Puma stalking and killing a Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park, southern Chile

[@evertonmiranda2004]

Extraordinary. No edition, no silly music. Just awesome moment in nature. Congratulations.

[@orangehillcomics7830]

Addition?

[@Keith-Sweat]

@@orangehillcomics7830 I think he meant No editing

[@zamolxezamolxe8131]

err... not for the prey. was not awesome for that. lol

[@stoneeh]

And plenty of camera shake and unnecessary commentary.

[@markmiller2210]

Say that Everton! I agree! This was good footage.

[@michaelwesterland1853]

I watched closely but did NOT see the puma until it jumped, amazing footage, great photography, so lucky to film this. Thank you! 👍

[@Ze_Moose]

Yeah me too! Asking myself "Where's the puma" until it was too late

[@A_Randomguy_]

Kinda scary how hidden predatory cats can be tho they can be watching you without you even knowing

[@ADVENTURESOFBZ]

Absolutely incredible!!!! The puma is so stealthy that even though the cameraman knew it was there it still snuck in without being seen!!! Incredible

[@sighfly2928]

This video is insane. I thought you were being sarcastic because the cameraman turned away at the wrong moment but he had the puma in shot from the start. I had to pinch to zoom in and only saw it move once or twice between the bushes. I think the gradient of the land makes it much harder for us to see because the grass is hiding it.

[@ADVENTURESOFBZ]

@@sighfly2928 absolutely, and the puma uses that gradient to it's advantage obviously. Freakin incredible

[@daszieher]

​@@sighfly2928 what most don't know, the camera actually reveals the animals better. In person, they are harder to see. I've had this experience in Kenya (cheetah and giraffes of all animals) and in Chile (guanacos) You have to lay still and observe to be able to see them.

[@dougllaz6267]

Yes, that's true, Good point

[@lovemcurvy3126]

If those people weren’t distracting that Guanaco it prob still be alive

[@matthewjohnson1211]

I’ve watched A LOT of nature “animal vs animal” videos and thought I was fairly jaded -but that life or death struggle was incredible!

[@dougllaz6267]

Yes, pumas are great fighters and Hunters for nature

[@djkid22]

Definitely one of the most amazing shots I've ever seen of nature! WOW! I'm not even sure I've seen a Guanaco before! He's such a huge animal and seeing that puma jump that high to grab it's neck is insane! Thanks for your post!

[@EddieSpaghetti07]

@Kris Green you’re very cute ❤

[@jayhache5609]

@@EddieSpaghetti07 Delete this.

[@gmaker69]

Lamas

[@phoenixarizona472]

pumas can jump up to 15 ft

[@dustenekoes28]

They’re the only wild relative of llamas and alpacas. No wild llamas or alpacas left, just their cousin the Guanaco

[@pietropes1322]

The strength of the Puma is incredible to hang on like that!

[@David-cx4wy]

The rawest capture of nature i have seen in a while. The power in the neck of the guanaco?! Slamming a full grown puma into the ground repeatedly like its life literally depended on it! Edge of your seat stuff and a really impressive encounter. Thank you for posting.

[@jayjacobl4667]

and even more power from the cougar too! holding on through that sorta roller coaster ride while being trampled a few times too.

[@teddyjackson1902]

What an ice age landscape and interaction. Thank you to all involved.

[@opal7558]

Hahahah 👍

[@nephastgweiz1022]

> No ice whatsoever > What an ice age landscape !

[@teddyjackson1902]

@@nephastgweiz1022 most of the habitable portion of the earth during the ice age was steppe-tundra that covered Eurasia and North America….👁️👄👁️

[@argentinaballxd9046]

Yeah the Patagonia region is the most ice age like landscape, kilometers of cold plains with low vegetation. Then there's the southwestern and southest part of the andean mountains, with large conifer forests, snow permanently in the top of the mountains, fresh crystaline water rivers and Fjords near the antarctic ocean, landscapes not so different of Scandinavian or Canadian forests. And there are also great ice walls and glaciers like Perito Moreno. Surely few people knew about it, since south america is represented in media as an entire tropical continent that consist in the amazon jungles and the andean deserts. But south america has way more things to offer.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

​@@teddyjackson1902what random scientists that lived 30 years ago give you that info? Any first-hand? Just conjecture? Then it cannot be perceived as fact.

[@mateosantiago]

Notables imágenes. Es raro lograr grabar a un puma cazando. Realmente fue todo un acierto lograr captar ese fenomenal momento. Gracias.

