Baby Buck Headbutts Leopard Persistently To Try Escape
In this video, a cute baby nyala goes head to head with a leopard - literally!!!
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Royal Malewane game ranger and safari guide, Andre Fourie, shared this incredibly cute yet extremely heart-wrenching video with us and told Latestsighting.com about his rare experience.
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Thanks to Charles Hudson for sharing with us the footage at the end.
“It was our standard afternoon game drive here at Royal Malewane - Greater Kruger National Park, when Juan Pinto, Director and guide at the lodge, called in that he had fresh leopard tracks close to Royal Malewane Lodge. He proceeded to follow the tracks and found the leopard and then asked me to join him at the sighting. The male leopard (named Mondzo) was busy with a territorial patrol after the good rains we had recently.”
“The leopard was on the move and it was difficult keeping up with it so I asked another guide (Rudi Huldshof) to come into the area to help us keep up with the cat. We lost all visual of the leopard for a while and then Rudi announced that he found it again. When we got to the spot the leopard was at, we saw that he flushed out a baby Nyala. While the Nyala’s only instinct was to run, it was not nearly fast enough to actually get away, so the leopard just kept trotting behind it almost as if it found it amusing.”
“As soon as the nyala realised it wasn’t going to get away, it turned to the leopard and approached it slowly almost as if seeking comfort in its keeper. This did not last very long though. The nyala quickly came to terms that the leopard was a predator and instead turned from flight, to fight mode! As the leopard groomed itself in preparation for dinner, the little nyala walked toward the leopard and then suddenly launching at it, ramming it with its head repeatedly!”
“Because there was no enticement, the leopards’ instinct to kill also vanished. The 2 then settled down together for a while before walking off with the baby nyala actually walking after the leopard, following it. The interaction kept us busy for a good hour after which we had to get back to camp. From what I heard from the other rangers, the interaction still continued for another 40 minutes before the leopard swiftly ate the nyala and moved off.”
“Working as a guide, we tend to refrain from getting emotionally involved with predator and prey interactions, but my guests found this sighting incredibly interesting and mentioned that this was something they had never seen or even heard of. The guests are well-travelled people and go on safari trips every year. One of the guests even hoped that the baby nyala would escape as soon as the leopard started losing interest, but we know that nature and wildlife do not have the same emotions we have as human beings. If the nyala had by some miracle escaped and survived and made it back to its mother, she would have rejected him and cast him out anyway, because he smelt too much like a predator. So the baby might have not survived either way.”
“I’ve seen similar things happen on television, but this was an absolute first for me to experience first-hand. When it comes to an interaction like this, enjoy the rarity of the action that is unfolding. From a practical, ethical and physical perspective - give enough space where nor the predator nor the prey have an advantage or disadvantage. Also, respect other people who will be keen to view something like this.”
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This is just like those dreams you have where you get into a fight and your punches are slow, soft, and the enemy laughs at you
Ikr I had that kind of dream but I managed to find a loophole by throwing furnitures and shit.
@@samuelskogqvist5565 lmao smart. Will do next time
Me punches enemy Enemy that tickles do it again Me pulls out gun Enemy pulls out gun with bullets
I had a dream where I was throwing punches at a talking lion. Punches weren’t hard enough . He just looked unimpressed.
I think I’ve had those dreams
Baby: *rams* Leopard: You will die braver than most
Max Bassil lol
@Jerry Andersen you're 100% right
@Jerry Andersen Nature is survival of fittest, not some honor contest.
@Jerry Andersen Are you really trying to fit honor into nature? Like the other guy said, it's survival of the fittest. There's no honor in nature. Lol, do you expect the leopard to just let the baby deer go?
Food is hard to get gotta eat whatever you can get.
When you have the heart of a lion, but the body of a chicken nugget. 🤷🏽♂️
Hahaha...
Aawwww lol..
David Robinson 😂😂😂
😂😂
And the brain of a stegosaurus
leopard was like “should I adopt this guy or eat him”
This is good!
