Leopard Risks Death For Dinner | Planet Earth III | BBC Earth

Across these ever-changing plains, in order to hunt successfully you must be adaptable and courageous. No one knows this better than the African leopard, who uses stealth and agility to hunt from the treetops.
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[@airman.]

I've never seen a leopard jump from that height to catch prey. Incredible!

[@blucat4]

Just when you think you've seen it all ..

[@lasmaknake6729]

The things animals do for food is amazing

[@777Omwana]

In Africa the impossible is the possible.

[@Apple-International]

Jaguars are even more insane. They jump at the botton of the river and can drag out cayman from water.

[@thewiseone7343]

@@Apple-Internationalleopard is more impressive . If leopard misses she dies. The jaguar has the water for protection

[@adrieldsouza]

When you think you have seen it all, then you get to see this. There is always something new to see in a wildlife documentary.

[@johngilfillan1366]

Try being there in the wild yourself

[@TheKomentor]

Imagine jumping from that height and falling directly onto the deer's horns.

[@jametalboy]

The clarity of the videography, as it's more a cinematic, the leap of leopard , the patience & effort of the team is worth mentioning & as always , well narrated by David Attenborough

[@vka5467]

What is even more astounding is the camera man hiding and capturing these incredible shots.. Salute to the cameraman and BBC as well..

[@2010Astarte]

That jump gave me the chills! It's unbelievable that any creature made of flesh and bone could land in one piece from that height! I guess nature is full of surprises...💚🐆

[@keremardicli4013]

God's creation at its finest.

[@AH-AHS]

Almost all feline (Felidae) family capable of doing that. Evolution that branched off tiger and domestic cats before 10.000.000 BC. Almost the same time modern human and gorilla have common ancestor 10.000.000 BC.

[@zanerichards4305]

​@@keremardicli4013you misspelled evolution.

[@puntvandekomma9498]

@@AH-AHS stop making things up just because you learned something about evolution. Just because a cat can run, does not mean it has the speed of a cheetah. they have different skill setts

[@zetectic7968]

@@keremardicli4013 no god

[@Wild_Wonders_animals]

This leopard's determination and skill in the hunt is truly awe-inspiring. 🐆🦌 Nature's raw beauty and the circle of life are on full display in this incredible footage. The leopard's courage and precision highlight the challenges and triumphs of survival in the wild. A reminder of the delicate balance that exists in our natural world. Nature's wonders never cease to amaze us! 🌿👏

[@adorable8229]

And all they do is try to destroy it with their dumb livestocks and worthless ideas and stupid trash they throw in the ocean

[@elss8717]

I just watched it on the BBC. The third programme so far in this series. As always, stunning to watch.

[@s33animallover]

This was the best documentary I watched

[@alessandro1409]

agree 100x100

[@TheEnigmaticDeenTruth]

Must've only watched only 1 documentary in your whole life 😮

[@s33animallover]

@@TheEnigmaticDeenTruth lmao no lil stop starting arguments drama queen I watched all nature docs and this was my favorite

[@TheEnigmaticDeenTruth]

@@s33animallover 👍🏾😂

[@s33animallover]

@@TheEnigmaticDeenTruthwhat’s so funny blud?

[@brentmason6782]

Wow! It’s always hard watching anything being killed…but that is the epitome of fearless determination! How she doesn’t break her leg or back is beyond belief. And we think we work for our dinner…

[@footfault1941]

Hunting a prey is always accompanied with risk. This is riskier by much! Typical ambush with a big element of secrecy, but a slight miscalculation would become very costly. Landing on a prey would be clumsy, while landing far gives a prey time to flee. Pinpoint accuracy & extreme agility is required. Amazing! Amazing leopard & BBC staff who have spotted this unique, quite unusual mode of prey catching!

[@yaserrasouli9087]

Hats off to the hunter for its perseverance and precision.

[@kittykat3196]

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!

[@touremuhammad5983]

Fun fact: Jaguars hunt in the same way, but over rivers & streams so they have a somewhat softer landing.

[@Explorer626]

Yup. When I saw that clip of a jaguar diving onto a caiman, I was in shock.

[@DeTAYL.]

The cinematography is absolutely beautiful!

[@westernfilet]

Simply amazing!

[@terramater]

Big cats are so determined while hunting! But it can be challenging! Our crew got on camera two lions trying to hunt a buffalo. It's exciting to see both lions in action, but also how the buffalo reacts.

