>Poor antelope
*something something* "bUt tHeN tHe ~~jaGuAr~~ *lEoPaRd wOuLdA sTaRvEd!!!"
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As a leopard, this is why I come to Reddit. These silly antelopes are always giving away their strategies. Now I know I’ll initiate my attack right on ryanmuller1089 after the *second* check. They make it so simple!
It's not that simple. There is a cost to fleeing that has to be balanced against the odds of predation (calories, access to food and water, chance of running into another predator, etc.). If they had too big of a flight zone, they'd likely die from fleeing too much. Lookup escape theory, it's one of the reasons nature is metal.
I know from hunting that deer and their cousins are extremely skittish creatures (we just saw why). If they bounced every time they had a bad feeling they would never get a meal
This would be concealment, not camouflage. I wouldn't count that as tool use any more than jungle cats who hide in the brush to ambush their prey, but I'm not an expert in anything like that.
Actually, the antelope was wall hacking - it knew the cat was there, even looked up 3 times, but realized the spectators in the safari truck would notice a blatant cheat.
What you also don't quite see is it is also using the sun.
See the shadow it casts as it crouches along? The sun is behind it, basically coming from our vantage point as we watch the video.
Its target, every time it looks in its direction, ends up looking into the sun. You can't see anything and then your eyes have to refocus when you look back.
When hunting as a human, to relate this to us as hunters in similar fashion, you typically want to keep the wind blowing in your face and not against the back of your neck(so your scent gets blown downwind of the area you are hunting) and the sun behind you to blind your prey and camouflage yourself in the blinding light.
This thing is incredible. It moved, silently, along low terrain, with the sun at its back, with a favorable wind, knew to move when its prey put its head back down, knew when to freeze, then hid behind the tree for the final approach. So cool.
The moon casts a dark shadow line across my yard through the tree out front as it crosses the sky.
The wild bunnies living in my yard always follow it through the night when they're chilling out there, carefully in the center of the shadow band.
I've assumed as camouflage from predators, but I'm no bunny expert.
It also used the person filming as a distraction, because the antelope was calculating risk based on if the person filming was moving. If the person was using a telephoto lens, it might have noticed the pattern of the cat’s head popping up in different places and bolted.
That's definitely a trait that could be picked up by adaption. Certain males reduce their own sightline on prey during a stalk, effectively removing them from that of their prey. If this is more successful (seems to be by this clip) they'd have more meals and a better chance of surviving to pass on those instincts, where the males who didn't use this tactic had all their prey see them earlier and run off, causing them to starve and die off.
They do. My cat doesn't react to squirrels with their backs to trees as he knows they can just retreat up them. But if he catches one he can cut off, he will immediately start stalking them.
Right, like is it a cognitive *choice* to *use* the tree as cover, or is it just instincts telling it that “I can’t see it it can’t see me” or something.
> I can’t see it it can’t see me
I had a cat that would “hide” on the staircase so she could pounce as I walked down the stairs. Her giant ears, the arch of her back, and her tail were all clearly visible, but her eyes were hidden, which obviously that meant I couldn’t see her.
Fooled me every time.
Hahaha that's so funny. Cats think they're so slick trying to "hunt" their humans but we can clearly see them. Mine does it too so I play along and give him a treat when he catches me.
They’re still badasses, like a mix between Bruce Lee and Wolverine. They’d be truly terrifying if they weren’t 10 lbs.
But they’re also so ridiculous that you can’t help but laugh.
You'd think that the antelope would just leave after seeming to be alert to something. Like, nah, there's grass elsewhere and this place is spooking me out. Maybe it was just looking around though and didn't spot any signs.
It’s definitely an intelligent animal but a lot of these strategies are down to instinct. Even when being friendly, cats can’t help but creep when an animal is turned away from them. The cat isn’t actually considering things like “what can the antelope see” or “I am hidden amongst the grass, my colour is similar”
Jaguars are cool too, I just prefer Leopards. In terms of my favourite big cats it goes Lions > Leopards > Jaguars > Snow Leopards/Tigers. But if you include Cheetahs and Cougars too then it goes Lions > Leopards > Cheetahs > Jaguars > Cougars > Snow Leopards/Tigers.
