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00:29 Porcupine is a small and very tough competitor.
00:36 One of the toughest prey for predators.
00:45 They can seriously injure or even kill lions and leopards.
00:55 With such a small but dangerous creature, dazed predators can fight.
01:05 A prey with which leopards and lions will fight without blinking.
01:18 Lions and leopards need to be very careful when attacking the porcupine.
01:30 It is not easy to catch the arrowed porcupine by the neck.
01:48 The porcupine with the arrow shows his thorns by turning his back to the side where the move is coming.
01:56 Predators and scavengers who attack unstable and careless become targets of thorns.
02:16 Some leopards and lions may die due to thorns hitting the heart.
02:24 They remove the thorns that hit the body as a result of long efforts.
02:35 Leopards regularly kill and eat porcupine and generally hunt on any animal which they feel able to defeat them.
02:50 The leopard is a clever creature.
02:56 So he can tell that the quills defense is dangerous or at least painful.
03:08 However, the quills do not appear on the bottom, so he tries to tuck his paws sometimes even his face under the porcupine to turn it so that his mouth is in the area which has no defense.
03:31 On the other hand, porcupine keeps turning in order to present its tail quills which are the longest towards the leopard.
03:50 Keeping it at the furthest possible distance and it seems to instinctively know that running is not an option.
04:08 Porcupines are Africa's largest rodent and the second largest rodent in the world.
04:25 Make formidable foes and many a predator, including lions, has ended up quills stuck in their faces or paws.
04:40 The quills sometime fall out easily but they can cause nasty wounds.
04:53 Which if they become infected, inhibit the predators ability to hunt and extreme cases can result in death.
05:18 The arrowed porcupine is such an incredible creature.
05:29 It is one of those rare animals that are so small in size and can pose such a danger.
05:39 However, the predators that hunt the arrow porcupine separate it from their thorns before they eat it.
05:54 Being hungry can do everything for some creatures.
06:10 All hungry big cats can attack any creature they can eat.
06:22 Every living thing has its own defense.
06:33 This defense tries to protect himself from all kinds of danger.
06:46 Of course, attacking predators also have great attack abilities.
07:01 Some have very strong jaws and some have very strong claw strokes.
07:21 While porcupines may seem harmless, they have been known in the past to kill lions.
07:36 Their trademark quills are released as a defense mechanism when predators get to close.
07:51 This fight, which is not easy for the porcupine with arrows, is like a breathtaking battle in nature.
08:11 The arrowed porcupine can stand up to any predator with its large spines on this gorgeous dorsal area.
08:31 African wild dogs have tremendous endurance running at speeds of 37 mph for 3 miles or more pursuing prey.
08:56 As their prey tires, it is easier to catch.
09:04 Their long legs and large lungs help them run long distances without tiring.
09:16 Their speed and endurance as well as the pack structure make them very successful predators.
09:28 The characteristic large, round ears of the African wild dog have a double purpose.
09:41 They have excellent hearing for hunting prey, and their large ears help cool the dog off in the hot African climate.
09:55 Wild dogs do not have big powerful jaws like cats so they cannot bring down large animals alone.
10:09 So, they hunting in a pack, which requires cooperation among pack members.
10:21 Wild dogs hunt mainly at dawn and dusk because they use their sense of sight to find prey.
10:35 They usually approach silently, pursue the fleeing prey until it tires, and then attack and kill the animal.
10:47 All pack members share in the kill. Their mottled coloring also aids in hunting by making the pack appear larger than it is.
11:02 When the lion and the wild dog clash, however, the outcome is usually in the lion's favor.
11:14 To avoid potentially fatal clashes with lions, wild dogs are actively moving away from areas where lions roam.
11:28 Where the dog and cat territory overlap, the canines adjust their daily schedule to avoid going out and at the same time as the lion.
11:43 For the most part, wild dogs cannot compete with the lion's brutal strength.
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