Leopard Tries Hunting Sleeping Wild Dogs

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4 ай бұрын

A pack of wild dogs was sleeping in the heat of the day when a leopard moving in the area got sight of them. The leopard slowly creeps up to them, almost attempting to hunt them. But… Surely it won’t be that easy?
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34-year-old John Fabiano, a photographer with a unique focus on the diverse relationships between humans and dogs across cultures, captured this unique interaction. This rare incident occurred near Lower Sabie, within the Kruger National Park. John shared his story and footage with LatestSightings.com.
Just a short drive from the Lower Sabie camp, John's guide from Travel Buggz was informed of a wild dog sighting ahead, this got everyone excited. Upon arriving at the location around 7:30 a.m., they found the dogs asleep. Wild dogs are endangered, making each sighting precious. John took the moment to take some pictures of the dogs lazing around. Other visitors came and went, but John stayed, intent on capturing the beauty of these wild dogs.
The atmosphere shifted when a couple in a nearby car used their binoculars to look further into the bush, signalling something unusual. John decided to look for himself through his camera, and that’s when he eventually spotted a leopard behind a bush, its gaze fixated on the sleeping dogs. Despite several cars at the scene, a hush fell over the area, and the tension could be felt.
The leopard, using the wind and bushes to its advantage, began a stealthy approach towards the dogs. It used the direction of the wind to blow its scent away from the dogs so they could not be alerted. The thick bushes were perfect camouflage for the leopard. Moving closer to the unsuspecting dogs with each step. The leopard was careful not to make a sound, placing each paw precisely where the 1st was. Its eyes, sharp and focused, never left the dogs as it moved. The dogs were completely unaware. The leopard's movements were so silent and calculated that it was able to get within a few meters of the sleeping dogs!
Just then, one wild dog lifted its head and saw the leopard a few meters from it, instantly shifting the dynamics. The leopard turned in shock and began running, and a chase ensued as the dogs all took off behind the leopard. The confrontation ended as quickly as it began, with the dogs triumphantly returning to their resting spot. For the dogs, they were extremely lucky that one of them picked up the leopard’s presence, had they not things might have not ended so well for one of them!
“Seeing wild dogs is special enough, but witnessing their interaction with a leopard was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” His advice to fellow safari-goers is simple yet profound: respect nature, maintain distance, and leave no trace of your presence.
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@Mr.Awes0me 4 ай бұрын

The leopard would have tried if it was a single wilddog, he sure ain't messing with a pack.

@animal_watcher775 4 ай бұрын

There was a case of leopard killing 2 adult wilddogs

@Bozolips 4 ай бұрын

For sure, you can tell by the leopard's cautious approach, didn't want to get in a dog fight. Yes, leopards are much stronger and faster, but with a pack of dogs it knew the pack would hurt them as well, reason it didn't attack, IMO

@ederarroyave8136 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂@@animal_watcher775

@pairrynwatson4229 4 ай бұрын

@@Bozolips🤗 Absolutely, u are correct!🐆

@pairrynwatson4229 4 ай бұрын

@Mr.Awes0me🤗 Yeah, u are so right, leopard🐆 knew it couldn't handle all of them, looks👀 like it was about 4 of them right then!

@Druhhhhh9905 4 ай бұрын

Love that the dogs went after the Leopard after waking up 😂 No chill at all 🫡

@kovy689 4 ай бұрын

They didn’t even show any signs of next day drowsiness… amazing.

@bettybunbun9664 4 ай бұрын

They want all the problems. Anything smaller than a lion is fair game.

@pairrynwatson4229 4 ай бұрын

@Druhhhhh9905🤗 Yeah, they didn't waste a second to chase after the leopard🐆‼😅😂🤣

@pairrynwatson4229 4 ай бұрын

@@kovy689🤗 Yeah, they woke up with the quickness, didn't waste no time to chase after the leopard🐆‼😅😂🤣

@pairrynwatson4229 4 ай бұрын

@@bettybunbun9664🤗 Sometimes they will go after lions!😳😮😼😾😹

@MohammadshadabBagali 4 ай бұрын

Leopard might be calculating all the outcomes all the time😂.