[@ToeTag1968]

Wow! Those body slams were brutal. That's one tough cat and one powerful herbivore.

[@Dontbustthecrust]

Amazing technique by that thing. That's gotta work more than half the time to get a lion off you.

[@johnwhitaker8383]

That Puma is nothing but lithe muscle and sheer determination. Great video.

[@maumyranda]

Best puma video ever! The guanaco must be at least 4 times heavier than the puma. What a powerful cat! And it is female! 😳😳😳😳

[@c3bam1]

How do you know it’s a female? 🤣😂😂😂

[@McCracken216]

@@c3bam1 It uses she/her pronouns. #followthescience

[@maumyranda]

@@c3bam1 the puma has no balls...Watch the videos 10 times, you won' t see them! 😃

[@lobosolitario-j4c]

What difference does it make if it's male or female? It's an animal making a kill.

[@pajeetsingh]

@@McCracken216Best answer. Just checked her Linkdin.

[@sighfly2928]

If you guys want to see the puma, pause at 0:28 and zoom in slightly to the first horizontal-third of the image. It moves from 0:28-0:30

[@tesfayemammo4481]

I did see that movement already but never saw the puma after that until the jump and there is a long distance up to the prey.

[@johnjozifek7910]

That was the best hunt footage I've ever seen ... unbelievable how tenacious that puma was in bringing down an animal 3× bigger ... terrific footage !

[@leszekwolkowski9856]

Camera guy has no talent. Nature does though.

[@S0ulinth3machin3]

that's very impressive that you spotted the puma when the guanaco did not. Congratulations. That was a fantastic sequence. The puma was amazingly stealthy. And for a split second the guanaco was free, but it didn't realize it in time and the puma recovered and re-attached before the guanaco ran. 24-1/2 years ago, I was on a self supported mountain bike trip over the Andes with a friend. We saw a motherless guanaco (or alpaca, I don't know the difference) and I told my friend there must be predators around. He pooh pooh'd the notion. Sure enough, that night I was stupid, wasn't feeling good and threw my dinner out. We were visited by a puma, it ate the dinner. I only saw its eyes. They were orange (its eyes reflected light back from my headlamp). At first I thought "alien?!" because it looked otherworldly, but then realized it was a puma. We didn't have guns, but I had a knife. We didn't sleep much that night. It didn't bother us after eating my food. Christmas Eve, 1998, Olacapato, Argentina, right next to the Chilean border. If you call me stupid, you would be correct.

[@SofiaCornejo-ko8jz]

Wow I don't blame you, I'd be scared shitless too

[@karldubelheimer3959]

Congrats on capturing some of the greatest wildlife footage I've ever seen. Both animals are sooooo strong, it's unbelievable.

[@carolynthornton8017]

IN MY VIEW I kept looking for the Puma in the video. Then out of no where...a slight visual of him. He disappears and the chase was on! This is extraordinary footage of the stalking and catching of survival or ending up natures meal. Thank you.

[@reidellis1988]

Amazing that the Puma managed to hold on and avoid those front hooves at the same time. That was Wild. Thanks.

[@dimidomo7946]

My thoughts are in sync with yours. The stealthy stalk, attack, strength of the Puma and takedown of the Guanaco stands out, for me, as one the best predator/prey interactions I've witnessed on You Tube. Unbelievable stranglehold and pounding. Thanks for the upload Tim Williams.

[@patienceobongo]

The Puma deserves dinner for that effort!

[@tehjawsome]

100%. On KZbin or anywhere for that matter! Thanks for sharing this truly special moment with the world!

[@maaz322]

Usually the kill is much more elegant with the big cats, but that was a rough tumble. Hard to imagine it performs that every time it's hungry.

[@cali2468]

​​@@patienceobongo They do this day in and day out to survive. It's routine. Like male cougars in the US hunting 4 pt buck.

[@patographer]

We're used to seeing African animals engaged in hunting like this. There's miles of footage of lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyenas running down prey, but it's rare to see an American beast do it. Excellent.

[@sergionavarrodiaz5747]

In National Park Torres del Paine,Chile, the wild life is protected and there are a natural balance betwen both ,guanacos and pumas Believe it or not guanacos mostly are the winner and survive very healthy in there

[@moehammondmedia]

This isn’t America 🇺🇸 is it?

[@patographer]

@@moehammondmedia South America, with US being in North America. I could have called it "New World beast."