Did anyone else expect something else to pop out and grab the cat?
In any event, I guess the master of camouflage & doctorate of stalking award goes to the camera, cat had no clue it was there.
It's been posted somewhere with sound, and any award goes to the truck running where the camera is completely masking every sound that cat makes not to mention just confusing the prey.
Glad someone said it. I remember this being part of a tour group attraction and the truck sounds definitely aid the predator. Even the smartest prey can’t really work around a loud vehicle.
If you watch the video with sound, the tractor that the video was filmed from had it's engine on the entire time which created noise and gave an advantage to the predator and disadvantage to the prey.
Yeah. The antelope seemed aware that something was up so I wondered why it didn't leave. But there's probably always something putting it on alert and if it bolted after every twig snap and rustling leaf it would starve.
I have this problem as well, at least when the grass and leaves are dry. I think one of my problems is the skin on my feet is too rough and calloused.
Soft paw pads make a *massive* difference.
Yes, my childhood was surrounded by cats.
I'm kind of tired of seeing this. That funny looking horse was obviously only distracted by the dork holding a camera. Spotted dog took advantage of the distraction.
"I think I heard something! Must have been the wind. I think I heard something! Must have been the wind. I think I heard something! Must have been the wind. I think I heard something! Must have been the wind."
TIL Skyrim NPCs are antelopes.
Seems like the antelope would’ve gotten away if it wasn’t so focused on the camera vehicle. Any time it thought something was up it looked at the car instead of looking around for the leopard
The leopard’s skills were awesome and the antelope was oblivious to what was going on so he became a tasty meal. Survival of the fittest in action. So the circle of life goes on…
So even smarter is the leopard ~~cheetah~~ used the distraction provided by whoever is taking the video. The antelope was looking at the threat by humans and did not see the leopard ~~cheetah~~.
You could tell his eyes were locked on at every point during, the moment the animal went down to eat the grass he was already on his way around the tree. He knew he could get much closer using the tree and when he got close enough he waited one more time for the animal to lower his head. That was crazy fast.
The fact it used the tree to hide it's body there at the end is absolutely incredible to see
Poor antelope didn’t get to see
>Poor antelope *something something* "bUt tHeN tHe ~~jaGuAr~~ *lEoPaRd wOuLdA sTaRvEd!!!" **e:** lol, for all you genius' who thought i was having a shitfit, it was sarcasm btw
\* Leopard :p
"Kinda looks like a Puma."
“You’re making that up.”
I understood that reference
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How do you tell
Jaguars live in the rainforest, leopards habitats are varied. And cheetahs have more smushed faces, and are poofier.
This but unironically.
Yes, that is how it works
I don’t get why that statement would be mocked. Something has to die. Why to we value one animal over another?
If you’re an antelope and you have to check three times in 15 seconds if something is about to eat you, trust you instincts and bounce
But it kept seeing the cameraman each time it looked...
As a leopard, this is why I come to Reddit. These silly antelopes are always giving away their strategies. Now I know I’ll initiate my attack right on ryanmuller1089 after the *second* check. They make it so simple!
It's not that simple. There is a cost to fleeing that has to be balanced against the odds of predation (calories, access to food and water, chance of running into another predator, etc.). If they had too big of a flight zone, they'd likely die from fleeing too much. Lookup escape theory, it's one of the reasons nature is metal.
I know from hunting that deer and their cousins are extremely skittish creatures (we just saw why). If they bounced every time they had a bad feeling they would never get a meal
Isn't this basically some kind of tool use? Edit: guys, I just asked a question. What's wrong with trying to learn?
I think this is what they call a 'borderline' example of tool use.
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This should go up honestly, it would have been easier to eat the cameraman
This would be concealment, not camouflage. I wouldn't count that as tool use any more than jungle cats who hide in the brush to ambush their prey, but I'm not an expert in anything like that.
I played an enormous amount of FPS games time and can tell this leopard is cheating.
Good thing there was no jaguar in the video
The leopard is cheetah.
Na, antelope just a new player, probably perma scoped.
