Lion vs Silverback Gorilla: who would win?
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Leopard predation on chimpanzees (over five years) is reported in the Tai forest and includes nine likely attacked individuals, but none directly observed and only one leopard scat with chimpanzee bones and hair [Boesch, 1991; Zuberbühler and Jenny, 2002]. Leopards in Tai were once reported to scavenge a chimpanzee carcass [Jenny and Zuberbhler, 2005]. Evidence of leopard predation on chimpanzees (6/196 leopard scats) has also been recorded in Lope, Gabon [Henschel et al., 2005]. Evidence of leopard predation on other great apes is rare, although Fay et al. [1995] described a probable leopard attack on lowland gorilla including a digit in leopard scat and recent systematic studies of leopard scats in sympatric areas have revealed evidence of predation on gorillas [9/196 scats: Henschel et al., 2005] and bonobos [1/5 scats: D’Amour et al., 2006]. Rates of leopard predation on apes therefore range up to 5% of scat samples.
http://ugallaprimateproject.com/files/StewartPruetz2013-AJP.pdf
Apart from humans, gorillas do not really have enemies. The only predator to prey on gorillas is the leopard. Walter Baumgärtel found the remains of several gorillas after they had been killed by leopards in the Virunga Volcanoes. Other hints were found in Gabon and the Central African Republic (Tutin & Fernandez 1991; Fay et al. 1995)
http://www.angela-meder.de/publik/eep.pdf
As large, group-living primates, gorillas have few natural predators. There are some records of leopards killing adult gorillas (e.g. Baumgartel, 1976) and young gorillas could potentially be taken by pythons or eagles, but infants are normally protected by the adults
http://www.unep.org/pdf/GorillaStand_screen.pdf
1995. w. R. Carroll, JCK Peterhans, et al. Leopard attack on and consumption of gorillas in the Central African Republic. Journal of Human Evolution 29(1): 93-99
http://www.umich.edu/~infosrn/PDF_FILES/ENGLISH_.PDF/SEC._4/FAY.PDF
If we were to take the illustration into account, gorillas might kill each other with a bite to the nape, which again, the lion will be heavily protected there.
The only known predators of gorillas are humans and leopards (Panthera pardus).124 Evidence of attacks by leopards on western gorillas is outlined in Chapter 7,
http://www.storre.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/1212/1/Ferriss_etal2005[1].pdf
a leopard attacking a gorilla— Shelter of the nshiego-mbouve
Adventures in the Great Forest of Equatorial Africa and the Country of the Dwarfs
Leopards occasionally attack gorillas;
King of the Apes: The Gorilla
Leopards have on several occasions been suspected of having killed gorillas:"' western gorillas have been observed fleeing leopards,
World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation
of later evidence that this young female gorilla met its end in the same manner as the two more recently killed gorillas. ... A predator, presumed to be a large leopard,
"of later evidence that this young female gorilla met its end in the same manner as the two more recently killed gorillas" - Google Search
Leopard kills two gorillas startled as their human neighbour by two particularly heavy claps.
Leopards have also been recorded killing lowland gorillas, and, recently, researcher Danielle D'Amour working in DRC's
Cats of Africa
A terrible black leopard has appeared and has killed four gorillas - four that we know of.
Encountering Gorillas
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It's not so much strength but intelligence that would give the gorilla an edge.
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Shortly after the second night's vigil a leopard was found dead in the neighbourhood. It had apparently fought with a lion and its back had been broken by a blow from the lion's paw.
The Red Men of Nigeria
The animal planets gorilla striking the leopard dead is only in theory, theres no accounts of it on record unlike lions, who have struck down almost every animal in the animal kingdom dead. The gorilla no dought is strong, but without actual genuine records, he doesnt seem to fair well.
Lions are not sneaky, but a lion can kill a tiger any time. Once I saw a lion in a mixed animal act kill three tigers.
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There are two cases where a lion fought three bengal tigers at once, killing all 6 of them, I dought a gorilla could handle such a task, the gorilla is not as durable as the lion has his mane. If they were to go blow for blow the gorilla would not only be getting hit much harder, but he will be getting lacerated and slashed all over, while if the gorilla is striking at the lion more specifically at the maned area, the lion would hardly even feel it, as its 2 feet thick and dense.
Lion kills two leopards at once in the wild.
The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina · Page 14
Papers Past — New Zealand Herald — 11 November 1893 — PANIC IN A CIRCUS.
A single leopard is a match for a gorilla, not even two leopards can do much to a heavily maned protected lion.
The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina · Page 14
Papers Past — New Zealand Herald — 11 November 1893 — PANIC IN A CIRCUS.
A single leopard is a match for a gorilla, not even two leopards can do much to a heavily maned protected lion.
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Spitfire, the lioness which attacked and nearly killed Dyer, has slain two former trainers and one grizzly bear, and has a bad record for maiming spectators who have wandered too near the bars of her cage. Because of her bad reputation she was given hours to leave Germany, and her present owners, the Gaskill-Mundv Carnival Co.. secured hr almost as a sift That Trainer Dyer was not added to the list of Spitfire's victims is due to the promptness and courage of P. J. Mundy manager of the wild animal exhibition, and Trainer Bobby Mack. Mundy entered the cage and drove the animal back to its corner, aided by Mack, who plied a red-hot iron from the outside.BEAST DID NOT OBEY. Spitfire did not obey, but she did not show violent resistance, and when Dyer approached nearer she placed one paw on the small stand. With a sweep of her front paw the lioness bore the chair from Dyer's hand, and he was left without other defen3e than his whip. This he was not given time to use, as the maddened creature was upon his shoulders.After she had torn a spectator ths German authorities required that she be taken out of that country. In London she killed Trainer Fred Woods. In San Francisco she killed a grizzly bear after a four hours' fight.
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