[@haroldramosardila-mz6xu]

​@@sergionavarrodiaz5747el Guanaco es de Sudamérica y el puma es de todo el continente de América

[@gonzaloromero8006]

Srs. Viva Chile y el Puma que también es chileno. Mi pésame a la familia del guanaco que como buen representante de nuestra naturaleza dio la pelea hasta el final.😢

[@fabiansotelo8466]

Impresionante. Tremendo registro. El pumas peleando por su comida, el Guanaco luchando por su vida. No es fácil.

[@Brown_Buffalo]

Man the resilience of that cat it was taking a beating and still hung on.

[@marcoAKAjoe]

Facts

[@Brenzzy]

An absolutely stunning sequence. The puma was pummeled but kept hold and withstood an Impressive beating. I wasn’t aware of such vicious power the prey has in its neck. Again, grrrrrreat video…..watching from Hawaii

[@bcccl569]

you should make a short out of this, it'll go viral. once in a lifetime shot for sure.

[@rushinroulette]

true!

[@bidenisasnake9932]

Up your braindead shorts.

[@herbthompson8937]

Shorts are gay and should never be monetized

[@NEKORID]

Absolutely

[@GrowBetterOnYoucrap]

It's 3 minutes long. Twitter has ruined attention spans and turned the internet into a waste land of 20 words or less 30 seconds or less. No context to be found.

[@saez.javier]

Csm, afortunadísimos de ver eso en vivo. Aprovecho de compartir porque esto merece que lo veo más gente

[@magnacarta9364]

Thank you, absolutely incredible footage.

[@chimereh.achilefu9176]

Great video man! 1st time ever for me seeing a puma make a successful kill on a Guanaco - that animal is just agile & slippery

[@franciscocerutimahn]

Chilean here. 4 times in Patagonia. Thank you because this a very rare sight. Really enjoyed it.

[@michaelchaleff4986]

That was amazing, not often you get to see Puma's hunt successfully or in this part of the world. Excellent coverage and the strength of that puma was extraordinary. Hope it ate well!

[@robertwaid3579]

Man oh Man was that some Excellent Footage of the Predator vs Prey scenario. In the early Moment's of that sequence of Shots. I was trying really hard too pick up where the Puma was in the brush? But until it Jumped up,I was never able too Catch where it was? The Stalk, Stealth, and eventual Attack was just Awesome to Witness. The Puma's Coloring was so explicitly exact, that I never could discerne it from the background. Thank You for Sharing that it was Breath taking No Doubt.

[@kenmilne5987]

incredible agility and determination on display. Cats never cease to amaze.

[@bryanhaynes6742]

I watch countless wildlife videos. This rates very high. Great footage.

[@furyofbongos]

Rare to see a video like this that isn't zoomed in too much. Usually we have someone zooming in so close that much of the action gets lost off frame. This happens 90% of the time at least. Keep it zoomed out to get a perspective on things. In real life you don't witness natural events with your face all up into the subject material.

[@steely10]

The Puma took on prey at least twice its size, paid for it dearly, but eventually earned its prize. Awesome video.

[@ronbo30]

Thank you for not shaking the video so much that we couldn’t watch. Very few videos have a clear STUDY HAND IN VIDEO. 👍👍👍👍

[@ryansneider5121]

The strength and agility of that puma is absolute amazing

[@Darling137]

Just the strength and agility when the cougar is thrown off and yet jumps right up to regain hold of it's neck at 2:06 is quite impressive.

[@FototrampeoCheck]

Impresionante!!! Tremendo como aguanta cogido a la garganta del animal soportando los golpes. La tenacidad del intento le hizo triunfar. 💪 De los mejores vídeos de caza de felinos que he visto nunca. Ojalá algún día podamos ir allí y grabar para nuestro canal algo parecido. Enhorabuena por el video y muchas gracias por compartir!

[@jamesmeyer1325]

Even after she was thrown off, more than once, the puma jumped up and grabbed the guanaco again in exactly the same spot. Such lightning reflexes and precise movements - hard to believe!

[@willstuart4504]

Fascinating 👏👏👏👏 It's hard to imagine a large Cat like this puma .... taking those repeated Body Slams and not even for a moment consider ANYTHING but continued Attack. Incredible. Every time the Puma got slammed, like lightning... it sprang back up and latched on it's NECK. What a battle... definitely earned that meal. Great piece of work to capture this incredible raw and wild footage. Well done. 👏👏

[@airy-mountain]

That bucking stomp, while it only delayed the inevitable in this case, is a pretty effective defence and I'm surprised more prey animals haven't evolved this strategy.