We may never know
More like do I wait to eat his mom or have a small snack
Maybe the leopards are getting smarter. Raise him until he gets bigger. Than eat him
@@BrandonTheGreatest did you see the end he eats him
Pretty convenient when your snack just follows you around.
I'm done 😂
@Aatif Shakur right he was DONE!!! lol if he was by himself there's lion, hyenas, cheetahs, dragons, the other zebra's, elephants , or gazelles may kill him and if he goes into the water Crocs or hippos. LOL he was just DONE!! mines well accept that death lol!!!
@@dominicbrogsdale3348 dont forget the pythons and eagles
@@waaahhhl2614 AHAHAHAHAHAHAH RIGHT!!! and all the other ones we forgot! sorry little buddy you just gotta accept that death!!! nature dont play lol!! lol when you said eagle I can see it in my head. Lil homie flying throw the air loooking down with those big eyes, not saying a word and gettn taken to the nest lol!! ok maybe a little wiggling but still!! take that death!! lol
@@dominicbrogsdale3348 unfortunately for him nothing he can do even if he did somehow got away from the leopard Africa's brutal
Sad. That buck is only dealing like 2 HP worth of damage
and cat has 5 hp regeneration second :/
This comments makes me remember of TierZoo
Brad Gilliam more like 0.000000000000000002 dmg
lol
Not close
Leopards like ‘ima have to go behind those trees and censor this for y’all’
😄
😂😂
It was his bedtime
Either the leopard isn’t hungry at all or has a contract with the safari-show people.
🤣🤣
It is a publicity stun by the leopard. That they a gentle cats (only in the daytime).
The cat ate one of the camera men after the video ended.
Just being a typical cat. Playing with his food because he can.
Or leopard wanted to parent the ram?
Feel sad for the leopard, the buck ate him shortly after the camera was turned off
Al Haymon you mean you feel bad for the buck
The leopard ate the buck
@@fishfish8412 Pretty sure it's supposed to be a joke
😂😂😂😂
Lmfao 😂😂😂👌
This is the saddest/toughest thing I’ve ever seen. Gotta respect the lil guy he went out with a fight
I too was very sad. It's like a cry of a child. Too depressing.
Are you sure the buck met his demise?
@@Sifo_Dyas yeah I don’t know.. it looked like the buck was being carried like how a cat would carry their kittens.
@@dublethetruble4620 exactly.
@@Sifo_Dyas no dudes it was eaten 100% sad but def true
When you accidentally challenge the final boss with starting gear.
Lol he’s only dealing 2hp on a 1 million up character! 😂🤣😂🤣
That's not cool. XD
And they both lived happily ever after
Sadly, only the Leopard this time. 🙈
Yeah The Fawn lived happily inside the leopards stomach
@@abhishekpaul6301 Bruh too late he's turned into shit now
“And the leopard lived happily ever after... to the end of his days.”
@@Latestsightings they both lived happily together until it was dinner time!
cats really do like playing with their food, if it was a hyena that nyala would have disappeared in seconds
Agreed.
also wild dogs
Wild dog*
tw. And hyenas.
@swart 😂😂😂
awww, he carried him back to his mother... that was sweet
Leopard:The baby buck as sweet as his mother in my stomach。
He reunited them into one big turd. 🤣
@@TheSnakeIsSolid1 lmaooo
@Derek Bartlett I think 66 people at the moment understand what you clearly do not
@Derek Bartlett beat the description
Baby : headbutts Leopard: you’ve earned my respect
😂 😂 😂 😂
Leopard eat it later
Compared with the utter brutality some lions demonstrated, this leopard was surprisingly gentle
Aweee he doesn’t realize there’s nothing attached to its head yet
It's just pure instinct.
@@Latestsightings Pure dinner
@@Latestsightings,ANIMALS DON'T THINK, THEY ACT LIKE......ANIMALS,UNFORTUNATELLY, SOME HUMAN BEINGS ACT THE SAME WAY.
only you SUCK, I won 't use capitals in my writing from now on, you convinced me not to use them anymore.
PAUL MARDAN calm tf down.