@WildlifeGuy 2 ай бұрын

Yep

@MrGrace123 4 ай бұрын

2:55 both momentarily run from each other then the wild dog realizes, no , we outnumber him and give chase lol

@curtiszyr 3 ай бұрын

Yea a fully matured leopard with experience wouldn’t even attempt this foolishness 😂

@jddaking05 4 ай бұрын

they woke up and stood on business 😂

@The_beast7_T 4 ай бұрын

Dogs has a very good sense of smell, either wild nor domesticated ones

@harshabiliangady3211 4 ай бұрын

Yes agree with you. We have a stray dog living in our compound now for almost 7y. The guy is very fond of my daughter she comes to Bharat once a year and you have to only see the welcome she gets each time.

@natatotelefonot4998 Ай бұрын

Carefully notice, the wind is going from dogs to leopard, so they can't smel the leo

@Korouss911 4 ай бұрын

He invited himself to lunch but then became it😂

@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 4 ай бұрын

By the looks of it, this is a young leopard that seemed to be more curious than hungry.

@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 4 ай бұрын

Not young..... Leopards are usually cowards

@gozorak 4 ай бұрын

Cowardice exists as a concept only within the human mind. Doesnt exist in the natural world. One could argue that hunting and living as a mob, such as packs of wild dogs do, is cowardly but it isnt.@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755

@ashdog236 4 ай бұрын

Lmao we’ve already seen what a wild dog pack can do to a male Leopard, don’t be delusional 😂

@utterbullspit 4 ай бұрын

You internet experts are hilarious

@brioche8123 4 ай бұрын

@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 so they’re scaredy cats 😏

@mikerogs1 4 ай бұрын

Just goes to show you how absolutely stealthy a leopard is. Wild dogs have some of the best hearing and sense of smell in the animal kingdom and they had no idea the leopard was right there the whole time.

@droid6759 4 ай бұрын

Being stealthy can hide your smell?

@GenericDan 4 ай бұрын

@@droid6759Smell is an important part of stealth. There's no use being invisible if what you're hiding from can follow your Smell.

@pauldeyaeger 4 ай бұрын

Couldnt you hear the wind hitting the camera? A good nose and ears count for nothing in a lot of wind.

@bruce949 4 ай бұрын

Hard to hear a leopard over the sound of an engine and hard to smell it over the diesel fumes.

@nammoo89 4 ай бұрын

@@bruce949 What engine?

@leonardorisakwe6675 4 ай бұрын

It's just amazing how the dogs woke up and became very agile immediately, chasing the Leopard away.

@antonynkanata1834 4 ай бұрын

Being alert and united is among the tricks of surviving the blushes in the wilderness. U saw the guys woke up headed 2 the danger zone u wonder how comes they did that yet they were deep in their slumber??

@jhonysilva8752 4 ай бұрын

Na verdade um ficou com medo do outro. 😂😂😂😂

@docsibo6197 3 ай бұрын

I hear ya there. When I wake up, I need to slowly straighten up and attempt a direct walk to the coffee pot. Agility takes awhile in my neck of the woods. It’s a good job I’m not being hunted or I would be f***ed! Hahaha

@BlessedYouTuber 4 ай бұрын

The leopard is not used to such confident and bold food. It got confused because the dogs seemed to not mind his/her presence. Young leopard is still learning how to do it right and many other things in the wild. Hunter turned out to be the Hunted. 🐆 🐕 🐕 😅😂❤

@angrymaniac53 4 ай бұрын

Not really wild dogs are just wilder with thoer numbers. They are one of the most dominant predators in Africa only after lions. They even bully hyena and very rarely female lions. Wild dogs are just not afraid of anything except the giant herbivore from hippo, rhino and elephant to carnivores like lions. They aren't afraid of leopards and hyenas and will bully them with thier numbers.

