FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
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#lion #impala #eat_what_you_want
Feb 3, 2025 11:20 AM
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
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#lion #impala #eat_what_you_want
kiwicantab20116
Well, I don't mind if I do.
Ash321
DukePhelan
This is how cults start.
Now that lion pride will always return to that tree, even generations from now with new lions who never knew of the original event or have seen any evidence of it ever having happened. Still they will come to the tree of the falling antelope and pray to the sky for free food.
Felberin
You think orange cats are lacking braincells, because they share it with lions, and they famously take lion's share of everything?
turkeydonkey
No matter the size, cat reactions are all so similar. His little lion brain is ON FIRE trying to understand this event.
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
I think he did figure out that it must have fallen out of the tree rather than impalas having learned to fly recently. But he still seems puzzled as to how it got up there.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
My thought was he was worried it was a trap or trick. Free meals don't happen very often for wild predators.
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
Yeah, he's trying to figure out if it's safe to eat this carrion. Which can depend a lot on the cause and time of death.
Felberin
Or checking if the leopard(?) that dragged it up there is looking to get it back.
BlindGardener
Lions drag corpses they’re not done with yet into trees to store them. This is the lion equivalent of your refrigerator falling open and a beer rolling out.
Hibbtygibitty
That is a kill by leopard. Lion would have difficulty getting that up so far. Only question is why the lion did not detect the smell of the kill.
Greymalum
That's not lions, leopards do that to hide from lions. Lions eat on the ground, for whatever reason.
nosnowyno
Because they don’t have tables, obviously 🙄
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
I thought leopards did that to hide their dinner from lions (and themselves too while they're eating). Although I could see a solitary lion use the same strategy. Prides don't need to be stealthy.
PrincePiggo
Leopard stash was my first thought as well.
GoodGuyGonzo
Why not both?
BlindGardener
It’s not so much about stealth as it is about keeping it away from the ground and the bugs that live in the ground.
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
In case of leopards, I'm pretty sure it's mainly about hiding from lions and hyenas who would otherwise steal the kill (and maybe kill the leopard too while they're at it. Leopards are food competitors and a threat to the offspring of other predators, so they kill leopards whenever they get a chance.)