Comments by "RandomKinkajou" (@randomkinkajou5747) on "Latest Sightings"
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@stevejohnson7132 You're actually right. Fun fact, relative to body size, cheetahs have the strongest bite of any large cat in Africa. The normal bite force of a cheetah is about 475 psi, and they weigh on average 110 lbs. Leopards can weigh on average 120 lbs and they have a 305psi bite, which is lower than an average cheetah's. On average, lions weigh 400 lbs and they have about a 900psi bite. If a cheetah was the size of a lion, it would have a bite force of about 1800psi. Twice that of a lion, stronger than that of a tiger, and is comparable to that of a jaguar. However, I said just large cats, because hyenas still have a relatively higher bite force.
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Big cat is essentially the same as saying "panther". I could've worded it better, but the panthers are Tigers (Panthera Tigris), Lions (Panthera Leo), Jaguars (Panthera Onca), Leopards (Panthera Pardus) and Snow Leopards (Panthera Uncia). All of those cats, except snow leopards can roar, but despite the inability, snow leopards and tigers are each other's closest relatives. The closest group to Panthera is neofelis, which contains Clouded leopards and Sunda Clouded leopards. The puma group come after this, and that includes Cougars, Jaguarundis and distantly, cheetahs. The lesser cats begin from neofelis, but true big cats are all Panthera. And any of the lesser cats that's above 100lbs (simply cheetahs and cougars) are large cats.
TLDR: Anything other than a panther is not considered a BIG cat
Keyword: Big.
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Actually leopards kill porcupines, zebras, honey badgers, baby giraffes, baby rhinos, baby Cape buffalo, Lion cubs, hyena cubs, cheetahs, gorillas, oryxes, okapi, gazelles, impalas, springboks, aardvarks, wildebeest, eland, giant eland, sable antelope, painted dogs, hartebeest, klipspringers, bugs, pythons, young crocs, tiger cubs, deer and pretty much anything they can carry up tree
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@VenusEvan_1885 I've watched enough nature documentaries to know what I'm talking about and according to google: A male leopard can drag a carcass three times its own weight – including small giraffes – six metres up at tree. Baboons, hares, rodents, birds, lizards, porcupines, warthogs, fish, and dung beetles are all part of the leopard's extensive menu. This eclectic diet has helped leopards survive in areas where other large cat populations have diminished. When food is scarce, leopards will hunt less desirable, but more abundant prey. Leopards are not picky when it comes to their diet, eating over ninety different species. While the carnivore's preferred food sources are ungulates like antelope, gazelles, and impalas, they feed on many animals that might surprise us.
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@Gary Pollard Actually, without predators like crocodiles, painted dogs, lions and hyenas there would be imbalance in the ecosystem. Crocodiles are opportunistic hunters and without them, along with all other predators, the herbivore population would skyrocket. Pushing them into human conflict, where both humans and animals can be killed (although they would be killed by predators anyway). Also, without predators, there would be more animal corpses, polluting water and spreading diseases, if the scavengers like vultures can't keep up.
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