Silverback gorilla vs leopard

[Gorilla king]

The leopard eventually disappeared. Perhaps the Belgians were right and he did meet his match in the shape of a strong silverback. But it may also be that the surviving gorillas were too few to justify his efforts and he moved.







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[oldindigosilverback]

/\ I think most likely the leopard moved on. No point attacking a silverback gorilla when there are other prey available.

[Gorilla king]

Perhaps this explains the old stories gathered by the missionaries of the West coast that the gorillas killed the leopards for food.






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[oldindigosilverback]

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This picture belongs here.

[brobear]

That picture is one of 'Takers creations.

[Gorilla king]

Aug 28, 2023 17:28:12 GMT -5 brobear said:

That picture is one of 'Takers creations.

Look at the shoulder height difference, look at the front limbs difference. Doesn't look like the leopard stands much of a chance.

[brobear]

A thought has occurred to me. I remember reading (some years ago) about this one particular large pride of African lions that, during some hard times, had learned to hunt African bush elephants.
These lions choose a large subadult elephant, from the herd, on a dark night. An elephant has poor night vision; no better than a human's. Therefore, the lions, in large numbers, are basically ambushing a blind young elephant.

It is possible that leopards prey upon the Western gorillas in much the same fashion. In the jungle, with a canopy of foliage above, on a dark cloudy night (a tropical rain forest is very often cloudy) the leopard would be hunting completely blind sleeping gorillas.

[Gorilla king]

the leopard would be hunting completely blind sleeping gorillas.

Even with all of these disadvantages, some Silverbacks, while initially already injured, were still able to dislodge, fight back, and make the leopards run away, and maybe even kill leopards while ambushed and injured.

[Gorilla king]

In fact i have been told time and again that even leopards, who are the terror of the jungles, are afraid of gorillas. From trustworthy sources i have learned that in a fight between the two generally, the leopard is knocked out.






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[Gorilla king]

Looks like a short description of a fight, sadly, i cant find the rest.


"The gorilla was not only infinitely stronger, but also infinitely quicker than the leopard. But neither antagonist, in such close quarters, was able to bite often."






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[Gorilla king]

The male animal spends the night crouching at the foot of the tree, against which he places his back, and thus protects the female and their young, which are in the nest above, from the nocturnal attacks of leopards, which are always ready to devour all species of apes.








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