@Girjon05 4 ай бұрын

Honestly the wild dogs were quite lucky that it wasn't a lion. Quite a bold move to sleep in the open when there are bigger predators lurking around

@FatherManus 4 ай бұрын

They have no choice. They have to sleep sometime. Be thankful we don't have to roll the dice every time we sleep in our beds.

@ClintDempsey-dh1iv 4 ай бұрын

@@FatherManus True.

@LionDominator 4 ай бұрын

True

@dogifish0078 4 ай бұрын

And where would you sleep?

@Abdi-libaax 4 ай бұрын

That was a young leopard he was confused.

@Phillip-hv4dw 4 ай бұрын

I kept thinkin “I’m not gonna feel sorry for you… you’re jus ASKIN for trouble”

@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 3 ай бұрын

I just find it so cute how painted wolves sound like squeaky toys...

@HooDie-Trench-GoTh2022 4 ай бұрын

Hunter become the hunted. Leopard misjudged or mistakenly thought it was something else maybe lol 🤣 or realised there were more than one .

@brioche8123 4 ай бұрын

Wow didn’t see there was more than one at first. Leopard was playing a real dangerous game. Either too cocky or too hungry 😂

@MrScopeh 4 ай бұрын

Looks like she approached them from down wind which is why they didn't smell her. As soon as she moved slightly upwind they caught her scent

@nainamohamed7000 3 ай бұрын

எதிராளியின் பலம் தெரிந்த பின் படைகள் பின்வங்குவதே சிறப்பு.

@DigitalDissident 4 ай бұрын

Imagine the fear of sleep paralysis, but the stalking thing in the room is a predator trying to eat you while you sleep... thats nature

@listonsen 2 ай бұрын

Judging by the size of the ears on Wild Dogs, they could probably hear a mouse approaching.

@Hittloc1352 4 ай бұрын

Leopard already knew that if a mistake was made it was four against one he kept that in mind

@animal_watcher775 4 ай бұрын

There were more than 4 it was a whole pack according to description of video

@containedhurricane 4 ай бұрын

The leopard must've been starving, because it dared to approach four wild dogs

@AKOSAH-MUSIC 4 ай бұрын

Leopard 🐆 : Now I have to Run 1st Dog 🐕 : Guys try your acceleration let's catch it. 💨💨💨🔥🔥🔥

@antoinemantoux6049 4 ай бұрын

That leopard is funny as fuck 😂😂. He didn't really care if he got caught

@Monster-Beast-Fan 4 ай бұрын

Another vertically shot video. *sigh*

@Latestsightings 4 ай бұрын

This one would have been SO much better horizontal

@hmtcreations 4 ай бұрын

Dogs within a second of waking up - Hey lets catch this big cat😂

@KevinV61 4 ай бұрын

The leopard although wanted to kill the dogs it did not allow itself to be foolish enough to attack either dog knowing it was out numbered. This come to show just how stealthy leopards are. The dogs did not even know it was there. Now in the animal kingdom the wild must be able to go from zero to one hundred in a split second. The wild dogs just showed us this. Nature is fierce.

@floridacracker_ 4 ай бұрын

That Leopard was looking for a baby it could run away quick with. Funny how he kept looking till one woke up tho lol

@bennysu4492 4 ай бұрын

According to the way he moved, I don't think he was trying to hunt the wild dogs.

@LavishPatchKid 4 ай бұрын

I give up getting people to record videos right. Can't they just make phones that record like it's horizontal even when it's vertical? At no point does the lens change in the process. From here on out - it's product failure, not human failure.

@FatherManus 4 ай бұрын

And now that Tik Tok exists people intentionally film vertically. It's terrible yet mediocrity is rewarded by mediocre people.

@Wyldout 4 ай бұрын

When the hunter becomes the hunted

@JustinDrew-ur1hr 4 ай бұрын

Look how the leopard Blends in behind the plants, very cool.

