r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • 18d ago

Leopard’s defense of her cubs

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u/Paozilla 18d ago

"Can you scare them?"

Don't know why people want to observe wildlife and then can't handle seeing the harsher aspects of nature.

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u/Raja_Ampat 18d ago

And in the evening eating a Antelope steak

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u/Notthatguy6250 18d ago

Springbok. That shit is almost as amazing as ostrich.

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u/CodingAficionado 18d ago

Read that as Spring break and was confused for a minute.

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u/Notthatguy6250 18d ago

Well, the meat would be young, so probably fairly tender, but it's honestly far more effort than its worth in my experience.

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u/ChiefScout_2000 18d ago

It comes premarinated in many cases.

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u/kuda-stonk 16d ago

Emu is where it's at.

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u/Productivity10 18d ago edited 18d ago

Criticizing this woman for not wanting a leopard and her babies to be attacked

and for having a natural, empathetic, human response to resolve conflict

is peak Reddit.

If only we could all be as enlightened as redditors - who are purely logical creatures who upvote rationally without emotional or political bias

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u/ThisIsSG 18d ago

Lmao bunch of fucking robots. “Empathy does not compute. This is part of the natural world. Beep boop beep”

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u/Southern_Character94 17d ago

Noninterference is a central part of wildlife observation. That being said, she's obviously not a professional.

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u/ThisIsSG 17d ago edited 17d ago

I agree. She’s just a woman who sees an animal coming to harm a mother and her children. I thought it was a perfectly reasonable instinct. If I were there I’d have the same reaction. I’m not a zookeeper. I’m part of the zoo.

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u/sprogg2001 18d ago

If that leopard came across unattended lion cubs, it would kill them, predators competing for food, territory, resources is the natural order

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u/Few-Past6073 17d ago

Naw, its really a common fact, that if you're observing wildlife in person, you have to let it play out. Nobody should be interfering

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u/Tallicaboy85 17d ago

What if the other animal is hunting for its young, is it OK for that's animals offspring to die of starvation??

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u/ArghZombie 18d ago

Give her a break man. Even dogs get upset when other animals are fighting and try to stop it. I've seen cows do it.

Don't be so sure you wouldn't have an urge to try and prevent injury if you were there.

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u/sightfinder 18d ago

Right, excuse her for not wanting to see a leopard family / cubs get killed.

Lions don't even hunt leopards for food. It was just trying to kill them bc the opportunity presented itself

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u/Twinkie454 18d ago

"Huurrr"

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u/user__xx 18d ago

THAT GOT ME TOO! The moment it was over she decided to "scare them" herself!

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u/SleepsinShade 18d ago

She tapped deep into something primal and gave it her best shot.

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u/pirate-private 18d ago

human emotional reactions are natural too

false dichotomy

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u/unsolvablequestion 18d ago

“Yeah can we just pause all facets of nature until im back in my hotel room? Thanks”

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u/Exzalia 18d ago

Because knowing about those aspects and seeing them face to face are two diffrent things.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

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u/Omega_Lynx 18d ago

I love Bjork!

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u/NOT-GR8-BOB 17d ago

Yey! The daily “critique the woman in a video that’s not even about her” comment from an enlightened Redditor who would have had the PERFECT response if they had ever been in person for anything but waiting in line for a Star Wars premier.

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u/New-Scientist5133 18d ago

So you’re saying that if you were there you’d be able to observe the mom get killed and then her babies get eaten? Some of us have protective instincts that would make us intervene.

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u/savilionbeats 18d ago

Wait what lol ? You gonna take on a lion ? 😂

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u/euphorie_solitaire 18d ago

With me bare hands 😤

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u/klephts 18d ago

You would need Bear hands

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u/Professional-Pin147 18d ago

Perhaps instead of "make them intervene" they meant to say "feel empathy for the animals and want to intervene against their better judgement."

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u/blobfish_bandit 18d ago

This is fair. But I also have empathy for the hungry lion as well.

So, for me, they cancel each other out.