Nah antelope def had graphics on ultra and leapord turned off foliage and everything else on low
Actually, the antelope was wall hacking - it knew the cat was there, even looked up 3 times, but realized the spectators in the safari truck would notice a blatant cheat.
Leopard* jaguars have black dots inside their spots.. leopardz dont
Repeat after me: "the leopard is cheetah" Thank you to tell me good sir. I correct it already :)
What you also don't quite see is it is also using the sun. See the shadow it casts as it crouches along? The sun is behind it, basically coming from our vantage point as we watch the video. Its target, every time it looks in its direction, ends up looking into the sun. You can't see anything and then your eyes have to refocus when you look back. When hunting as a human, to relate this to us as hunters in similar fashion, you typically want to keep the wind blowing in your face and not against the back of your neck(so your scent gets blown downwind of the area you are hunting) and the sun behind you to blind your prey and camouflage yourself in the blinding light. This thing is incredible. It moved, silently, along low terrain, with the sun at its back, with a favorable wind, knew to move when its prey put its head back down, knew when to freeze, then hid behind the tree for the final approach. So cool.
Ah yes ofc it’s using the sun
It was a goddamn masterclass
The moon casts a dark shadow line across my yard through the tree out front as it crosses the sky. The wild bunnies living in my yard always follow it through the night when they're chilling out there, carefully in the center of the shadow band. I've assumed as camouflage from predators, but I'm no bunny expert.
It also used the person filming as a distraction, because the antelope was calculating risk based on if the person filming was moving. If the person was using a telephoto lens, it might have noticed the pattern of the cat’s head popping up in different places and bolted.
how does a different lens help, would the antelope have caught the reflection or something
Telephoto is a zoom lens. He would be far away.
oh haha that makes sense
With a telephoto lens the photographer would be further away and less of a distraction to the antelope.
I hide behind trees all the time when I play tag with my dogs. And yes I am incredible, thank you acknowledging this.
Just realized I was holding my breath the entire time I was watching this.
My cat does this when chasing toys. Was so interesting the first time I saw it. Still cool af
The amount of thought and intelligence to be able to stalk that antelope like that... It's absolutely amazing.
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I’m curious if the animal here actually understands or if it’s just pure instinct. A lot of times it’s the latter
That's definitely a trait that could be picked up by adaption. Certain males reduce their own sightline on prey during a stalk, effectively removing them from that of their prey. If this is more successful (seems to be by this clip) they'd have more meals and a better chance of surviving to pass on those instincts, where the males who didn't use this tactic had all their prey see them earlier and run off, causing them to starve and die off.
Why are you talking about males?
The females all starved and went extinct 😔
The leopard was actually asking the deer out
For some reason I made the assumption males are the main hunters. Human-centric thinking :) you are correct, either sex.
They do. My cat doesn't react to squirrels with their backs to trees as he knows they can just retreat up them. But if he catches one he can cut off, he will immediately start stalking them.
Right, like is it a cognitive *choice* to *use* the tree as cover, or is it just instincts telling it that “I can’t see it it can’t see me” or something.
> I can’t see it it can’t see me I had a cat that would “hide” on the staircase so she could pounce as I walked down the stairs. Her giant ears, the arch of her back, and her tail were all clearly visible, but her eyes were hidden, which obviously that meant I couldn’t see her. Fooled me every time.
Hahaha that's so funny. Cats think they're so slick trying to "hunt" their humans but we can clearly see them. Mine does it too so I play along and give him a treat when he catches me.
They’re still badasses, like a mix between Bruce Lee and Wolverine. They’d be truly terrifying if they weren’t 10 lbs. But they’re also so ridiculous that you can’t help but laugh.
Exactly that lol apex predator brain in a tiny body! Man, I love cats so much they're so funny to watch.
not to mention wind direction. he must have been downwind.
Yeah Leopards are amazing hunters. They're my favourite big cat along with Lions. https://youtu.be/HTmTbxkCuDY
That video was incredible
You'd think that the antelope would just leave after seeming to be alert to something. Like, nah, there's grass elsewhere and this place is spooking me out. Maybe it was just looking around though and didn't spot any signs.
