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ヤマアラシにちょっかいを出すと、針攻撃を受けることになる。
2匹のヤマアラシが最強クラスの捕食者ヒョウに立ち向かい、この巨大な猫のエサにはならないことを知らしめた。
この動画は南アフリカのクルーガー国立公園で撮影され、「Kruger Sightings」がYouTubeに投稿した。映像には、ヒョウがヤマアラシに忍び寄り攻撃を仕掛けるも、針攻撃の反撃を食らって退散する姿が映っている。
それでもこの巨大な猫は懲りなかった。
今度は2匹目のヤマアラシにターゲットを変えて飛びかかり、激しい砂埃を巻き上げた。
砂埃の中からヤマアラシは無傷で現れたが、ヒョウは体に刺さった針を引き抜いている姿で現れた。
「ヤマアラシを見たのは初めてです。しかもこんな姿を見られるとは」と、撮影したドノヴァン・ピケスさんはLatestSightings.comに語った。
ピケスさんによると、ヤマアラシは無事だった。ヒョウは数分かけて体に刺さった針を抜き、1本残したまま茂みに姿を消した。
「この日、くたくたになったのは間違いなくヒョウの方でしたね」と、ピケス氏は語った。
この動画が撮影された時期は不明だ。
(h/t digg)
ハフィントンポストUS版より翻訳・加筆しました。
▼画像集が開きます
ヤマアラシ vs. ヒョウ
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*** EXCLUSIVE *** \n\nKRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA - 13 OCTOBER: A leopard hunts a porcupine in the Kruger National Park on August 14, 2016 in South Africa.\n\nThis amazing series was captured by 18-year-old Deon Kelbrick. We followed the leopard for about 20 minutes and in those 20 minutes he kept going into each and every drainage pipe that he came across, hunting for something. Deon explains how they continued to follow leopard and noticed it changing its approach when it got to the next drainage pipe. He smelled something in the air, aware of something in the drainage pipe ahead, adds Deon. The leopards predatory instincts kicked in as it began to approach the drainage pipe with caution. He walked very slowly towards the drainage pipe and circled around it. He kept standing over the drainage pipe and he slowly and cautiously entered the drainage pipe. For about a minute or two, the leopard was not visible to anyone as it was still in the drainage pipe. I heard noises coming from under the drainage pipe. Suddenly, a porcupine came bolting out on the other side of the drainage pipe with the leopard right behind it. Once out of the drainage pipe, the leopard tried to pursue the porcupine from the front which proved to be difficult because it was facing the sharp porcupine quills. Unfortunately the porcupine and leopard ran away from the road out of sight, adds Deon.\n\nPHOTOGRAPH BY Greatstock / Barcroft Images\n\nLondon-T:+44 207 033 1031 E:hello@barcroftmedia.com -\nNew York-T:+1 212 796 2458 E:hello@barcroftusa.com -\nNew Delhi-T:+91 11 4053 2429 E:hello@barcroftindia.com www.barcroftimages.com (Photo credit should read Greatstock / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
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*** EXCLUSIVE *** \n\nKRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA - 13 OCTOBER: A leopard hunts a porcupine in the Kruger National Park on August 14, 2016 in South Africa.\n\nThis amazing series was captured by 18-year-old Deon Kelbrick. We followed the leopard for about 20 minutes and in those 20 minutes he kept going into each and every drainage pipe that he came across, hunting for something. Deon explains how they continued to follow leopard and noticed it changing its approach when it got to the next drainage pipe. He smelled something in the air, aware of something in the drainage pipe ahead, adds Deon. The leopards predatory instincts kicked in as it began to approach the drainage pipe with caution. He walked very slowly towards the drainage pipe and circled around it. He kept standing over the drainage pipe and he slowly and cautiously entered the drainage pipe. For about a minute or two, the leopard was not visible to anyone as it was still in the drainage pipe. I heard noises coming from under the drainage pipe. Suddenly, a porcupine came bolting out on the other side of the drainage pipe with the leopard right behind it. Once out of the drainage pipe, the leopard tried to pursue the porcupine from the front which proved to be difficult because it was facing the sharp porcupine quills. Unfortunately the porcupine and leopard ran away from the road out of sight, adds Deon.\n\nPHOTOGRAPH BY Greatstock / Barcroft Images\n\nLondon-T:+44 207 033 1031 E:hello@barcroftmedia.com -\nNew York-T:+1 212 796 2458 E:hello@barcroftusa.com -\nNew Delhi-T:+91 11 4053 2429 E:hello@barcroftindia.com www.barcroftimages.com (Photo credit should read Greatstock / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