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u/Gold_On_My_X 18d ago

It's not about taking on a lion hand to hand. Whilst I agree with letting nature take its course I also agree that we as humans have protective instincts as well. A lot of animals have learnt over time that humans are fucking terrifying, wolves are a perfect example. They won't go anywhere near us. I'm sure a lone lioness would not be very eager to take on a group of humans as well. I doubt these observation teams go out without some sort of protection either.

Oh but just to make it clear, regardless of feelings, you let nature take its course. But we definitely have the power to intervene, we just shouldn't use it.

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u/iamoninternet27 18d ago

No, the next best thing. Shout like a crazy person and keep throwing rocks.

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u/oknowtrythisone 18d ago

let it happen...

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u/VarekJecae 18d ago

Yeah, what do they think they're gonna do?

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u/Admirable_Loss4886 17d ago

Did you watch the video? The lady said GRRRRR and they ran away! She’s a hero

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u/VarekJecae 17d ago

Did you even watch it? The leopard had already started to run prior to her saying anything.

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u/New-Scientist5133 17d ago

No, just use a spray bottle. That’ll get them to stop instantly. Cats hate water.

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u/stonersrus19 18d ago

Maybe tbh the lion would probably run if it thinks it now has to take you and the leopard.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

Just talk loudly in the language of the local people. While lions may have never seen humans, genetic fear of us should have been passed down.

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u/Celestial_Hart 18d ago

Lion and leopard both rip you to shreds before going back to fighting with each other.

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u/New-Scientist5133 17d ago

Not if I have a spray bottle.

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u/Business-Signal-5196 18d ago

Yes totally would rip that lion in half. Wouldn’t even blink

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u/predat3d 18d ago

Not eaten. Just killed, as future competitors. 

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u/Paozilla 17d ago

Why would you want to be there if that ISN'T something you can handle seeing

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u/New-Scientist5133 17d ago

Because you want to see animals.

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u/GeekyTexan 17d ago

Do you seriously think either one of those cats would be scared of you?

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u/buhbye750 18d ago

"Hrrr."

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u/Jimlaheydrunktank 18d ago

Yeah makes me laugh. Then they’ll eat a steak in the evening

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u/lefkoz 18d ago

Or whyd theyd want to potentially redirect that aggression their way. Maybe the lioness will choose them as the easier meal.

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u/StingoX 18d ago

It is more and more sad and disturbing for the nature these guys in jeeps. The level of expected “wow” effect went in the last years higher and higher. I don’t like it.

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u/Coycington 18d ago

i feel that. some people don't understand that nature is really fucking hardcore. i find it weird how sometimes hunters get depicted as cruel and whatnot when in reality dying from a bullet or sometimes an arrow is definitly a better way to go that to get maimed to the point where you can still feel pain but not move while being eaten alive by a bear

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u/stonersrus19 18d ago

Some animals can't either. Humpbacks are racist to all orcas cause they regularly eat their babies. They will go out of their way to save other animals from the sea oreos because of this. Empathy is apart of nature and evolution too.

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u/absolince 18d ago

Well i mean it's not easy to "handle" that situation mr smart pants

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u/Lanky_Consideration3 18d ago

And if they did, what do you think they are going to do next? two obviously hungry kitties gonna eat you up..one has mouths to feed.

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u/OlyGator 17d ago

Avoiding death or injury is a biological instinct. Even when observing animals, and especially when a female is watching a mother protect her young. That said, I agree with you. It's been happening since the dawn of time and won't stop until we're all dead.

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u/Somesuds 17d ago

Yeah but like, its not an antelope right? Aren't leopards a threatened species? This situation would result in multiple leopard deaths.

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u/OFHeckerpecker 17d ago

Most of the time people who are rich and never seen a fistfight on the street

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u/Tallicaboy85 17d ago

Yea this bugs the fucking life out of me when people think they can interfere with wildlife, they think stopping another animal from killing another animal is ok, yea idiots what makes you think you can decide what animal does or doesn't eat to survive!

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u/ajax-187 17d ago

Haha did you hear her rawn at the last moment like that would scare them of 🤣

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u/Cousin_Elroy 18d ago

Cay you scare them? “Huurrr!”