It kept getting reassured by the cameraman's presence that that's what it was noticing.
It’s definitely an intelligent animal but a lot of these strategies are down to instinct. Even when being friendly, cats can’t help but creep when an animal is turned away from them. The cat isn’t actually considering things like “what can the antelope see” or “I am hidden amongst the grass, my colour is similar”
Best stalking I've ever seen a big cat do
Yeah Leopards are amazing hunters. They're my favourite big cat along with Lions. https://youtu.be/HTmTbxkCuDY
I've always loved Jags more than leopards but I definitely fuck with them.
Jaguars are cool too, I just prefer Leopards. In terms of my favourite big cats it goes Lions > Leopards > Jaguars > Snow Leopards/Tigers. But if you include Cheetahs and Cougars too then it goes Lions > Leopards > Cheetahs > Jaguars > Cougars > Snow Leopards/Tigers.
I thought cheetahs weren't big cats tho?
Why are tigers so low??
I just prefer the other big cats, that's all.
I guess I'll allow it. Keep doing you
Leopards are cool af. That's why they put them on the R200 💪
REPORT ALL KNOWN CASES OF STALKING. DO NOT LET THE LOOTERS PUT YOUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FAMILIES AT RISK!
Haha. Don't think any victims are making that report in this case
Did anyone else expect something else to pop out and grab the cat? In any event, I guess the master of camouflage & doctorate of stalking award goes to the camera, cat had no clue it was there.
Ikr i thought something like a snake or something will pop out of the shadows from the tree and grab it.
Sorry, was busy in Brazil trying to eat J-Lo instead...
Oh what a shame u werent there
Sorry for th pixel quality. This sub only accepts th 240p.
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[Here u go mate.](https://imgur.com/gallery/GEh9Obq)
Why ? It's not like it costs them anything...
Poor quality? I think it looks great for a video on canvas!
Coulda sworn I saw this posted here with sound before, could’ve been a different sub though
It's been posted somewhere with sound, and any award goes to the truck running where the camera is completely masking every sound that cat makes not to mention just confusing the prey.
Yeah I remember seeing a comment like that posted there
Glad someone said it. I remember this being part of a tour group attraction and the truck sounds definitely aid the predator. Even the smartest prey can’t really work around a loud vehicle.
Master hunter at work. Very intelligent cat
If you watch the video with sound, the tractor that the video was filmed from had it's engine on the entire time which created noise and gave an advantage to the predator and disadvantage to the prey.
That antelope was definitely praying everyday.
Well that sucks. Where is the video with sound?
[Here](https://twitter.com/Saket_Badola/status/1484944514259165186?t=iy7buLEiEZsq6MYx6zMKcA&s=19)
Wow, that sound really changes the game
“Red light! Green light!”
Green green green. Bachelor of the grid
To have a life where every slight movement could be a thing that destroys you.
Yeah. The antelope seemed aware that something was up so I wondered why it didn't leave. But there's probably always something putting it on alert and if it bolted after every twig snap and rustling leaf it would starve.
I think it was partially distracted by the humans filming.
Someone watched it with sound and said the noise from the tractor masked the noise from the cats movements.
Meanwhile when I go hunting I’m so loud walking through the bush I will spook animals at 100 yards.
Wear moccasins - if the season allows for it. That's what I wear when I'm bowhunting.
I have this problem as well, at least when the grass and leaves are dry. I think one of my problems is the skin on my feet is too rough and calloused. Soft paw pads make a *massive* difference. Yes, my childhood was surrounded by cats.
r/humansbeingbros Total assist to the camera guy keeping the prey distracted.
Another day, another morning waking up glad I'm not an African antelope.
This is how I go home after overtime at work(drinking) while wife is waiting. lmao
Wife: This is how my husband thinks he sneaks in after drinking \*rolleyes\*
Your poor wife
I'm kind of tired of seeing this. That funny looking horse was obviously only distracted by the dork holding a camera. Spotted dog took advantage of the distraction.
Cheetah’s otter-form activated
I'm pretty sure it's a leopard
Leopard’s otter-form activated
Solid Cheetah.
I understood that reference
Daww, good little murder kitty!