The Leopard is like "I'm gonna eat you later when I get hungry!"
-Can Ameri- finally I found this same thought
Well, the caption says, the Leopard ate it after
Animals don’t feel any malice towards their prey, but they still gotta eat to survive
You should let someone know that you can tell what animals are feeling...like tell a scientist...or a psychiatrist...
@@TheGodFactory ?
@@TheGodFactory braindead
We are pretty much the same. Ever go fishing?
@@ophbmystik who me? lol more like tired lol
So the fight lasted from early morning till late night. Thats impressive.
Yeah
Monster 👿
I know this is how nature works, but I still feel sad for the baby buck.
Adilliosz especially when it followed the leopard..
Good man, Crono
And that’s ok. It’s ok to feel sympathy for the animals that don’t make it.
Nature is tragic, heartbreaking. Knowing it’s nature doesn’t help that
That buck had ample time to escape from there but I felt it treated the leopard as it's mother..
No effect No effect Miss No effect Miss No effect *CRITICAL HIT!!!* 1 damage
Critical Hit!!! 1 Damage
Baby buck just started playing Morrowind and went to Ashland's.
Leopard touch 100 damage
Leopard: 10000HP Attack deals 1000 HP per second
Gotdamn magikarp
lil guy's got a lot of heart!...unfortunately, the leopard is going to eat that heart.
Poor little thing he had so much heart and fight in him. Breaks my heart
He had one chance, he took it.
Nature
Why? What’s wrong with you?
I completely agree! Precious little one...
That's exactly what happens to me when I am trying to stick to a healthy diet. That damn hamburger keeps ramming me!!!
this made me laugh hard 😆
underrated comment
Sus
🤣
Lol
Put up a better fight then the adults 🤷🏾🤷🏾🤷🏾
Raw courage
100!
Than*
YFN Dorsey and the worse part for the dawn is this is all to real
@@gordongoodman8342 STFU peckerhead. 🤓
“Fifteen years later Bob still hadn’t figured out the whole being a leopard thing.”
It’s kinda cool how he treats it with respect and a sort of grace carrying him away...
These videos never get easier to watch. Imagine being a newborn and never getting to feel alive because your only time on earth is spent waiting to die. Such a beautiful baby. RIP 🦌
I doubt animals ever truly feel that "alive", especially when they contend with death literally every day.
ShatterTheSkiesAbove ever heard of abortion clinic? Millions of babies die every year
Why would I imagine that
@@manuelmateo3392 you don't know animals dipshit
Abyss 11 easy for you to judge, who’s never experienced it
Gotta say im a feline fan. However this little guy had fire and heart. Where he may not have had the power he was not just gonna lay over and die. ❤💯
John Palermo Agree I think it knew it’s fate and was showing the on lookers his Bravery and hopefully get saved by them Fuck nature I would have saved him and put him in a better home for his Bravery to survive that Cat looks in good condition
Whole lot of good that "fire and heart" did him.
@@77iam97 People shouldn't interfere. The best method of achieving an undoctored outcome is to remain hands off. Besides, the buck doesn't understand the concept of "bravery". It's simply making the most pragmatic choice.
If I had a gun and was recording, I would have shot the leopard in the head.
@@manuelmateo3392 Sit down
Breaks my heart to see this, little guy is a fighter.
Plot twist: The buck ate the leopard shortly after dark.
It’s all fun and games until the stomach itch comes in-play.
You have my respect, buck. When I am finished, half of your herd will still be alive. I hope they remember you.
Me: Anyone else always hope they just bond and live happily everafter? Nature: lol that's cute. *No*
Oh you mean like the Lion King ?
the leopard loves her spirit
No refrigerator, so you have to tolerate it if you want it fresh. Smh. Damn shame
Exactly !
Lol
😂
Now we know why the leopard didnt kill the baby buck earlier in the day....he wasnt hungry at that time and kept it for night snack 😄
@SørenCast Z take a note, his name is "Get Real"
Or just too tired to make the kill. You saw how much that leopard was panting. Probably waiting to catch it's breath first so that the scent of fresh blood doesn't attract other predators. Once he's got his energy back he'll break that calf's neck and be up a tree to enjoy his meal in peace and safety.