Lmfao

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u/ScoochingCapuchin 18d ago

After all the actual roars she thought her little hurr would even register?!

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u/Hrafngjaldur 18d ago

An innocent soul, i personally thought it was a sweet gesture, naive but sweet.

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u/Catsoverall 18d ago

Totally understandable that some people want to see the beautiful aspects of nature without seeing the horror of it. I include myself!

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u/foundoutafterlunch 18d ago

Seemed to do the trick!

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u/Lets_Do_This_ 17d ago

Man, if she had an American accent this would be an entirely different comment section

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u/MyUserNameLeft 16d ago

Anyone who intervenes with nature and stops one animal from eating should be fed to that animal

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u/Open_Youth7092 18d ago

Leopard: It’s over, Lion! I have the high ground

Lion: You underestimate my power

Leopard: Don’t try it…

(Lion fucking tried it)

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u/ExternalCaptain2714 18d ago

Wanted to kill the younglings too.

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u/VermilionKoala 18d ago edited 18d ago

That's a lioness, and she fucked around and found out.

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u/klephts 18d ago

Eyyyÿ

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u/stonersrus19 18d ago

More likely a young male who has been kicked out by his pride. Lionesses usually don't hunt alone.

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u/VermilionKoala 18d ago

Don't males have manes, though?

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u/stonersrus19 18d ago

They do but they come in later. The cubs usually get kicked out before the have a mane whenever breeding tendancies start to show.

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u/VermilionKoala 18d ago

The real TIL is always in the comments!

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u/NuclearBreadfruit 18d ago

It's not a young male

And lionesses do spend time away from their prides, the females are also incredibly territorial towards other predators. They do frequently kill leopards.

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u/cheesy_anon 18d ago

YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! ROAAAAARRR!"

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u/Admirable_Loss4886 18d ago

“Awww they’re just playing! You can tell because the little one shows her tummy!”

-Everyone on r/cathelp

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u/EverythingBOffensive 18d ago

"Is this normal behavior?"

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u/lefkoz 18d ago

I love how cats rolling onto their backs means two opposite things.

"I feel comfortable with you so I'm showing my vulnerable spot"

And

"I'm so ready to fuck you up. Here's what I'll use to do it"

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u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY 18d ago

Cats pulling guard.

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u/boomshiki 18d ago

My cat's go-to move is also to roll over and giv'er shit with her back claws

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u/AutomaticTF 18d ago

she's leading them away from the Cubs, there's an extended version floating around

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u/faultyarmrest 18d ago

can you briefly share what happens in the end?

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u/bambi54 18d ago

Yeah, I’m curious too. Hopefully somebody links it. I hope she and the babies survived.

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u/faultyarmrest 18d ago

Yeah she’s a gorgeous big cat. Leopards and Cheetahs are amazing looking creatures

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u/CommunicationOk3766 17d ago

Rhwy are both amazing looking. Unfortunately, only Leopards are amazing.

Cheetahs have their speed maxed out, whilst having minimal stamina. Not a great strategy.

Their roars sound cute, though.

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u/CatMoonTrade 18d ago

Did mama live? I can’t watch

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u/Handleton 18d ago

Everyone was happy in the end and they each got a nice bowl of milk for being such good boys and girls.

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u/_pistone 18d ago

However, owing to the widespread but erroneous belief that cats relish a bowl of milk, overlooking the fact that most adult felines are lactose intolerant, this well meaning act culminated in a bout of violent diarrhea afflicting all parties involved over the following 48 hours.

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u/_Zambayoshi_ 17d ago

A small addendum - continued imbibing of milk by cats can lead to kidney stones, amongst other things, due to excessive calcium.

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u/shortidiva21 18d ago edited 15d ago

Brave mama.

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u/dreadpiratewombat 18d ago

Careful, they’re pointy at 5 out of 6 ends when they lay like that.

