Wild Dog Kill and Leopard

I shot this video at Kirkman's Camp in South Africa in 2008. It was our first ever sighting of African Wild Dogs and we were lucky enough to see a kill. They grabbed a Bush Buck. Most of the kill occurs behind the bush so it's not too graphic. Very little time has been edited out though, so you'll see just how fast they eat the antelope. Watch towards the end when the Leopard comes charging in from the bushes.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Africa
• African Wild Dogs
• Leopard
• South Africa
• Safari
• nature
• wild life
• Kirkman's Camp

[petts1]

@justicesword1 If it wasn't for tourism and people going on safari in Africa and other places around the world, these wild dogs and many other animals including Lions, Cheetahs and Rhinos would all be extinct. And if you were ever on safari you would realize that our presence doesn't bother these animals one bit. So while I understand your sentiment, its misguided. If we didn't take time to enjoy nature we would simply destroy it, and we certainly don't want that.

[leffehoegaarden]

Dogs chase cats up trees. Same 'ol same 'ol.

[biglarfspeed6]

@petts1 Agreed, eco-tourism keeps MNCs from coming in and developing the land for the sake of turning a profit.

[seanofafrica]

@petts1 I agree totally, well said.

[petts1]

@kennjohnsen Well, that's a very different situation that I have no experience with. My guess is that's a much more dangerous situation than driving around on a normal safari, but I will admit that nature is unpredictable and you can never be 100% safe. My guess is driving in a jeep on safari is way safer than driving down the 405 here in California though!

[petts1]

@seanofafrica Can't argue that point. You could blame the state of things on colonization of Africa by European countries too, but we can't go back and change those things anymore than we can fix what whites did to Native Americans. Now, overpopulation is the biggest threat in my opinion (deforestation and industrialization) and tourism/awareness is the only thing saving what's left. It's a difficult balance and there are no easy answers, but I believe non-hunting safari's help.

[kennjohnsen]

@petts1

I saw a Leopard released from from the back of the truck, she turned around and attacked thru the window, she knew there was one inside.

[seanofafrica]

@petts1 Why would they be extinct? Before overseas folk started 'turning up' none of these animals, which had survived alongside the native peoples for thousands and thousands of years, were in danger of extinction.

[magicflakes6]

great in numbersssss

[boolengleng]

@petts1 well wouldnt you say that too much tourism habituates wild animals too much with humans? if they get too habituated then they wont learn to keep their distance and will be easier targets for poachers

[petts1]

@LudoRock15 So your solution to conserving nature is to eradicate the human race so animals can thrive? No doubt animals would be better off without humans all together, but that's an unhelpful observation. If done with respect for the animals, safaris don't alter animals behavior negatively, that's not to say all safaris are operated with the proper amount of respect. That said, the only reason there are any wild dogs, lions, cheetahs or tigers left in the wild is because of tourism.

[LudoRock15]

@petts1 You're not fit to make the statement that "our presence doesn't bother these animals one bit." These animals you refer to TOLERATE the presence of humans, but that does not mean in any way that it doesn't bother them, unless they told you this Dr. Doolittle. And wildlife in general would be better off without humans. Look at how well the wolves and other animals are doing inside Chernobyl's exclusion zone.