After an elephant chased the predator away, a South African predator found refuge at the tree’s top in desperate attempt to escape becoming prey.
Kevin Dooley (61) captured the leopard jumping into a tree as a way to avoid the aggressive elephant.
Dooley from Albuquerque (New Mexico) took these striking photos at Madikwe Game Reserve, as the bull elephant moved towards the big cat.
Images showed an elephant reaching up to the branches of the trees with its trunk, as the leopard panicked sought refuge.
After being attacked by bull elephants, a leopard in South Africa was forced to flee to the safety of its tallest tree.
This elephant was observed walking along the Madikwe Game Reserve’s tall trees, South Africa. He raised his trunk in the direction of the leopard.
Bull elephant attempted to scare leopard by blowing dirt off its trunk, but the big cat didn’t want to go down.
The bull elephant swooped at the base, but the leopard refused to move and remained perched high at the tree’s top.
Kevin said, “The bull elephant smelled a leopard from a mile away.” He tried to chase the leopard away from the tree, but it held firm.
“I watched for about an hour or an hour and a quarter.
“Finding leopards out in the wild is difficult. But, it’s worth experiencing an elephant-leopard interaction. It was amazing to see.
Wild elephants can attack big predators like lions and leopards.
To reach the leopard at the top of the tree, the elephant used a variety of methods including its trunk to grab the base.
The big cat leapt into safety from the tree. After that, the elephant continued its circle around the base in wait for an opportunity to scare him away.
Although they may not be chasing animals to trees all the time, elephants often trumpet their alarms in an attempt to scare predators away.
Low rumbles are used to communicate between herds as they move through the Savannah. This includes alerting others of potential dangers.
Due to their protection group mentality and other elephants using aggressive body language or charging to stop would-be attackers, individual predatory animals like leopards and lions are unlikely to be able to defeat even the most small of adult elephants.