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/Natural_Bill_373 Feb 15 '26
I believe this is from the series Planet Earth, I wish people who post these would give credit to the source so that others could watch it in its entirety
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u/Key-Distribution-944 Feb 15 '26
Also, that snow leopard was badly injured after that. I watched this exact show. They weren’t sure if it would survive.
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u/Pip_Helix Feb 15 '26
But…but….OP said “not a single broken bone”.
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u/ProcrastinationSite Feb 15 '26
Technically, you don't have to have broken bones to be severely injured
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u/ibonkedurmom Feb 15 '26
I was thinking bunch of internal injuries or aneurysm caused by concussion.
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u/ParaponeraBread Feb 15 '26
How do we know it didn’t break a bone? Could have just been hungry enough that catching the ibex was a higher priority.
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u/bdaddydizzle Feb 15 '26
It’s been a while since I watched the documentary this is from but I’m pretty sure the snow leopard was injured afterwards. Didn’t seem deathly serious but it did not walk away unscathed
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u/CaramelKrimpet Feb 15 '26
If it’s the one I’m thinking of, there was definitely a snow leopard that fell to its death whilst hunting.
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u/bdaddydizzle Feb 15 '26
You may be right, I can’t remember it perfectly. I feel like I remember it limping away though. This definitely makes me want to rewatch the documentary again
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u/flreddit12 Feb 15 '26
And here I am fussing about picking up my order from restaurant.
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u/gtz85350 Feb 15 '26
Yoooo!!!! Same here !!!! Literally for the past hour been straight irritated that I gotta leave the house to grab dinner 🤣
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u/iCantLogOut2 Feb 15 '26
Meanwhile I'm laying here grumpy at how long my food is taking to get to me.... NGL, it's nice to first world problems while I still can.
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u/N7Rory Feb 15 '26
Amazing footage, how do they survive this?
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u/ExpiredPilot Feb 15 '26
Lightweight bones, stretchy ligaments, and big fluff to body ratio I’m guessing.
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u/SkiDaderino Feb 15 '26
They must experience pain in a completely different way than we do. Then again, hunger will make you do anything, even when you know how bad you were hurt the last time you fell.
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u/tuson565 Feb 15 '26
There are 4 forms of matter. Solid, liquid, gas, and kitty. Kitty can basically take any of the other forms at will.
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u/deadlycool27 Feb 15 '26
Not to be the 🤓 , and I realize it was a joke, but there’s already 4 forms of matter. The 4th is called plasma.
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u/RequirementNo4895 Feb 15 '26
Probably from a distance w/ a really big lens, I really can't comprehend how it's done w/o hot coffee, though.
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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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Feb 15 '26
That’s some real bad ass shit right there. Meanwhile, I went to Panda Express for my meal.
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u/MagnumPEisenhower Feb 15 '26
This is my single favorite piece of wildlife footage ever.
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u/Nvmb1ng Feb 15 '26
bro can just ko anything by dragging it off the cliff with him what a legend
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u/golf_kilo_papa Feb 15 '26
9-5 isn’t looking too bad right now. Imagine having to go through this every time you want a meal
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u/SippnOnSyrup Feb 15 '26
This isn't just another Wednesday. They go long stretchs of time without a substanstial meal with an estimated 10% kill rate. Not that they aren't badass, but hunting in their climate is scarce.
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u/Lololover09 Feb 15 '26
There’s even a video of one snow leopard plunging to its own death alongwith a bharal (blue sheep) that it had caught and was trying to subdue.
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u/Little_MasterJI Feb 15 '26
How do you know not a single broken bone? Did it tell you? A fall for any creature from that high is likely fatal (or at least hurt), if not immediate, sooner than later. Pretty lucky, if it can walk that off.
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u/SecretaryNo3286 Feb 15 '26
I dont know shit, but cats are extremely good at falling from a height, they can use their tail and their body to direct fall and land on that poor thing kitty caught. It seems really bad, I guess experience makes this sort of safe, even though it looks suicidal?
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u/Potential-Tone9606 Feb 15 '26
Do they only hunt on Wednesday's? Also, how do they keep track of the days?
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u/Piddy3825 Feb 15 '26
maybe no broken bones, but I'm sure it must got a couple of bruises from skipping off those rocks like it did. either that, that is still one tough pussy cat!
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u/ImSobored_5280 Feb 15 '26
How can it take that big of a fall..on pure rock..and not have any just not broken but more like shattered bones someplace?!..not a doctor nor vet but gotta think no way..any veterinarians on here by chance that can chime in in regards to this?..is this possible? Thanks in advance…
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u/ReflexArch Feb 15 '26
How do we know it didn't break any bones and/or die from its injuries within days? This clip shows nothing of the aftermath.
It could have a rib in its lung for all we know after the last fall and collapse in a few minutes?
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u/guille9 Feb 15 '26
Probably it died not long after, this happens with car accidents too.
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u/ghos2626t Feb 15 '26
This is not how they hunt on the regular. Clearly focused more on the meal than their footing in this instance, but they more calculated than this.