@Truthbetold-777 3 ай бұрын

Funny how the dogs woke up in a split second and went after the leopard. 😂

@Monster-Beast-Fan 4 ай бұрын

Roles can quickly reverse in Africa.

@GenericDan 4 ай бұрын

Lions and buffalos Leopards and Painted Wolves Cheetahs and Everything

@Monster-Beast-Fan 4 ай бұрын

@@GenericDan "cheetahs and everything" _ouch._

@iceman1272 3 ай бұрын

I’m guessing in the wild, when they are in groups, you have to take turns having shifts while your pack are sleeping to alert one another from prey. Man that wildlife is cutthroat

@worldofhopes58 4 ай бұрын

The power of one is unequal to the power of many. Successful escape must be the first thought in one's mind. This leapord has this lesson for us.

@2000mogsy 4 ай бұрын

Leopards would think twice about hunting them. Wild Dogs might be the smallest of the large carnivores in Africa, but they’re probably the most ruthless. They very rarely give up. They even give hyenas a difficult time.

@68skins28 4 ай бұрын

Okay, Wild Dogs. Waking up startled and ready to attack. Not one of you ran into a tree like a human into a wall when waking up in a startling situation. 😂

@joemcardle7728 4 ай бұрын

There was no way that leopard was going to attack one of four sleeping wild dogs-you could see her sizing up the situation and was prob. getting ready to leave until that one dog woke up

@keepingitwild5994 4 ай бұрын

No leopard would ever dare to attack a wild dog where there's more than one of them. The title is wrong.

@abody499 4 ай бұрын

This leopard has zero intention of hunting those dogs.

@hazardeur 4 ай бұрын

jup, it would make no sense. the dogs were probably sleepy from feeding nearby and the leo wanted part of it

@user-nw1je1ur6t 4 ай бұрын

It looks like In general they dont hunt wild dogs, its a pretty bad bet for a Leopard It was probably a juvenile exploring

@Ro-dent 4 ай бұрын

Leopard would have taken a single dog, only to take it out of the competition for food.

@Vexio504 4 ай бұрын

@@Ro-dent Yes, the hesitation was just because there were several. Even if this leopard wasn't hungry, if it were a single dog, it would have attacked it without thinking.

@marcchesley3731 4 ай бұрын

I could be wrong but it looks like it is trying to find a way around them without waking them up and where is the next biggest tree in case he needs an escape route!

@ladbol521 4 ай бұрын

Flirting with painful death. Those dogs are wild. They eat their food live and they have a well coordinated battle strategy. A lone leopard stands no chance with these brutes.

@777Electric 4 ай бұрын

Looked like it was curious, rather than hunting.

@the_sense 4 ай бұрын

Leopards always ensure their own safety as much as possible, so they often choose such humorous ways to run in front of wild dogs

@datswhatsup2787 4 ай бұрын

The leopard wasn’t hunting but simply was trying to pass. As soon as the wild dogs saw the leopard that chased it.

@AcesAutoPlanet 4 ай бұрын

Wrong move by leopard. Wild dogs ran after seeing the leopard but when they noticed that leopard ran too, fear was gone to them 😂

@williamcampbell2797 4 ай бұрын

Wild dogs are no walk over. Only a lion could pull off a successful hunt. Leopoard was just bluffing

@maninredhelm 4 ай бұрын

How can these dogs be endangered when I've never once seen them on film taking a L? Not that I'm wishing for harm to come to them, but I thought this might be the time, until the leopard got closer and it didn't look to me like there was enough of a size difference for it to successfully grab one and run before the others rallied.

@user-nw1je1ur6t 4 ай бұрын

Lions are also endagered, its humans of course

@neithermanc1 4 ай бұрын

because you aren't watching a human drop a bunch of poisoned meat into the middle of this pack, or watching a human shooting them. animals evolve to meet the challenges with their environment and when wild dogs evolved there wasn't a bipedal super-predator they had to deal with. same story for literally every other animal on the brink of extinction.

