tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post6360440925404767623..comments2024-01-31T12:57:13.682-08:00Comments on Dangerfields Musings: Elephants vs Lions guess who winsDangerfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881999761526327887noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-30478495687848568402016-05-13T20:44:07.114-07:002016-05-13T20:44:07.114-07:00Elephants are huge, strong animals and I love them...Elephants are huge, strong animals and I love them and i have dedicated almost my whole lives on studying these majestic Giants, and I sadly as well have come across these reports. Thogh from most of what I have read, watched and studied even sick and ingured elephants have nothing to fear of lions. Even without the protection of the herd. Though I have watched a video on YouTube which su prizedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-61457309733031389852010-01-24T18:27:37.042-08:002010-01-24T18:27:37.042-08:00Plus the fact there a hundreds of elephants and a ...Plus the fact there a hundreds of elephants and a very limited amount of water in the Savute region. This results in the elephants being weakened.<br /><br />Plus the Savute pride hasn't killed any HEALTHY ADULT MALE elephants, even though they have tried about 100 or so times in a range of a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-71090473309826276332009-09-26T05:05:38.444-07:002009-09-26T05:05:38.444-07:00This is an aberration involving a very large pride...This is an aberration involving a very large pride filled with many males and an enormous concentration of elephants. The only reason the lions can take any is that the elephants are nearly blind at night. Cull the pride a bit and this will end. If it doesn't you may find elephants eventually attacking and killing lion cubs as the opportunity arises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-73975938206586768592009-05-11T18:57:00.000-07:002009-05-11T18:57:00.000-07:00the elephant in the footage is a rather small , yo...the elephant in the footage is a rather small , young female who has gotten isolated from the herd.. male elephants challenge lions regularly and the lions do the smart thing --they back down.. predators are opportunistic and lions weigh the odds very carefully..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-6622286525523831152009-05-11T18:51:00.000-07:002009-05-11T18:51:00.000-07:00attacks by lions on HEALTHY adult elephants are ve...attacks by lions on HEALTHY adult elephants are very rare, and lion attacks are almost nonexistent on HEALTHY adult MALE elephants..When the elephants form a defensive circle against lions, the game is up and not even a crazy lion will attack...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-73860272756164329732007-01-17T05:55:00.000-08:002007-01-17T05:55:00.000-08:00You are welcome MarkYou are welcome MarkKiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238096321864927594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-5109913278586344102007-01-14T07:45:00.000-08:002007-01-14T07:45:00.000-08:00Yo Chance you are correct a single lion cannot tak...Yo Chance you are correct a single lion cannot take out elephant but prides rolling 30 deep can do serious damage to whatever animals they run into. <br /><br />I wonder how the elephants will adapt to sauvuti pride. I know that all large animals kill lion cubs including elephants. In fact I read one report of an elephant playing with a dead lion club. Elephants are the intellectuals of the Dangerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881999761526327887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-88468999563074461472007-01-14T07:38:00.000-08:002007-01-14T07:38:00.000-08:00How you doing bullfrog, I hope your holidays have ...How you doing bullfrog, I hope your holidays have been a very happy time for your family. <br /><br />I was very suprised when I first saw this footage I was suprised I expected more from elephants. Thank you for stopping by.Dangerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881999761526327887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-25170512309747945292007-01-12T14:08:00.000-08:002007-01-12T14:08:00.000-08:00Interesting stuff Mark, thanks for sharing.
I too...Interesting stuff Mark, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I too always assumed elephants had no natural predators unless weak or injured. I guess hunger will make a lion gamble a bit.Bullfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019620619450825193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-41091827202301002532007-01-08T01:46:00.000-08:002007-01-08T01:46:00.000-08:00how are you doing MarK I well and swell.
By Chanc...how are you doing MarK I well and swell.<br /><br />By ChanceKiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238096321864927594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24907344.post-40689290119860374152007-01-08T01:45:00.000-08:002007-01-08T01:45:00.000-08:00Elephants will whip a lion in a one on won fight m...Elephants will whip a lion in a one on won fight most of the time. It takes many lions to kill one elephant most of the time.Kiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238096321864927594noreply@blogger.com