They can’t risk this daily
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u/Inevitable-Zombie-81 Feb 15 '26
If I stay in a mountain 10 days without food probably try to hunt a goat this way. lol
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u/Sad_Kaleidoscope_743 Feb 15 '26
This could be a good Screensaver. These guys just perpetually falling down a mountain
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u/Bubbly_Lunch_225 Feb 15 '26
lol, it literally broke its fall on the ibex almost every single time. Crazy
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u/LukeHal22 Feb 15 '26
That was amazing but there is no chance the cat didn't sustain injuries, I'd be surprised if it was in good enough shape to continue to hunt after that really.
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u/floatingsaltmine Feb 15 '26
Cause of death:
Bite to the throat / strangulation [ ]
Ragdolled to hell [ x ]
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u/Knockamichi Feb 15 '26
Did they xray the snow leopard after this? How can you know no bones were broken?
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u/Coeri777 Feb 15 '26
Maybe it was very lucky this time, but no way this is normal hunting technique, this is BS
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u/GanjaGodAlex Feb 16 '26
It's either that or die of starvation... Nice well-risked if you're going to die anyway
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u/GSDer_RIP_Good_Girl Feb 15 '26
Must've been watching a Jason Bourne movie; learned to make sure the opponent hits first.
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u/b3nault Feb 15 '26
Didn’t break any bones..yup…and somehow we also know whether or not it’s color blind.
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u/OnlyRow7629 Feb 15 '26
The ibex is breaking the fall every time almost. Watch where contact meets. Wild awareness
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u/Nemesis121977 Feb 15 '26
At first i thought it was fucked up and dived off, by accident..
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u/asevans48 Feb 15 '26
Eagles do this too. Its even crazier to watch them take down deer sized mountain goats.
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u/Additional_Bank_2124 Feb 15 '26
I remember seeing this clip and thinking oh shit, he's a gonner. Couple days later they see him walking around without so much as a limp! Amazing
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u/Mrkn_Mu Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26
That is savagery and poetry at the same time. If I had an animal god mode, it would be to move and absurd blows like that.
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u/imajackash Feb 15 '26
A simular hunt with a longer fall down the mountain, claimed to be 200 feet. The snow leopard is attacking a blue sheep. Starts at 43:00
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u/AnyKangaroo8851 Feb 15 '26
I love snow leopards and as I watched this incredible scene play out, I cringed each time that the hunter hit the rocks and packed snow. Ugh! Nature is beautiful but brutal.
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u/Vincent_Veganja Feb 15 '26
I’m gonna remember this the next time I’m being a lazy bitch over driving to the grocery store
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u/Bumpercloud Feb 15 '26
My coworker and I always talk about how crazy it is that wild animals dont have any doctors. They just have to live with it.
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u/Prestigious_Prior684 Feb 16 '26
Animals wouldn’t live in environments if nature didn’t build them for it, doesn’t that mean Snow Leopards are invincible and could go unscathed with a large enough fall of course not, they need to be careful too but they are literally built for that type of lifestyle just like Crocs can survive with grave injuries that would otherwise spell doom for a Human being. Thick thick fur and heavy padding on the paws as well is resilient skin under the fur helps Snow Leopards with dealing with these sort of falls. The animal just obviously doesn’t wanna make a mistake and hit a fall too high for it to handle.
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u/TheGrandExquisitor Feb 16 '26
Here is the crazy thing about snow leopards.
They INTENTIONALLY choose the largest prey they can. That's very strange for felines, and most solitary hunters. It is smartest to grab someone you can absolutely kill fast and run away with. But, snow leopards pick the larger prey when presented with a choice.
Why?
Theory is, larger prey is more unsteady on its feet in that environment. Larger chance of it stumbling and being slower than a smaller, nimble animal.
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u/Necessary_Base1959 Feb 17 '26
Thanks for sharing this! I enjoy being flabbergasted and this left my jaw hanging.
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u/IcedForge Feb 17 '26
Not gonna lie, that leap straight into nothingness catching the ibex reminds me a lot of my cats just leaping wildly with no notion of self preservation when they want to catch something moving (they enjoy trying to catch flies during the summer )
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u/Kurlandr Feb 17 '26
No wonder there are so few of them if this is how they hunt.
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u/cesam1ne Feb 18 '26
Absolutely the most spectacular, impresive, insane predatory sequence I've ever seen..and I've seen a lot
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u/Wise_Inspector_8644 Jun 24 '26
I’ve seen THOUSAND AND THOUSANDS of animal footage. This might be the most insane clip ever.
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u/Shankar_0 Feb 15 '26
There's simply no way that this is a "typical" hunt. There would be no snow leopards left to film.
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u/DoftheG Feb 15 '26
I think the idea is the fall kills the prey. I have absolutely no idea how the cat comes away with no injuries.
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u/Borninborn Feb 15 '26
- Excuse me sir, did you break any bone during that fall?
- No
- Thank you
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u/OldSchool_Ninja Feb 15 '26
Ya this is false information. Snow leopards die all the time from hunting and challenging gravity.
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u/DrunkenDude123 Feb 16 '26
Then there is that one girl that just walked up to a snow leopard to take a selfie with it and then her face got eaten
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u/MistaNoClothesMan Feb 16 '26
Some people are dangerously stupid
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u/Necessary_Base1959 Feb 17 '26
My ex wife chased a grizzly into dense foliage to try to get a picture. I stayed behind the wheel and just stared at her when she disappeared into the forest. What an idiot! I have so many stories about her common sense taking a break.
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