Leopards make a melancholy jump to catch monkeys in the opposite tree

Video captures a leopard jumping from tree branch to branch with a distance of several meters to catch a monkey running away. The footage was captured by Susanta Nanda, an employee of the Indian Forest Service.

When making the first jump, the leopard missed the prey and fell to the ground. Not giving up, it continued to chase the monkey. And when it made a second jump, it successfully caught the monkey but still fell to the forest floor.

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The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of five species of big cats in the genus Panthera. They live in Asia and Africa. When mature, the male has a body length of nearly 2 meters, the weight can be up to 90 kg. Females are smaller in size, usually about 2/3 the size of males.

In the wild, leopards are powerful predators, hunting many different types of prey. In addition to hunting skills and a maximum speed of up to 90 km / h if the terrain is favorable, leopards also have the ability to climb superiorly, and become the "fiendish god" of tree-dwelling animals such as monkeys, apes.

However, leopards also have to regularly compete for food and shelter with other large predators such as tigers, lions, cheetahs. These rivals can steal leopard prey, kill young or even kill adult leopards. As a result, leopards often try to avoid areas frequented by large carnivores.

Samuel Daniel

Update 24 July 2023

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