@@Thoralmir Animals don't pant only when they are tired. Animals pant to cool their body down since they can't sweat. That buck would require almost zero effort to kill and eat within a minute.
Lmao that's funny but sad but its the circle of life
Warm milk and cookies!
You fought well little buck. This is good quality footage thanks for sharing
Ok can we just talk about how gorgeous the leopard was!? What a majestic species!
Nyala fawn : “We will not go quietly into the night!!! *WE WILL NOT VANISH WITHOUT A FIGHT!!* ” Leopard : “Uuummmmm....”
“WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT!!! WE WILL NOT VANISH WITHOUT A FIGHT!! ” a rock song?
@@fillfinish7302 The movie Independence Day
"Rage! Rage against the die of the light!"
@@An_Actual_Rat Which itself is also semi-quoting Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night".
He went out like a "G" tho 😂
more like a lil g
"Playtime's over, time for snack"
Plot twist: the leopard was going to let him go until it started head butting him.
The leopard is probably thinking, “Really? Seriously kid!?”
Played with that thing all damn day lol, so cruel cats can be.
@Mookie Spindlehurst God created brains in creatures other than humans. They have a PFC - not as big as humans but still have one. That means they do still understand right/wrong, share a level of consciousness, morals and a level of time scales. One might even say that is instinct?
Full Tilt Boogie ya so cool bud your cool too. It’s called nature it’s not for you to feel special lmao
Da Funky Zookeeper you're wrong about one thing. Animal instinct always stays on, regardless of the environment, and so does human instinct, it's programmed into us and can only be dulled, but not turned off.
ستاره داوود ستاره داوود چطوری؟ بعد کشتش
ستاره داوود ستاره داوود امریکا چطور مگه؟
I only watched the first 2 minutes but that's all I needed to see before realizing these two are going to remain best of friends.👍❤🧡💛💚
Tbh the leopard was carrying the buck like a cub
HE’S SAVING HIS LUNCH FOR LATER
Imagine saving a snack for later, and it won’t stop head butting you lol
Leopard like, you are the bravest deer I have ever encountered
Lil man did not go down without a fight. He faced his opponent head on. Rest well, lil warrior.
This is wholesome the leopard taking care of the child so its mom comes back to pick it up nature is so nice.
The caption says the Leopard ate the nyala shortly after the video stops...
So brave, such heart. Little warrior..
It's not brave, it's just too young to know any better.
@@HugeInsect shut yo dumbass up it knows wtf a tiger can do to it why do u think it was trying to dip the tigers swipes that animal was just brave asl
@@whyjamz7152 Could you try repeating that in English?
@@whyjamz7152 it's not a tiger
Now that’s what you call a Happy Meal ..🤣😂😋
Leopard: "Seriously? I'm being punked right?"
Actually, I just thought of something sad... The Leopard probably ate it's mother... and that's why its pissed off.
This is the perfect example that one should never give up even when it seems that there is no hope!
Baby Buck: *headbutts* Leopard: Oh, hi, dinner!!
It seems that the Leopard was waiting till darkness so he don't have to face the cuteness of the baby nyala. Or, he used the baby to attract a bigger nyala.
@Young Black Conservative the leopard probably already had a full course meal earlier, he might be full
Yeah big Cats Just hunt bigger animals its not in ther Nature to hunt small animals annother KZheadr Shows IT with the Laserpointer how big Cats dont follow IT Just little Cats and the ones that Just a little bigger then normal Cats they Look Like Cougars Just smaller. kzhead.info/sun/eLOSYbCOoaGepa8/bejne.html
Andy Spark or he wasn’t hungry!! If he was, he would have eaten it right away
@Young Black Conservative There's no way that fawn is outrunning an adult leopard.
@@momentary_ Outrun? That leopard looks so uninterested that the faun probably could have just trotted off.
"If I'm going out, I'm going out swinging."