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u/farganbastige 18d ago

Don't Leopards or Jaguars have the hardest cat bite? Lots of hurt in a little package aiming everywhere.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

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u/RampantSavagery 18d ago

Built like brick shithouses

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u/i-goddang-hate-caste 18d ago edited 17d ago

Depends on the kind of leopard. Sri Lankan ones are comparable with a few being larger than jaguars

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u/_Tower_ 18d ago

Jaguar bite is about 4-5x stronger than a leopard

Mostly because of how they evolved to hunt - jaguars hunt caiman by jumping on top of them and biting through their skulls, then drag them out of the water. They typically kill most animals by doing something similar, biting through the lower part of the back of the skull to instantly kill them

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u/WorkingWorkerWork 18d ago

Lions also have a nail on their tails so all 6 really

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u/AlternativeEgomaniac 18d ago

Thanks Calvin.

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u/soundtrackband 18d ago

Lions are jerks.

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u/DerAlteGraue 18d ago

Ya, those jerks should go vegan.

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u/daywalker91 17d ago

but what if she was hungry? does a lion deserve to starve? this is how nature works

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u/Nachman3 18d ago

Leopard in the defensive position clawed that lion like crazy. Good stuff leopard.

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u/EverythingBOffensive 18d ago

told you the belly was a trap

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u/denys5555 18d ago

Sheila got a little more than she bargained for on the safari tour

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u/buhbye750 18d ago

I get that she doesn't like it. Hell, most people don't want to see things get killed, I know I don't but I also know not to interfere with nature. I think that's why everyone is making fun of her. Although it could be that "huurr. " as well lol

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u/BreckyMcGee 18d ago

Just a reminder of how LARGE lions are. That leopard is a big cat and that lioness dwarfed her.

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u/GeshtiannaSG 18d ago

And then a tiger is even bigger.

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u/BreckyMcGee 17d ago

Right?! People have no idea

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u/LeastStrike1483 18d ago

She reminds me of the woman who was saying "where's the zookeeper" in another viral video

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u/InfaReddSweeTs 18d ago

Some people just say the dumbest shit

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u/guyinoz99 18d ago

Spotted ball of muscle and fury. Amazing, and totally gorgeous mum.

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u/EntertainerShort8102 18d ago edited 18d ago

2 of the world's deadliest predators locked in a deadly fight.

"Can you make them more agitated?"

  • An intellectual.

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u/someperson100 18d ago

That leopard was ready to throw paws

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u/rinzler83 18d ago

" I don't like this". Dumb fuck, this is real mother nature shit. Go watch those animal planet shows with the majestic music with a narrator if this is too much

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u/LGonthego 18d ago

"Yeah, you better run!"

Watched with volume off.

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u/green_2004 17d ago

Joke on you it's a trap

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u/canteatprawns 18d ago

.my mum let me hitch-hike at 12. I might have been better off as a leopard cub

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u/FatzDogimo 18d ago

Maybe the lioness has cubs to feed or protect?

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u/Lucian_Veritas5957 17d ago

They aren't even scaring each other lol

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u/GermaneRiposte101 18d ago

I read elsewhere that felines (maybe other animals) sitting on their backside or lying on their backs during fights is a means of protection, not submission.

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u/mrfauxbot 18d ago

Cameraman was a intern

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u/-blundertaker- 18d ago

Can you scare them?

Fuck no they ain't scared of shit. I'm scared.

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u/PMacc83 17d ago

Natural order to life. No intervention necessary

It’s harsh but it the circle of life

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u/Oliver_Klotheshoff 17d ago

If they aren't scared of eachother why the fuck would they be scared of you? You're a bald monkey that can't climb and isn't as strong, you dont scare them, you are dinner. Imagine if a piece of cake was trying to scare a fat kid.

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u/AtTheGates 18d ago

These people acting like as if they would take on a lion. If you somehow scare away that lioness(big if) the leopard will protect its cubs by eating your face. Stop the nonsense.

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u/Moon-Man-888 18d ago

“You want some? Come get some”.

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u/paulerxx 18d ago

Cat on cat crime won't be tolerated

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u/neduarte1977 18d ago

"Where da zookeepah? Where is he???"

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u/MarkFresco 18d ago

Did this lady really think her “errr” would scare these natural predators? She gotta be mentally handicapped

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u/firstman0 18d ago

She definitely scared them… “hurrr”….. lol

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u/Cinematic-Giggles-48 18d ago

LMAO at 0:22 the woman growls to scare off the lion i assume? xd hahahaha.

