PROTECT YOUR KILL – Leopard vs. Everything | National Geographic

more than any big cat

more than any big cat leopards spend most of their time in

leopards spend most of their time in

leopards spend most of their time in trees it’s here that they eat sleep even

trees it’s here that they eat sleep even

trees it’s here that they eat sleep even mate this leopard is in a tree in the

mate this leopard is in a tree in the

mate this leopard is in a tree in the Mala Mala Game Reserve in Kruger

Mala Mala Game Reserve in Kruger

Mala Mala Game Reserve in Kruger National Park South Africa

National Park South Africa

National Park South Africa the reason leopards spend so much time

the reason leopards spend so much time

the reason leopards spend so much time in trees is because other cats like

in trees is because other cats like

in trees is because other cats like lions kill leopards and because hyenas

lions kill leopards and because hyenas

lions kill leopards and because hyenas and wild dogs love to steal their kills

and wild dogs love to steal their kills

and wild dogs love to steal their kills this forces leopards to master the art

this forces leopards to master the art

this forces leopards to master the art of the arboreal scramble never failing

of the arboreal scramble never failing

of the arboreal scramble never failing to know exactly which branch will

to know exactly which branch will

to know exactly which branch will support its weight

support its weight

support its weight yeah oops well then almost never failing

sometimes a leopard must maneuver

sometimes a leopard must maneuver himself and his dinner up a tree the

himself and his dinner up a tree the

himself and his dinner up a tree the leopard has incredibly strong neck

leopard has incredibly strong neck

leopard has incredibly strong neck muscles that allow it to lug prey double

muscles that allow it to lug prey double

muscles that allow it to lug prey double or triple its weight up into its leafy

or triple its weight up into its leafy

or triple its weight up into its leafy home where it won’t be troubled by

home where it won’t be troubled by

home where it won’t be troubled by scavengers and predators you think that

scavengers and predators you think that

scavengers and predators you think that stalking and killing an Impala would be

stalking and killing an Impala would be

stalking and killing an Impala would be the hard part

the hard part

the hard part wouldn’t you but new turns out the hard

wouldn’t you but new turns out the hard

wouldn’t you but new turns out the hard part is knowing which limb will support

part is knowing which limb will support

part is knowing which limb will support all that weight

and after all that trouble and

and after all that trouble and opportunistic hyena grabs the kill and

opportunistic hyena grabs the kill and

opportunistic hyena grabs the kill and still talk okay so the hungry leopard

still talk okay so the hungry leopard

still talk okay so the hungry leopard goes out and kills yet another Impala

goes out and kills yet another Impala

goes out and kills yet another Impala and is trying to drag it up to the tree

and is trying to drag it up to the tree

and is trying to drag it up to the tree another hyena chances buy and decides to

another hyena chances buy and decides to

another hyena chances buy and decides to play a little game of tug-of-war as you

play a little game of tug-of-war as you

play a little game of tug-of-war as you ponder who will win this struggle

ponder who will win this struggle

ponder who will win this struggle consider this pound for pound hyenas

consider this pound for pound hyenas

consider this pound for pound hyenas have the strongest jaws in the Mala Mala

have the strongest jaws in the Mala Mala

have the strongest jaws in the Mala Mala Game Reserve nothing is going to make

Game Reserve nothing is going to make

Game Reserve nothing is going to make this hyena let go now except maybe this

this hyena let go now except maybe this

this hyena let go now except maybe this say a lioness

the hyena takes off and the leopard

the hyena takes off and the leopard immediately bounds upward with its kill

immediately bounds upward with its kill

immediately bounds upward with its kill but the lioness decides that she has

but the lioness decides that she has

but the lioness decides that she has eyes for the prize and also bounds up

eyes for the prize and also bounds up

eyes for the prize and also bounds up the tree survival here can be a subtle

the tree survival here can be a subtle

the tree survival here can be a subtle game and this time the leopard has

game and this time the leopard has

game and this time the leopard has gauged the tensile strength of the tree

gauged the tensile strength of the tree

gauged the tensile strength of the tree branches perfectly even though the

branches perfectly even though the

branches perfectly even though the lionesses inches from a juicy meal she

lionesses inches from a juicy meal she

lionesses inches from a juicy meal she knows that she’s too heavy to climb any

knows that she’s too heavy to climb any

knows that she’s too heavy to climb any higher at last

higher at last

higher at last the leopard gets a well-earned meal in

the leopard gets a well-earned meal in

the leopard gets a well-earned meal in peace