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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 2, 2019 21:12:09 GMT -5
Leopards are more aggressive towards humans but cougars and jaguars are more aggressive towards other animals in general. Once again as you said this is subjective. The reason why I put the jaguar above the leopard is because the former is generally an apex predator in its own environment and would treat the latter as a smaller version of itself. You might be right. You have a good point there.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 8, 2019 10:24:26 GMT -5
Panda's fighting abilities: Giant pandas are solitary and peaceful animals, which will usually avoid confrontation, but if escape is impossible, they will certainly fight back.
And as cuddly as they may look, pandas can protect themselves as well as most other bears by using their physical strength, and powerful jaws and teeth.
Pandas can grow up to 1.5m long and weigh as much as 150kg.
And while their large molar teeth and strong jaw muscles are designed for crushing bamboo, they can deliver a very nasty bite.
wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/endangered_species/giant_panda/panda/kung_fu_panda_enemies_defences/
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Post by brobear on Nov 8, 2019 11:05:46 GMT -5
I only recently learned that there are no leopards living within the panda bear's domain. Nevertheless, an interesting topic. Giant panda's ( juveniles ) sometimes fall prey to snow leopards, which are not true leopards. Solo traveller: the snow leopard is usually solitary and highly elusive Crepuscular: dawn and dusk are the cat’s most active times Living large: some snow leopards have home ranges of up to 1,000 square kilometers Single moms: for about 18 months, females raise their cubs – all alone Cold and dry: the snow leopard primarily lives in arid, barren mountain areas Gentle: snow leopards are not known to be aggressive toward humans Carnivorous: the cat’s main prey are ibex, argali and blue sheep
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:40:35 GMT -5
"We were on a game drive in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka when we heard about a leopard bathing under a tree. We made our way over to the location where we found the leopard lying almost out of sight. Just before we left a Sri Lankan Sloth bear walked out of the bush straight into view. We were all stunned as the bear made its way over to the leopard. On the way it rolled over onto its back then carried on straight to the leopard. The leopard was surprised and bolted." shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/1200/sloth-bear-meets-leopard
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:44:32 GMT -5
shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/793/leopards-small-brown-bear Enemies, diseases, parasites, mortality and competitors. Except for hunters, bears have almost no enemies. Primor'e territory constitutes an exception, where the Ussuri tiger may be an enemy, most often attacking bears in winter, in the hibemaculum. Since tigers are almost extinct, such cases are rare and do not have any actual significance. In Caucasus preserve, in June 1931, it was recorded that a leopard killed two small bears. However, this animal is also extremely rare here. Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume II, part 2a, Heptoer & Naumov, 1988 "A two-year old brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) was killed and partially eaten by a snow leopard in Kazahkstan, but this must be quite unusual" (Heptner and Sludskii 1992)
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:46:32 GMT -5
shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/793/leopards-small-brown-bear In the forest belt of Aksu-Dzhebagly preserve (Talassk Alatau) a two-year-old bear killed and partly eaten by an ounce was found (Fig. 144). Judging from traces of the fight, the bear was taken unawares while digging for roots in a rock stream. It tried to save itself by climbing onto a rock. The leopard had eaten the rear portion of the body and the viscera but had not touched the remainder, or the skin (F.D. Shaposhnikov, 1956). Here this predator had been iying in wait in the early morning for roe deer approaching on a solonetz. About the incident on the Caucasus Nature Reserve, there was no other information provided. Leopards in this area are very rare and the victims are described as two small bears suggesting perhaps older cubs or sub adult (sibling) victims. Caucasus form of brown bear vary in size but again we are talking about brown bear and leopard. As we understand the relationship between adult brown bears and big cats; logic here suggests we are talking about very young victims.
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:48:28 GMT -5
shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/1208/ecology-behaviour-protected-area-lankan The ecology and behaviour of a protected area Sri Lankan leopard(Panthera pardus kotiya) population "Of all (leopard) kills, 13.7% were secured in trees. Wild boars were detected scavenging from 38.8% of 49 monitored carcasses. Other scavengers included ruddy mongoose (Herpesthes smithii; 36.8%), Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhnchos; 22.5%), land monitor (8.2%), mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris; 6.1%), sloth bear (Melursus ursinus; 4.1%) and Hawk Eagle (Spizeatus cirrhatus; 2%). A small but widespread population of jackals (Canis aureus) inhabits the study area, but these were never observed to directly scavenge from a leopard kill." ► tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_58_1/7.%20Kittle%20et%20al..pdf
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:50:34 GMT -5
Encounters between sloth bears and leopards are rare, often occurring in the evening at and around kill sites. 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. shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/757/leopard-sloth-bear-encounters
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:52:31 GMT -5
shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/757/leopard-sloth-bear-encounters "Came across a leopard and two sloth bears at Maradanmaduwa on the way out after a full day of safari at Wilpattu National Park. First we saw a fully grown bear feeding in the open areas but we couldn't observe it for long as it went in. Soon after we saw a leopard in the surrounding - it was walking towards the direction where the bear was. It suddenly stopped and waited for a while staring at something inside the jungle. We think the the leopard saw the bear and didn't want to go that way. After a while it went in as well - but all of a sudden a bear was walking much close to the road. It's not the one we saw before as this one is much smaller."