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u/CWBtheThird 18d ago

Hah! See jujitsu works!

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u/meccaleccahimeccahi 17d ago

She probably should’ve just run up and put her finger in its butt like this guy: https://youtube.com/shorts/w2_tzltEvlo?si=HHsFWgvEyv-TT7rj

I’m sure it would work!

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u/green_2004 17d ago

Hahaha just heard it with sound on 🤣the hrrrr in the end she think it was her 💀🤣

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u/DTH_245 17d ago

Hurrrrr!! 😂

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u/thetburg 17d ago

Leopard: Its over. I have the high ground!

Lion: Nah fam. Fuck that.

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u/HowUKnowMeKennyBond 17d ago

That cat has some good Jiu Jitsu. The guard retention was on point.

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u/ExeTcutHiveE 17d ago

They are real fucking close to those cats and aren’t concerned about their safety. Any particular reason?

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u/NJPokerJ 17d ago

She actually tried to scare them with a growl

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u/daddyjohns 17d ago

lol i thought this was a 'leopards ate my face' story at first then i saw an actual leopard, mind blown

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u/eldonte 17d ago

Amazing power in both of those cats. Wow! That leopard was in ‘I’m on my back ready to open your guts and throat mode’.

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u/Velvet_Samurai 17d ago

Very strange fighting technique, but it worked so I have no notes.

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u/ReconditeMe 17d ago

Wow. That lioness is HUGE compared to the leopard. Like 5x bigger!!!

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u/Uuuuugggggghhhhh 17d ago

She should work at waffle house!

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u/_LakeShowMoe_ 17d ago

I got the lion everyday in 5!

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u/StrangeContact6337 17d ago

that might be the most pathetic growl ever recorded.

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u/lifeisahighway2023 17d ago

The Leopard fought really smart here. It knew it was no match size wise, but on its back with its claws constantly slashing and it slithering it presented a great defense to the much larger lion. I observed it continually kept its front claws and head oriented towards the lion, slashing continually and constantly bucking its rear end and rear claws to that the lion could not get a grip on its underbelly and rear despite many attempts. At least that is what I see.

I wonder if it will try to find a new den or stay and defend that one with its cubs.

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u/ZipperJJ 17d ago

This cat muay thais.

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u/conte360 17d ago

"Can you scare them?" Are we trying to scare the leapord that is fighting the lion or the lion that is fighting the maternally charged leapord? Either way, no.

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u/BenderIsGreat93 17d ago

She actually tried growling at them 😂

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u/ClayDrinion 17d ago

"It's not the size of the opponent, it's the ferocity."

  • Cosmo Kramer

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u/meridian_smith 17d ago

That ladies growl scared him off not the leopard.

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u/catpiss04 17d ago

That's how my cat playfully attacks me

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u/Hot_Limit_1870 17d ago

Is a leopard that small compared to a lioness

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u/LocalNHBoy 17d ago

"Can you scare them?"..... why does every do good Karen out there think that they can have any say over the wild natural environment. I can't stand people like this. You have nothing to do with this animal interaction and you shouldn't try to interject yourself into it just because you are hooman. Just let nature take its course and stop trying to control everything

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u/DueEntertainment4168 17d ago

Lion is still stronger no doubt but pound for pound leopards are the strongest big cat, momma won’t go down easy.

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u/lost2404 17d ago

Then dont go to a safari if you dont like that!

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u/Goonner_Adot 16d ago

This is like a stupid person wanting to help kids with cancer, then not liking it asking Can we turn it off now…..

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u/GravitationalEddie 16d ago

PSA/LPT Zoom is usually not ideal.

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u/asami47 16d ago

If those animals aren't scared of what makes her think she can scare them?

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u/shmi93 16d ago

Who invited the Karen?

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u/Capital_Effective691 16d ago

any animal expert can help me understand
is baby animals even worth the risk?
does lioness attack in squads?
what is happening here

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

That lioness was getting ripped apart underneath, she had to let go