@GenericDan 4 ай бұрын

Pretty much every endangered animal is a result of humans. These guys being threatened is due to being caught in snare traps, and they were also historically hunted in the masses. Also, habitat loss causes them to move further into the territory of larger predators namely, leopards, lions and rival packs (hyenas are also fully capable of taking them down if they catch one out in the open, but tend to be more after their kills than their pups).

@Justwantedaname 4 ай бұрын

Humans.

@cassmaguire1112 4 ай бұрын

Animals in this country are becoming extinct because we keep cutting trees down in order to build homes. Poor things have nowhere to go and end up getting killed on the highways.

@paulmaweu2064 4 ай бұрын

woah that is not how I expected things to go 😅

@BobbyAce 4 ай бұрын

Titel should be "Wild dogs tying to hunt a Leopard"

@WildFreeDorian 4 ай бұрын

So lucky to have seen this.

@G0ZERIAN 3 ай бұрын

*cameras start rapid shutter noise* Sleeping dogs: 👀

@timtim2668 4 ай бұрын

He wasn't hunting that lepord look like he was a teen curious more than anything. No look of hunger but curiosity. 😂

@neiltristanyabut 4 ай бұрын

those damn camera noises

@robertcrowley7335 4 ай бұрын

Those wild dogs are no joke

@nenala7684 4 ай бұрын

The camouflage is crazy

@Chris-un4ns 4 ай бұрын

Exactly what I expected, the dogs didn't have time to run so they fought,

@sanogoyuga 4 ай бұрын

Some young leopard do terrible choice sometime, not only try to attack a deadly pack of wild dog, i even see a young female trying to cacth a lezard just next a giant pride of lions, the documentary narrator even said "I think you stay to longer on the sun"😅

@salimshuba5804 4 ай бұрын

The hunter became hunted😂

@seangaw6429 3 ай бұрын

When the hunter becomes the huntee.

@iamtroy7149 4 ай бұрын

Why worry when you got human beings close by to alert yoy with loud Cameras and always starting the vehicle anytime a predator walks by

@marlons6711 18 күн бұрын

Leopard gps : tree near me

@jayhouse3149 4 ай бұрын

At 2:53 what made the noise that woke up the dogs - a bird or a human?

@dogzebra2708 4 ай бұрын

He's got the a lot less indecisive and move a little faster if the wants to get one and still manage to avoid the rest of the pack.

@69dogodon 4 ай бұрын

What was that sound that seemed to make them get up and chase him???? Some kind of skating sound or camera sound???

@abdulkarimmohammed2458 Ай бұрын

Nothin beat team work

@zacharybriddell98 4 ай бұрын

The Wild Dogs woke up really quick as it was saying, “PREDATOR ALERT, PREDATOR ALERT ATTACK.”

@johnroche7541 3 ай бұрын

Well the reality of it is simple as this. For arguments sake even if the Leopard sneaked up and got hold of one wild dogs the latter would put up a struggle alerting the rest of the pack which in turn would have torn that Leopard to shreds. Wild Dogs viciously attack Hyenas and there is footage of a Wild Dog pack attacking a Lioness viciously who is protecting her cub. Also due to the prone position of the Wild Dogs maybe the Leopard was not aware what they actually were and might have mistook them for Impala or other type of antelope. The Leopard was the lucky one in this instance.

@TheDennzio 4 ай бұрын

You can hear the bloodlust in those tourists voices. Sick

@Absinthelover 4 ай бұрын

We have about a hundred plus Jaguars the hills of New Mexico Colorado and Arizona not many people know that including breeding Jaguars with Cubs. They used to be all over the US but we're extirporated until recently when they were added to an endangered species. But many people don't believe we have spotted Jaguars right here in the US.