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*** EXCLUSIVE *** \n\nKRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA - 13 OCTOBER: A leopard hunts a porcupine in the Kruger National Park on August 14, 2016 in South Africa.\n\nThis amazing series was captured by 18-year-old Deon Kelbrick. We followed the leopard for about 20 minutes and in those 20 minutes he kept going into each and every drainage pipe that he came across, hunting for something. Deon explains how they continued to follow leopard and noticed it changing its approach when it got to the next drainage pipe. He smelled something in the air, aware of something in the drainage pipe ahead, adds Deon. The leopards predatory instincts kicked in as it began to approach the drainage pipe with caution. He walked very slowly towards the drainage pipe and circled around it. He kept standing over the drainage pipe and he slowly and cautiously entered the drainage pipe. For about a minute or two, the leopard was not visible to anyone as it was still in the drainage pipe. I heard noises coming from under the drainage pipe. Suddenly, a porcupine came bolting out on the other side of the drainage pipe with the leopard right behind it. Once out of the drainage pipe, the leopard tried to pursue the porcupine from the front which proved to be difficult because it was facing the sharp porcupine quills. Unfortunately the porcupine and leopard ran away from the road out of sight, adds Deon.\n\nPHOTOGRAPH BY Greatstock / Barcroft Images\n\nLondon-T:+44 207 033 1031 E:hello@barcroftmedia.com -\nNew York-T:+1 212 796 2458 E:hello@barcroftusa.com -\nNew Delhi-T:+91 11 4053 2429 E:hello@barcroftindia.com www.barcroftimages.com (Photo credit should read Greatstock / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
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*** EXCLUSIVE *** \n\nKRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA - 13 OCTOBER: A leopard hunts a porcupine in the Kruger National Park on August 14, 2016 in South Africa.\n\nThis amazing series was captured by 18-year-old Deon Kelbrick. We followed the leopard for about 20 minutes and in those 20 minutes he kept going into each and every drainage pipe that he came across, hunting for something. Deon explains how they continued to follow leopard and noticed it changing its approach when it got to the next drainage pipe. He smelled something in the air, aware of something in the drainage pipe ahead, adds Deon. The leopards predatory instincts kicked in as it began to approach the drainage pipe with caution. He walked very slowly towards the drainage pipe and circled around it. He kept standing over the drainage pipe and he slowly and cautiously entered the drainage pipe. For about a minute or two, the leopard was not visible to anyone as it was still in the drainage pipe. I heard noises coming from under the drainage pipe. Suddenly, a porcupine came bolting out on the other side of the drainage pipe with the leopard right behind it. Once out of the drainage pipe, the leopard tried to pursue the porcupine from the front which proved to be difficult because it was facing the sharp porcupine quills. Unfortunately the porcupine and leopard ran away from the road out of sight, adds Deon.\n\nPHOTOGRAPH BY Greatstock / Barcroft Images\n\nLondon-T:+44 207 033 1031 E:hello@barcroftmedia.com -\nNew York-T:+1 212 796 2458 E:hello@barcroftusa.com -\nNew Delhi-T:+91 11 4053 2429 E:hello@barcroftindia.com www.barcroftimages.com (Photo credit should read Greatstock / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
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