KZhead can be hit or miss, but sometimes there’s a gem like this that can save your life, and demonstrates the exact technique you should follow to escape from a leopard.
It's Angry Ram reincarnated.
😂
And very quickly sent back to the spawn room.
Leopard: “Hmm, think I’m gonna keep you till you grow up a little more and make a big enough meal for me instead of just an appetizer....”
Lol only if they thought like that that would be something
The leopard must be thinking he’s suddenly got new abilities; everywhere he walks at night, everything lights up
Nobody: Leopard: Look at me, I am the mother now.
Idk why I clicked on this I can't even watch it, my heart hurts
Stick to cat videos Suzzy
Halil Kunge don't tell me what to do
@@nalalala7584 you're a weak pathetic pussy. You need telling.
Halil Kunge: stfu
Halil Kunge i will slap you stfu lil bih
"who threw that piece of paper at me?"
hahaa
“Whoever threw that paper ya mom’s a hoe”
Lol
Obinna Dimel “what did you just say” I swear I love that vine
I hate papercuts!
Baby: I'll take revenge of my mother you killed her😠😢 Leopard: ara ara
The baby buck is in good hands, he wasn't even harmed.
Excellent video footage of predator/ prey interaction, albeit extremely small prey. As was outlined in the plan, the mighty leopard gave the itty bitty nyala plenty of time to submit its last will and testament. Lil' nyala was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Die like a fighter
Jakchai Daengprasert I think the cheetah had a right to defend himself against that annoying baby deer lol 😂
🤣🤣
Went out like a soldier. R.I.P Lil one.
Brave little guy.
"Hold still, little breakfast!"
Aah poor little nunu. Sad to see things like this happen in real life. I've had to shed a few tears myself when predators take down babies in front of me and my guests. But wow the bravery shown by that little guy is just amazing.
Love your channel!!!!
RIP Nunu.
You're obviously in the wrong place. You should stick to watching butterflies and cat videos.
@@halilkunge9295 your a poes, have a nice day
Smart leopard. Keeps the buck alive and fresh!
The way that Leopard picked him up and carried him into the night like "Time to go home. Play time's over."
When you try going through Quarry Junction immediately after leaving Goodsprings
Leopard: "I'm tired of you head butting me. I like you, but, I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore."
For anyone who may be wondering why the elapsed didn’t attack it right away, rule one of the wild. Only kill when hungry. From the looks of it the leopard had recently eaten so it must’ve been saving the deer for a later time, which we saw at the end
"Kid, I like your fighting spirit. You should have been born a cat. I think I'll keep you around a while."
Late night snack
Twist ending that Buck is gonna eat that poor leopard.
This was beautiful footage
Mother Nature and her colours .. we have a gentle leopard who is fighting his inner demons to not have to kill the lill thing but hunger would compel him to do so . the buck went down fighting , much respect ✊
Looks as if “The Leopard” is waiting for the air fryer to heat up..
This is the way
Roswell Vireak stop. Before you make everyone 😂
Mando
Roswell Vireak imaginary God created the world.
Lil fellor had lots of heart,
Its always nice when your lunch brings itself to your table.
How cute they played until it got dark and the leopard carried the baby buck home because it was exhausted from playing all day 😍
Shame it didn't kill instead playing poor thing x
He protecc He attacc But most importantly He a small snacc
You fought bravely. RIP❤
Wow awesome beautiful leopard.
Baby buck used headbutt No effect Baby buck used headbutt 1 dmg
Do you wanna know what rhymes with turtles 🤣🤣🤣✔️
@@RovianGameplays Tell us
Leopoards so such stunning and gorgeous animals, amazing cats.
Not if you were his meal.
I was really rooting for the little guy . Died a hero .
What an adorable little morsel.
Leopard: oh, I think it's cute. Baby 🦌: Come on; I'll rip your head off! Wait, stop! Mommayyy!
It's like a bully bigger than you pushing your head back as you're trying to swing punches
I love how the video description tells the whole story and many of the comments are people who didn't read it and make wrong assumptions.
And one of them lived happily ever after!
strong boy❣️✨🦌😭