@WildObserver-sg8kp 4 ай бұрын

It looks the leopard's very first experience with Hyenas 😂 Much love from Wild Observer 🎉

@michiveritas1420 4 ай бұрын

Not hyenas, pal... But does look like a young 'un, bit inexperienced🤔🙂 The 'prey'😉 are African Hunting Dogs, African Wild Dogs, African Painted Wolves, etc, etc - their name seems to keep bloody changing, even on BBC/Attenborough documentaries which are generally quite true/factual🙂

@Oldlegends618 4 ай бұрын

The noise from the camera woke the dogs🤣

@roysa2z299 4 ай бұрын

Leopard failed his calculation successfully

@nobelwarprize 4 ай бұрын

😢 estimates have the African Wild Dog population, at less than 10,000.

@destinedemperor7999 4 ай бұрын

That leopard was investigating if the wild dogs were food or not but found out real quick they were a force to be reckon with as tbey chased him away. Like the 3 stooges.

@Porcentajsss 3 ай бұрын

The one who had to watch at that moment, fell asleep 😓

@alancosta4760 4 ай бұрын

Wild is like a rave party: everything is food

@yorktons 4 ай бұрын

I’m surprised the dogs didn’t wake up from the camera clicking. Any way you could turn that up even louder?

@bsaddharakkhita1445 3 ай бұрын

Only Lions can defeat Dogs rest are not cos they are so united. Very powerful

@stevemuntalima7734 3 ай бұрын

'Hey..You know what time it is' - wild dogs. .😂😂

@lisaslaterscott1899 4 ай бұрын

Why the camera was so freaken loud as well as girl talking. They all have immense hearing. Wow humans

@hdelano11 4 ай бұрын

Cause it's all over bait. Dogs were sleeping around meat.

@alekxiz9678 4 ай бұрын

the wild dogs said THIS IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING BIG EARS! 😂

@kennethmalone8104 4 ай бұрын

Wondering if the leopard kept his arse 😅😂🤣 They are viscous 👀

@animal_watcher775 4 ай бұрын

Cute young leopard

@Pradeep_rides 4 ай бұрын

Wild dogs be like, "sisya hidile avna koi koi koi.." 😂

@trainingnotes4793 4 ай бұрын

This title is misleading. This leopard wasn't hunting.

@jerrylyons3945 4 ай бұрын

Homie stalked them fo a min

@albertosouza3828 3 ай бұрын

O predador conhece e respeita o outro quando está em desvantagem.

@errollemard6996 4 ай бұрын

Those observers seem to be clicking cameras in order to alert the dogs...., at least so it seems

@AfroGaz71 4 ай бұрын

I think the leopard was just curious and maybe even hoping for a bit of opportunism in case a cub was in reach of a snatch and run distance.

@CorneiliusLibowitz 4 ай бұрын

Pup.

@Genieworld-oy1ce 22 күн бұрын

Climax twist 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lindafromcalifornia1155 4 ай бұрын

The hunter becomes the prey.

@optimisticboyali Ай бұрын

I think dogs were doing acting of sleeping 😂 so they can find their prey 😂😂😂😂

@knature9807 4 ай бұрын

It found an African wild dog resting while passing by and tried to attack it, but noticed that there were three more wild dogs around it and looked carefully. If there was one wild dog, it would have attacked it right away. However, four wild dogs are attacked and hunted. Wild dogs don't attack cheetahs very much. They follow the rules as long as they do not cross the line. It is because cheetahs are not a big threat to wild dogs, and they sometimes take away food that cheetahs catch. Wild dogs hate them very much. They attack them immediately when they see them. Since they live alone, getting injured is like losing their lives because they can't feed at all. They sometimes steal food that wild dogs hunt, but they rather lose more to wild dogs. So God gave them a knack for tree climbing to protect their food and avoid other predators, and gave cheetahs fast feet to run at maximum speed. If they were trees, they would have gone extinct. For leopards, trees are like houses where they can carry food and avoid other predators. In the last video, that leopard would have run up a tree as it was chased by wild dogs.