[@f.mazz.459]

Cats, big and small, are the coolest animals in the world. Absolutely amazing to jump from that distance. And that's exactly why the leopard and jaguar are my top favorite animals

[@floram9853]

Amazing

[@feedback1814]

That was a tremendous bit of hunting strategy! Then, to display such strength and agility by carrying her prey, which probably weighs more than she does, into the tree tops. Amazing

[@floram9853]

Amazing Incredible

[@zetectic7968]

They have to do that or lose the kill to lions or hyenas

[@feedback1814]

@zetectic7968 I know exactly why leopards take their kill into trees. I was not asking a question

[@ramsyrama]

Relax bud@@feedback1814

[@PaleoEdits]

Fantastic episode! That transition from deserts to grassland was an epic composition.

[@BrandonCiCi]

That was incredible to watch, finally something new! 👏👏👏

[@cameronhillyard2976]

This is one of my favourite moments in this series and I was saying how did that leopard survive because when David said leopards have killed themselves jumping from these heights I got very anxious and shocked but I think that she very clever and she knows what she is doing because leopards are intelligent and smart animals and have good eye sight

[@gaz7367]

That's got to be up there with the best scence I've ever watched, incredible.

[@Nebalallfours]

0:59 monkey also wait for their prey to come to them

[@teeanahera8949]

An unfortunate piece of fruit wandered into the monkey’s lair and was killed with a swift bite to the stem. 🙄

[@markmuller7962]

That's insane and the tree itself was majestic too

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Que belo leopardo fêmea é tão bela, os olhos hipnotizantes e corajosa !! Incrível...a árvore o seu refúgio e observatório!!

[@lubamovie5841]

Incredible animal. Incredible camera work. Incredible series.

[@LoneSwan1986]

A dramatic hunt by leopardess 🐆 The serious narration by David sir🎙️ And perfect hd videography 🎥

[@Las_puas_del_erizo]

Unas imágenes sorprendentes un uno de los animales más maravillosos del planeta. Gracias por hacer posible estos documentales❤

[@crarafat7374]

Your voice is so good. It gives the real feelings.

[@rajpradeep87]

Cant even imagine how precise this hunt was, blown 🤯

[@blazingblade7061]

love you bbcEarth keep on surprising us it never gets old

[@alvarocarrillo7885]

That was amazing! Great footage BBC EARTH

[@Kellie_Joy.]

Incredible thank you 😊

[@bgeorge7224]

This was soooó epic... Best documentary ever.

[@Danin4985]

Incredible. What a gifted cat! Able to do so many incredible things! ❤👍

[@RustCohle123]

This has to be one of the most amazing things i have ever watched, this is pretty much unbelieveable. Cats are apex of apex

[@martinb9032]

That is simply outrageous 😮. What an awesome animal. It will of carried it back up the tree as well. Incredible!!

[@maryek513]

Insane close up footage ❤ david u r amazing

[@bernardnguruve735]

Quality of the video & narration is out of this world. Not forgetting the jump by the Leopard!

[@mickwalsh8136]

Wowzers that leopard and sir David equals perfection

[@itshamiiid]

Bbc has done a fantastic job with these documentary series. Great production.

[@davidclaudy4822]

Let’s take a minute to appreciate that after the kill, the leopard carried the antelope into the tree to eat. Pretty amazing.

[@matalens48]

Very best documentary

[@OathOFtheShadows2015]

Wow, this is Remarkable! ❤

[@ArchieFatcackie]

That is simply incredible

[@adihasc8620]

Good job for the cameramen. The angles, the movements, the timing are excellent 👍

[@yasminmuhammadelias3142]

Lovely video shooting presentation and commentary on the leopard. Worth relating it to real life.

[@Hagafhhhjjbgffhi]

These dedication is required Then we can achieve anything ❤

[@MauroMeneguzzi]

É incrível como o leopardo 🐆 têm uma jealidade em seu bote certeiro busca da sua presa

[@Thedesertguy75]

The BBC has the best animal documentaries hands down. Sir David is such a legend here.

[@oceanking440]

Leopard...good strategy n good hunter 👍

[@promathews]

Its much more than cinematiic avengers..super attack till now. .👍

[@ML_0808]

The Leopard timed her jump to perfection....what a clean job...well executed

[@nathansodja]

Thats what real "brave and stunning" looks like

[@bharasiva96]

Jaw dropping. Never seen something like this in the wild before.

[@jacksugden8190]

Seen them dive before on other documentaries, and nice to it tip the scales again from the tree tops.

[@CharlesKesson-jp9dz]

😮 jaw-dropping!

