Mammals: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour

[Peter Betts]

The Circle of life in the wild ..returning the nutrients to the soil ..

[Alf]

Very interesting indeed

[Richprins]

Watch as two cheetahs and two hyenas brutally eat an impala while it is still alive and struggling to get away.
2 hours ago

WARNING!!

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https://lowvelder.co.za/459106/wildlife ... ilderness/

[Lisbeth]

I'll miss this one, methinks

[Richprins]

It is a classical situation, though, so maybe not that unusual? The cheetahs always try and eat as much of the organs and rump as quickly as possible (Best nutrition) as they know other predators will come soon.

[Lisbeth]

There was a video not long ago and it was not nice to watch

That's the way it is, but no particular reason for watching.

[Richprins]

[ExFmem]

Very disturbing to watch these type incidents, so I chose not to.

On our last visit we witnessed Corinne trying to teach her cubs to kill - it was agonizing to watch. Even processing the photos afterwards brought me to tears. The second time we happened upon this, (also Corinne, great huntress that she is) we chose to leave when it was evident it was going to be pure torture for the springbok lamb. Another couple there later confirmed that the cubs actually began eating it while still alive, as they were unable to kill it and mom didn't step in this time.

It's a special sighting and a necessary part of Nature, but empathy, especially for infant prey, is overwhelming at times. I suppose that's an honorable part of Human Nature. Humans are more likely to "crack" when their loved ones are tortured, than they themselves. There's something redeeming in that human quality...but it's another topic for another thread somewhere.

[Richprins]

The theory is that the prey re totally overwhelmed by adrenaline at the time anyway, Ex, so the shock factor keeps pain at the back of the mind for a while. Hopefully they die soon enough before it wears off.

[Richprins]

This is also interesting - the hyena carrying the baby!





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