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Giraffes? This explains why lions can jump 36 feet.
by teddyh 2y ago
Giraffes? This explains why lions can jump 36 feet.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoI can't help but think that all they need to do is trip them up, that's a long way to fall.
- teddyh 2y agoI was actually thinking of <https://imgur.com/gFnCf6D https://imgur.com/gFnCf6D>.
- rusticpenn 2y agoThey can kill a fully grown Lion with a kick
- sys32768 2y agoReminds me of this BBC scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sDCTHVBmA&t=73s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sDCTHVBmA&t=73s
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- adrian_b 2y agoGiraffes are a difficult prey, so not many lions attempt to hunt them. For those who do this, it is a team action. Many lionesses are necessary to tire the giraffe and reduce its possibilities of movement. After the lionesses have tired the giraffe, a big male lion is required to kill it, by jumping on giraffe's back, then biting and holding its throat, to suffocate it. Lions use the same method for all big and dangerous prey. Smaller prey is hunted only by the lionesses, but big prey like buffaloes, giraffes or baby elephants is first harassed by the lionesses and later, when tired enough, it is killed by the male through suffocation.
- aborsy 2y agoYou can’t typically jump on a giraffe! That’s part of reason they became giraffes! A common technique is breaking a leg to put down the giraffe. Dangerous, but could be done if it’s at a location that the giraffe cannot kick with the other leg, particularly when exhausted.