[@maurathedancer]

absolutelty beautiful and absolutely terrifying, from multiple view points

[@2Cenery]

10/10 for that landing! Well done Leopard.

[@lynnkitty59]

Wow! that is courageous!

[@nathancomixproductions466]

How brave she must've been to jump from such heights. She is relentless!

[@turgutkuldoken738]

Als der besten Jagdvideos, die ich je bei Tieren gesehen habe🇹🇷🌹🇹🇷

[@rubiconklbrutorowman7577]

Victim impala never knew or even saw its attacker before being bitten! My my!

[@richardelliott8352]

seeing that style of hunting, made me think about human evolution , when were were transitioning from trees to grasslands. incredible film work

[@stevencampbell365]

Unbelieveable😮

[@WildObserver-sg8kp]

Thanks for your dedication. Much love from Wild Observer 🎉

[@tanveerahmed6454]

Best documentary I ever watched

[@dawncarson2279]

That was a crazy jump. Stealth. Though I was sad she got one I was happy she got a meal. Not like she can go to the grocery store and buy whatever she wants. Great footage.

[@suprakashkar9783]

Just WOW!

[@DaveVelo1]

This leopard has learned that to jump from such a height and survive would require he land directly on top of his prey, bite it's throat and use it to break his fall.

[@teeanahera8949]

*its throat, not it is throat, that’s what the apostrophe is for, it is a contraction of ‘it is’.

[@stunter2875]

Absolutely amazing. I'm not afraid of heights but this was hard to watch.I don't wanna see it get injured, even though I knew it wouldn't because of the video. But still.....Damn they are special cats

[@lyesbessad4065]

that's unbelievable wow

[@nenala7684]

Just when i thought i saw it all from nature. Amazing

[@__G___]

Thats crazy impressive

[@Righteous1ist]

What a crazy but epic hunt

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

Glider leopard !!

[@pedrord1986]

Nice to see BBC finally seems to have learned from the first episode mistakes, because the second one was trully beautiful and full of color and this one seems to be mesmerizinglly colorfull as well. Thanks Godness, no more color desaturation !!!

[@prasadsp1558]

It's feels like cinematic experience📹📹

[@remotefaith]

That’s because it is.

[@ElleBaby87]

Dreaming so hard she let the drool out to play 😂

[@ccocoi9583]

Splennnnnndid ❤

[@yemalad1.]

Wildlife documentaries never fail to blow my mind. You think you've seen it all then this happens!

[@ykvk6983]

Stunning....

[@blucat4]

Crunch crunch crunch .. the sound of food being crunched under hungry teeth - anyone else eating potato chips and drinking wine right now? 😄

[@kikujirob1ll]

You know all the sounds in these animal documentaries are fake, right? They’re added after the fact.

[@blucat4]

@@kikujirob1ll Yes, although I don't think of that when watching, but if you asked me I would remember. We should do one. Get a BBC clip, mute the sound, and add our own. We could eat potato chips and record that sound, LOL!! 😂 Add voices of the baboons!! 😂

[@cseperegazesolefolyikazarcomon]

Amazing

[@lizycole8999]

Leopards are underrated

[@amanbhargava2702]

After long time best video ❤❤

[@flyingchong]

She kind of looked like a monkey from jumping like that. Simply amazing.

[@danieldwyane6023]

Survival is a MUST!

[@jayro792]

0:14 Thats that good good sleep right there 💤😴

[@mnj640]

They are so strong for their size

[@gaiusjuliusceasar5180]

These beasts are the perfect hunter.

[@wanimalworld]

Great spectacular jump

[@tylerkeller8869]

Stunning. Death from above!

[@titanrahlgaming]

This exactly why no animal, especially predators, should be not only trifled with but never underestimated. Most of humanity is like the deer or worse like cows.

[@warnpassion]

0:13 Me oversleeping during the day after staying awake binge watching for too long last night.

[@devloader6715]

I jumped also when i found my deer. ❤

[@OplozDua]

Best nature guys love it 🤗😍

[@runitstraight2637]

The leopard is the most remarkable hunter in the animal kingdom . The stuff they can do can't be compared . Seen them flipping in the air killing impala . Jump like huge heights . Pound for pound king in my opinion . The strength to carry food up trees as well !!

[@StraightouttaBristol]

Flying cats.. Who would have thought it was possible. Incredible footage. Congratulations BBC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jeremywilson2875]

I wish they had shown the leopard carrying its large prey into the tree. That is always an impressive site