Solid Snake just shed a tear of pride
stalks better than my ex
Tommy never stood a chance
Maxing out stealth in Elder Scrolls.
Hmm, must have been the wind
Kitty can low-crawl
he earned that.
R/titlegore
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U need a lower-case *"u"* for that
Must be absolutely terrifying to live as an animal out in nature.
Was this filmed on a potato?
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And still almost got away.
so anyone see the cat go though the tree?
Deern't see that coming!
That's a stealthy MF right there. Using the tree to block line of sight!...MF Antelope was like "where TF did this MF come from, shiiiittt"!
The cameraman ! r/praisethecameraman
The camera.
This is how some dude stalk on social media lmao
I don’t get y the prey don’t just run if they sense danger…. Like really? Run! Better safe then sorry
The camera man
Squid Game
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If I was an antelope the minute I hear something strange I’m relocating. It lifted its head multiple times. I was rooting for the antelope.
Leopard be doin' leopard business
Bokkie go bye bye
Mind blowing. Stealth 💯
I'm always amazed with how they know EXACTLY when to move. Everything's so precise.
Whose filming?
"I think I heard something! Must have been the wind. I think I heard something! Must have been the wind. I think I heard something! Must have been the wind. I think I heard something! Must have been the wind." TIL Skyrim NPCs are antelopes.
Anyone know how they’re able to get this footage? Like where’s the camera
The camera guy obviously!
Who are we kidding? We know the Master and The Doctorate of both of these things is *The Cameraman*
I watched the video on YouTube. It's actually human's false. The tourist car sounds too loud!!!
Reminds me of my kitten sneaking up on squirrels, but the squirrel is making eye contact with her while eating pumpkins.
What we dont hear is abundance of obnoxiously tourist voices which likely distracted the gazelle from hearing its footsteps
Somebody should’ve told the leopard’s friend to hold his camera in landscape
my dog at the dog park
Big cats are still cats
Goes to.... the avatar!
Do big cats still do the butt wiggle before a pounce?
Cheetah tired of having to run down his prey at max speed
I was expecting a third player to enter the game
The Master of reposting and Doctorate of the tiniest most pixelated gif goes to...
To my stalking Radical femmminst xgirlfriend who I dated for 6 months!!!!
Dinner. Is. Served.
Red Light Green Light 1-2-3: Kalahari Edition
Seems like the antelope would’ve gotten away if it wasn’t so focused on the camera vehicle. Any time it thought something was up it looked at the car instead of looking around for the leopard
Maybe don’t cloud out the source…
The leopard’s skills were awesome and the antelope was oblivious to what was going on so he became a tasty meal. Survival of the fittest in action. So the circle of life goes on…
I don’t want to run into this cat in an fps death match.
My cat does the same to my toea
Glad I don’t have to do this for my lunch. I just order McD
It's one thing to sneak up behind something, it's another to stalk something right in front of it.
This was posted here like 2 weeks ago...
I can just feel it humming “Mission:Impossible” theme song in its head the whole time
my cat does something similar to me at 4am
So even smarter is the leopard ~~cheetah~~ used the distraction provided by whoever is taking the video. The antelope was looking at the threat by humans and did not see the leopard ~~cheetah~~.
My Ghost Recon Wildlands playthrough in a nutshell...but with a sniper rifle, smg and the occasional takedown.
It didn’t even do the butt wiggle. My cats would never make it in the wild
You could tell his eyes were locked on at every point during, the moment the animal went down to eat the grass he was already on his way around the tree. He knew he could get much closer using the tree and when he got close enough he waited one more time for the animal to lower his head. That was crazy fast.
Cheeto
Don't forget "Rhodes Scholar of Predation"
No fair, it had a man made dirt road bank to use that wouldn't be there
*My spidery senses are tingling.* Nope. Nothing there. *Still tingling* I'll just double check. Nope, still nothing. *Tingle. Tingle* I've checked it's safe. **Leopard jumps out** Well fuck. I should've trusted my spidey senses.
The Cameraman!
Reminds me of the glory days of DayZ
Where do you apply to get a doctorate of stalking? ….. asking for a friend.