Less than a minute after being born, the baby antelope fell into the sharp claws of the leopard and had no chance of survival.

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The fierce scene in the natural world at Kruger National Park accidentally caught the eye of a tourist. Footage this person recorded shows that a mother antelope is looking for a secluded place to give birth.

However, the place it chooses to give birth is not really safe. Its delicate birth not only caught the eye of visitors, but also caught the eye of a nearby leopard. As soon as she gave birth to a young, the leopard spotted it and quickly rushed over.

The mother antelope runs as fast as lightning, leaving the newborn baby for the predator. After a moment of surprise, the leopard quickly ended the fate of the prey that had not yet dried.

For many people, this situation is truly cruel and dire. It’s a pity because this is one of the obvious things of the natural world, a cruel place for the unborn to be caught up in the cycle of survival.

The jaguar (scientific name: Panthera onca) is one of the five largest species of the Cat family alongside the lion, tiger, leopard and snow leopard, and the only species of these five species native to the area. Americas. The jaguar’s current range extends from the southwestern United States and Mexico in North America, through much of Central America, and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America. Although there are distinct individuals now living in the western United States, this species has largely been extinct from the United States since the early 20th century. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; and their numbers are decreasing. Threats include habitat loss and fragmentation. The jaguar is also the largest cat in the Americas, and the third largest in the Cat family (after tigers and lions), they have the strongest bite force and method of attacking the head. nucleus instead of the throat.

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Although the jaguar resembles the leopard in appearance and is closely related to this species, it is also very good at climbing, but has more similar behaviors to tigers (especially water-loving behavior). ). The obvious difference between jaguar and leopard is that they are larger and more stocky, in addition, the jaguar’s spots are larger and the inside of the jaguar is called black dots. As “spotted” leopards, they also have shorter and shorter legs, a shorter tail than the leopard, which has a tall, slender body and a longer tail, and the leopard’s spots cluster together like a cotton. apricot flower.

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