10 Animal Predators Surprised By Their Prey

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10 ANIMAL PREDATORS SURPRISED BY THEIR PREY

Clashes between hunters and the hunted are perhaps the most dramatic events in the natural world.
Every hunt is a vicious confrontation and therefore a matter of life and death for both predator and
prey.
You’ll see today that even as the hunters are uniquely adapted for the pursuit, with most predators
wielding fearsome claws, powerful jaws, and employing finely tuned strategies, the outcomes are far
from being guaranteed.
Surprisingly, most hunts end in disappointments. And sometimes, a really determined prey can outrun
or outsmart the predator. Perhaps even challenging them in a brutal counter-attack.
Hello dear viewer and welcome to yet another interesting episode of 100M, where we’ll look at the 10
predators who were surprised by their prey.

#10. Miraculous Escape
A leopard stealthily sneaks up on some unsuspecting Impala from the cover of the gully. Being a finely-
honed hunter armed -with fearsome claws and powerful jaws- the big cat stalks confidently with each
well-calculated step bringing it closer to its meal.
Impalas, on the other hand, have excellent senses of sight, smell, and hearing which they rely on to
detect predators. And even the slightest sound from a twig snapping could raise an alarm and scatter
them away.
But this was no juvenile leopard, and such a mistake would not happen on this hunt. So when the big cat
timed its ultimate ambush, it was the perfect strike, landing a sizable Impala and it was all over within
the blink of an eye.
Until…it was not.
The Impala ram somehow managed to escape from the jaws of its captor moments after it was dragged
into the gully.
It would appear that even for the most skillful predators, success is never guaranteed.
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#9. Messed With The Wrong Jacaré
In the vast jungle stretching from the Pantanal wetlands in the heart of Brazil to the Peruvian Amazon
rainforest, one big cat reigns supreme; the jaguar.

Being the main predator in these parts, the jaguar’s roars and grunts inspire both fear and respect from
all creatures sharing their habitat.
They are excellent hunters, preferring to stalk in the jungle's thick undergrowth but they’ll also be seen
taking a dip to fish out its favorite armored crocodilian prey from the slow-flowing rivers and lakes of the
Amazon rainforest.
Caimans may be exceptionally large and deadly predators themselves, but they are an easy meal for
Brazilian jaguars. And despite the reptile’s tough armored skin, sometimes one bite is all it takes for a
jaguar to take down a caiman.
A claim which this juvenile black caiman would beg to differ. You can see just how relaxed it is even as
the supposedly fierce jaguar sneaks up on it. And, when the time was right, it strikes at the unsuspecting
cat leaving it stunned and scared.
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#8. Witty Prey
The next clip shows what is perhaps the most embarrassing hunt fail from a leopard in a South African
National Park.
These cats are known to be strong, stealthy, and crafty hunters. And although they are adapted to run
incredibly fast, they prefer to rely on the element of surprise to catch their prey. They have to be
perfectly tuned to their hunting arenas to use camouflage to their advantage.
Watch as this young leopard expertly creeps up on the unsuspecting warthog but finds itself puzzled
when the foraging hog doesn’t satisfy its desire for the ‘expected’ short chase that typically finalizes the
ambush strategy.
It is only moments later – when the leopard has given up on anticipating a chase—that the witty
warthog makes a dash for dear life, leaving the besmirched leopard completely bemused as to its next
move.
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#7. Fast, But Not Furious Enough
From 0 to 80 miles per hour in just three seconds within no more than three strides; the cheetah is the
world’s fastest land animal. But being built to run faster than any of its prey, doesn’t guarantee success
with each hunt.

Cheetahs may be the fastest sprinters, but most of the prey within their range are better at evasive
maneuvers such as dodging – using unpredictable and complex patterns of locomotion that deceive the
predator of their escape trajectory.
But if the prey, such as this gazelle, cannot outrun the cheetah in the short burst of the deadly chase, it
must deploy some of the other defense systems in its arsenal; stamina, rock-hard hooves, thorn-sharp
horns, and a mighty will to keep on living.