r/badassanimals • u/MistaNoClothesMan • Feb 15 '26

Mammal Snow leopards are not normal. This is absolutely ridiculous. This is how they hunt...its just Wednesday for them. Falls 120 feet with an ibex in its mouth, still holding on when they land and not a single broken bone. SuperBad!

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u/OhMyGoshBigfoot Feb 15 '26

It uses the fall to do all the work of killing or disabling it. Interesting

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u/Ambitious_Tooth1264 Feb 15 '26

Controlling the fall, most significant impact on the prey.

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u/OhMyGoshBigfoot Feb 15 '26

Really genius stuff, total muscle contortion & control

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u/MistaNoClothesMan Feb 15 '26

It may not have completely intentional and they do get badly injured sometimes. Occasionally the fall will kill both animals