigers.

[6f5e4d]

The bear will win the fight, if it can repel tigers with its aggression, it can easily repel leopards, especially due to it being larger.

[dinosauria101]

The bear wins here for me aswell - large claws and canine teeth and very aggressive, which would let it make the 1st move and quickly deal damage.

[DonaldCengXiongAzuma]

The sloth bear will win. It robs leopards of its kill.

[Revenant7451]

Here is a Sri Lankan sloth bear killing a leopard


In 1968, Kurt and Jayasuriya report of a sloth bear eaten by a leopard at Yala National Park, India. The details? The bear victim was either a young adult or sub adult female sloth bear described as three-quarter grown. The encounter occurred by a palu tree but whether the leopard was hunting the bear or if the meeting was a chance encounter is unclear. The authors stated the park staff were have to recorded only one other meeting between these two species in Yala National Park where a leopard was killed by a bear. The seriously injured bear was later destroyed by park officials. No other details of the encounter were provided.

Kurt, F. and Jayasuriya, A. (1968). Notes on a dead bear. Loris, 11: 182-183.

This is how I imagine the fight will go on

[dinosauria101]

^Good findings there!

[Revenant7451]

Thanks alot dude

[dinosauria101]

The bear is indeed pretty impressive. I'll see if there are any more accounts I can find of their interactions.

[Revenant7451]

Staged encounter from an old bollywood film