Leopard risks life and limb to raid eagle’s nest
A
lucky tourist managed to catch a leopard climbing a tall tree to raid an eagle’s
nest in what was a rare sighting.
A tourist at the Kruger National Park shared a video of a leopard risking injury to steal a tawny eagle’s chick.
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In the video, the leopard stands precariously on top of thin branches while it fights to grab hold of the eagle chick.
After a brief fight, the eagle chick finally succumbs and the leopard begins its treacherous journey down to earth.
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People were fascinated by the video and commented: “The stealth/silent mode from the leopard climbing the tree without the eagle ever hearing the big cat coming is amazing.”.
Watch the video below: