Why do felines often wander when hunting Turn your head to look to the side

It seems that because animals often have two impulses at the same time, and when both impulses are so strong that they cancel each other out, the strongest impulse remains, the impulse to hunt, the impulse to conserve physical energy, and it becomes the third act of observing the surroundings.

Leopard: African, called [leopard] in India, lives in northeast China, and Siberia, or the Far East is called [Far Eastern leopard], or [golden leopard]. Leopards generally use throat locks to suffocate their prey.

The main prey of leopards is antelope, deer. Sometimes it is also risky to hunt wild boars, small and medium-sized crocodiles. But leopards prey on wild boars, and crocodiles use to bite off the cervical vertebrae, vertebrae.

Because it preys on wild boars and small and medium-sized crocodiles, it is not used to lock the throat and suffocate in order to avoid the dangerous wild boar tusks, which are reptiles that are very low and can only bite the cervical vertebrae. Lions prey on prey such as antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, bison, etc. Lions are the only ones in the cat family that live in groups, a group of lions put down large herbivores such as bison, and two or three lions bite the throat and nose of the prey, and other lions bite the limbs and trunk of the prey.

The tiger's largest cat, among the cats, only the tiger has the most superb predation method, and the tiger encounters large, medium and small prey that basically bites off the cervical vertebrae and vertebrae. Tigers hunt their prey in a way that is quick and fast. The tiger's teeth, claws, bite force, are the longest and largest among felines.

The 7-8 cm canine teeth can break the vertebrae of medium-sized prey in one bite. The above can be referred to**: [Leopards prey on antelopes], [Lions prey on bison], [Siberian tigers kill bucks in the snow].

Here's why—

1. Prey is not easy to find;

2. After years of evolution, the prey is also more familiar with them, and the ability to prevent or escape is relatively high (otherwise it will be extinct);

3. The prey lives in groups or is much larger than the feline, or quite a number of species run faster than the feline;

4. Felines themselves also have a lot of shortcomings, some are not very fast, some are not strong enough, some are fast but not endurance enough, the duration is very short, they can't catch up with the prey in a few seconds to more than ten seconds, they basically can't catch up, and the speed will drop down rapidly. The cheetah is the fastest hunter, but it must also hide first, and wait for the prey to come to a very close range to suddenly attack to have a little certainty, and the slightest carelessness can not catch up with the prey, and in the animal world, we can see that after the cheetah preys, a hyena can snatch his prey, it is almost exhausted in a short time, and it does not even have the ability to protect the prey, it is conceivable that if he did not succeed in predation at that time, it is impossible to have the strength to continue to chase the prey.

Animals that feed off predators don't have a high success rate, especially big cats. There are many reasons, such as: 1. The prey is not easy to find; 2. After years of evolution, the prey is also more familiar with them, and the ability to prevent or escape is relatively high (otherwise it will be extinct); 3. The prey lives in groups or is much larger than the feline, or quite a number of species run faster than the feline; 4. Felines themselves also have a lot of shortcomings, some are not very fast, some are not strong enough, some are fast but not endurance enough, the duration is very short, they can't catch up with the prey in a few seconds to more than ten seconds, they basically can't catch up, and the speed will drop down rapidly.

The cheetah is the fastest hunter, but it must also hide first, and wait for the prey to come to a very close range to suddenly attack to have a little certainty, and the slightest carelessness can not catch up with the prey, and in the animal world, we can see that after the cheetah preys, a hyena can snatch his prey, it is almost exhausted in a short time, and it does not even have the ability to protect the prey, it is conceivable that if he did not succeed in predation at that time, it is impossible to have the strength to continue to chase the prey.

After answering, I saw that some people said that they do not live in groups, which is not quite right, felines are just more social animals, such as lions and tigers, all of them are one male and many females and their offspring, if they do not rely on collective strength to hunt, the success rate is even lower, and even the continuation of the race is problematic It's just that adult males who have not become leaders are forced to wander, and some of the homeless people are also several in small groups to make a living

Nature will not let the feline go hungry, but it will not let the vegetarian animal go extinct.

The things are naturally selected, and the remaining prey has a high skill in escaping.

Most cats are not particularly large, consume energy relatively quickly, and most importantly, they generally do not flock together.

The Siberian tiger has a relatively high IQ, and he hunts Siberian tigers first, and he can sometimes hunt leopards.

The African lion is mainly a teamwork, and the efficiency is much higher than that of a Siberian tiger, the Siberian tiger can only catch small and medium-sized animals such as deer, while the African lion teamwork can prey on animals that are much larger than itself, such as the African buffalo, and then the jaguar, leopard and cheetah cougar, the jaguar leopard and the tiger hunt in the same way, they all target the deer, and the cheetah preys on baboons in addition to the deer, and they work in teams. The leopard's food is sometimes snatched by hyenas, so the leopard's predation efficiency is not very high, as we can see. The cougar hunting efficiency is generally once every two days, and sometimes it will be hungry if it doesn't eat, so its predation efficiency is not very high.

African lion cheetah.

Siberian tigers, jaguars.

Cougars, leopards.

It's okay if you don't want leopards, but I'm going to correct the landlord for a mistake, the cougars and cheetahs are both medium-sized cats, not large ones.

Cheetahs are said to be "70% efficient", but they can easily be snatched by ORs when caught

Reason: Felines have stronger explosiveness and bounce than canines, and felines have sharp claws, which canines do not have.

Felines have enough explosiveness and bouncing ability, including the balancing effect of the tail. While canine muscles are similar to herbivores, the speed of tigers is 80 km/h, cheetahs are 120, and Tibetan mastiffs are 40, so cats can have more impact.

Another point is the claws, the claws of the cat family are very sharp, which the canine family does not have, so the special skill of the feline hunting is to pounce and bite, and the canine is to bite. Tigers and lions can use shoulders, backs, and forelimbs to pounce on their prey, while dogs can only tear with head and neck strength, which causes most canines to hunt in groups.

The tiger lion canine tooth is 8-9cm, while the dog is, the bite force is 450:170. The success of the liger hunting bison depends on the ability to pounce and bite, as their canine teeth can bite bones and penetrate deep under the skin to injure the aorta, while dogs need to bite for up to 10 minutes.

Many canines fight each other, and in the end it is a fight for endurance. Felines have a great advantage in agility, limb strength and speed, and canines will not be a match for felines for the same size.

The felines are basically wild animals except for domestic cats, while the canines are basically domestic animals except for wolves.

The prey of big cats haunts at night.

Cats and tigers are nocturnal cats, both of which come out at night to hunt and naturally evolve into the habit of sleeping during the day.

Because their habits are like this, there is a saying that night owls are born.

Because mammals were nocturnal for more than 100 million years, because dinosaurs held their fate in the hands of life and death in that era!

Some of the reasons why they come out at night are because predators also come out at night, while others have sensitive senses and are suitable for haunting at night.

Because their eyesight is only better at night.

Because at night cats are better able to find prey.

It is to avoid the high temperature of the day and prevent dehydration.

It is due to the fear of the living environment, which is an act of avoiding enemies.

The male lion is not not not hunting, but almost unable to hunt, the big mane is easy to expose itself, the body is bulky and the hind limb strength is small, can not jump for fear of hitting and biting, is destined to rely on the lioness group to feed, the main role of the male lion is to reproduce, drive away other male lions is also to no longer wander, you must know, the wandering male lion is very miserable, there is no predation ability and skills, almost can only pick up carrion, and most of the wandering male lions will starve to death. The only feline that can starve to death is the male lion.

Because the task of the male lion is to protect the entire lion pack. Lionesses hunts, male lions fight must be the lion king, male lions hunt more fiercely than lionesses, only a few male lions participate, but the strategy is not necessarily better than the lioness.

It is a misconception that male lions do not hunt, but their overly lush manes are not suitable for hunting in raids. When hunting large animals such as bison, it is up to lions to do their job. In addition, wandering male lions have to hunt on their own to make a living.

Because the male lion has the task of protecting the family. There is a strict hierarchy in the lion pack, with the female lion taking care of hunting and breeding offspring, and the male lion protecting the safety of the lion pack, so the male lion never hunts. Instead of looking at it lying on his stomach in the grass every day basking in the sun or taking a leisurely walk, in fact, he is always guarding and patrolling the territory to prevent enemy invasions.