The cheetah is an excellent hunter on the African savanna, however, compared to strength, the cheetah has never been a worthy opponent of the lion…
A clip of a harsh natural moment recorded by a tourist at Ngorongoro nature reserve, Tanzania, shows a herd of cheetahs resting on the grass. These cheetahs did not know they had been caught in the sights of a large male lion.
The lion knew clearly that it could not compare with the cheetah in terms of speed, so this animal silently approached the herd of cheetahs, then began to speed up to attack when the distance was close enough.
When it noticed the lion’s appearance, the leopard panicked and ran away, but the distance with the predator was too close, making it unable to exploit its speed advantage. Completely superior in physical strength and strength, the male lion easily defeated his prey with a fatal bite to the neck.
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The tragic end of a cheetah when silently ambushed by a lion (Video: NF).
The cheetah tried to struggle to find a way to escape the predator’s jaws, but another male lion quickly arrived to help finish off the prey more quickly.
The lion’s hunting performance took place in front of the presence of two other cheetahs. Of course, these leopards clearly know that their strength is not enough to intervene and rescue their fellow humans, so they only dare to stand from afar and look at their fellow humans one last time before leaving to save themselves. .
The cheetah (also known as cheetah, cheetah) is the fastest running animal in the world. Possessing a slim, slender body helps cheetahs have strong and speedy runs.
The distribution of large muscle bundles concentrated in the two hind limbs helps cheetahs achieve high speeds when running, while the front limbs are responsible for maintaining balance for the body and reducing speed. The leopard’s tail also helps maintain balance and change direction when running at high speed.
Cheetahs can reach a maximum speed of up to 120km/h. In conditions without obstacles, this cheetah only takes 4 steps to reach maximum speed. The cheetah has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just 3 seconds, similar to many current supercars. Each step of a cheetah can reach a distance of up to 8m.
However, running at high speed requires enormous strength, so cheetahs cannot maintain this speed for long. Cheetahs can only run at maximum speed for about 30 seconds, so they often silently approach their prey at a close enough distance, then begin to accelerate to attack the prey.
Thanks to its speed, cheetahs are animals with a very high hunting success rate in the natural world.
However, cheetahs have a rather small body size, so they are completely inferior in strength to other large predators such as lions, leopards or hyenas…
Cheetahs sometimes also become prey for lions. However, to be able to catch up with the hunting leopard, the lion can only silently approach and suddenly attack when the leopard is not on guard. If the distance between two animals is too far and you have to race at speed, the lion will certainly not have any chance to catch up.
Theo ITN/NF