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 2:56:02 GMT -5
When a young male leopard and sloth bear meet | Leopard Trails shaggygod.proboards.com/"It is said that nature will sometimes reward you on special occasions, and any form of leopard-sloth bear interaction is surely a special reward! This is exactly what happened to guide Avi as he celebrated his recent birthday at Wilpattu national park guiding a group of our guests. He was able to capture this fantastic footage of a near 3 year old male subadult leopard (the 2:3 Maradanmaduwa male leopard born in late 2014) approaching and then interacting with a sloth bear of similar age in the vicinity. Enjoy!"
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:02:16 GMT -5
Leopard and Bear 2016 shaggygod.proboards.com/"First Time in History of India - Bear Attack on Leopard! What happen in between them, Just watch!!"
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:06:05 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:07:14 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:11:05 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:12:23 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 7, 2019 3:14:51 GMT -5
One December morning a few years ago, I witnessed the unusual sight of a sloth bear feeding on a buffalo calf. shaggygod.proboards.com/I came upon a fresh leopard kill about 5 metres off the Talgasmankade road in Yala National Park. The leopard had obviously been disturbed by our approach and had not consumed any part of the kill; it had, however, made an incision about 10 cm wide in the skin of the stomach. As the leopard was not in evidence, we left the area, but returned at around 2.30 that same afternoon. We spotted the leopard, a young male, on a tamarind tree about 50 metres into the jungle. I parked the jeep about 30 metres from the kill, and whiled away the time taking photographs of the leopard on the tree. Suddenly, I heard rustling sound coming from behind the jeep. A sloth bear was approaching the kill, downwind, and therefore oblivious of my presence. The leopard, seeing the bear, slipped down the tree and went towards the dead calf, obviously anxious to protect its spoils. The bear took no notice of him, but kept sniffing the air and following the drag-mark made by the leopard earlier on, which meant he was not taking the most direct path to kill. The leopard sped towards the bear, belly to the ground, making low snarling, hissing sounds. The bear did not relent however, even as the big cat sprang at him thus three more times. Outdone, and in no mood for a fight, the leopard retreated to a small hollow in the thorny scrub. The bear did not bother to pursue him. The confrontation had been a noisy one, but with absolutely no physical contact. The bear then opened up the calf's stomach and began sucking on the gory juices. Then, using his paw, he tore out the intestines and ate them. Next, while holding down the carcass with one paw, he opened out the young buffalo's chest with a single sweep of the other paw and fed on the heart and lungs, sucking up all the blood in the cavity. It was interesting to note that he did not eat any of the 'flesh' (muscle). After feeding for about an hour and a half, the bear sat down patiently, cleaned his paws and face, rolled on the sandy road, and then ambled off in the same direction from whence he had come. Some minutes after his departure, the leopard came out of the thicket and started feeding. We left him to his meal. www.lankalibrary.com/wlife/slothbear.htm
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 7, 2019 5:37:24 GMT -5
"We were on a game drive in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka when we heard about a leopard bathing under a tree. We made our way over to the location where we found the leopard lying almost out of sight. Just before we left a Sri Lankan Sloth bear walked out of the bush straight into view. We were all stunned as the bear made its way over to the leopard. On the way it rolled over onto its back then carried on straight to the leopard. The leopard was surprised and bolted." shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/1200/sloth-bear-meets-leopard Not surprising. A sloth bear is 100% bravery and heart while the leopard is exactly the opossite. This is a great account.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 8, 2019 20:50:29 GMT -5
Credited to King Kodiak domainofthebears.proboards.com/thread/277/bear-basics-all-bears?page=2In this source the leopard is called a major 'predator' of the sloth bear yet we know male sloth bears and even female sloth bears are immune to leopard predation. Female sloth bears are larger than most male leopards yet exceptionally large male leopards reach the same weight as a female sloth bear (185 to 200 pounds vs 210 pounds). Surprisingly no records of leopards killing female sloth bears even by ambush.
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Post by brobear on Dec 11, 2019 5:42:02 GMT -5
Size of the leopard:
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