[@The-GreenHornet]

Amazing! Cats are so stealth and quick, tenacious and strong pound for pound!

[@luquinbombin]

Thanks to all the people who jobs respectfully with nature and let it flow. Great video.

[@cedricsmith8821]

I am amazed by the punishment that puma was willing to endure to make that kill. Nature captured at its rawist ! Well done.

[@NaturalWorldSafaris]

Such incredible footage Tim - wow! 😮We are so glad you had such an amazing experience!

[@heresmytake2782]

That was very good camera work and footage. Awesome

[@veclubby]

What a beautiful arid landscape. Stunning!

[@sergionavarrodiaz5747]

In winter time is worst,snow by everywhere

[@javiervalcan6824]

Torres del Paine national Park Patagonian steppes, cold and pretty windy the whole year round. The pumas have multiplied a lot the last years by hunting powerful guanacoes and many other species, due to better regulations against puma's illegal hunting at the area...

[@kevinb314]

That Guanaco put up a heck of a fight, but the Puma was committed, and got a great first bite/ grasp Nature is truly amazing, and brutal

[@AgentRafa]

That's the most impressive thing I've seen in a looong time. That Puma is a badass for sure. Amazing footage, thank you so much for sharing👍

[@ZacchaeusNifong]

This is the best piece of nature footage I’ve seen in about 10 years. Absolutely astonishing. Clear, uninterrupted, simple. I actually gasped when the mountain lion 🦁 pounced!!

[@dougllaz6267]

Nature is amazing

[@83056]

What a great battle. Thanks from Canada.

[@juliusperseus8612]

It's Tough to Be a Predator ! I thought the Guanaco would escape for a moment. Great Catch, Great Video, Rare content.

[@daveclark8337]

But it's even worse to be the prey.

[@juliusperseus8612]

@@daveclark8337 No it's Not.

[@stuff4sale80]

That's why the best athletes choose Puma over Adidas

[@ChrisF01zx]

🤣

[@gonzaloromero8006]

Jajajaja i use Nike

[@powerinvolved-di3vl2yd6q]

The most amazing footage ever. I never knew Pumas could take game that big. Look how it holds on despite the blows to the ground. So much for fighting back with a knife.

[@mikeoglen6848]

It would depend where you could strike with knife/

[@powerinvolved-di3vl2yd6q]

@@mikeoglen6848 But in the heat of self defense, I don't think one can get a good strike. I saw a video the other day where an African lion got impaired by an antelope and still managed the kill it. These animals are too resilient. Never would I go into such woods without a pistol.

[@siggifreud812]

indeed. a normal person does not stand a chance. I bet this female lioness could feed for weeks on the carcass. Incredible footage.

[@DoomZzx]

a pumas diet consists of elk and deer.... all pumas do is kill big deer weighing over 250-300 lbs

[@doctorcrafts]

Weeks? She puts the leftovers in the fridge?

[@AcronoCL]

An extraordinarily rare video, it is not common to see a puma hunt, especially a llama. Congratulations

[@donteto]

Guanaco

[@fabbrice]

Congratulations to see an animal kill....your sick

[@BryanPinones-xy5eh]

En chile torres del Paine solo pueden cazar guanacos

[@albawillliams1417]

indeed the circle of life is tough to watch

[@mikeoglen6848]

But this is Nature.

[@giovanna722]

It is. Nature, "the grand and terrible", as it's sometimes called.

[@kendo7704]

Great Video! I am surprised as the guanaco was down wind of the mtn. lion , the female mtn lion took a couple of slams but still showed tenacity. Both animals are amazing.

[@Molaga]

Undeniably, a video not for the faint hearted. But what a moment in the wild. All too raw for me to stomach. Awesome capture, all the same.

[@ronhughes1805]

Amazing photography. We had know idea how big the Quanaco was until the attack.

[@piotr4980]

Puma is incredibly strong.

[@gnp5278]

That was intense....that thing was three times the size of the cat and put up a powerful struggle! I wouldn't be surprised if that puma had a few injuries itself. Great fooatage!

[@MikeB-1965]

Amazing footage! Cat's are such formidable predators, especially for their size. They can tackle prey that is larger and stronger. This puma took a beating and still got the kill.

[@megaball-ps8tq]

It’s crazy how the guanaco slammed the puma several times on the ground but the puma kept on pouncing on it. Definitely courageous enough to stand that many hits while taking down an animal much longer than itself.

[@mariosuarez3411]

This is such amazing footage! I'm glad the puma actually managed the kill. At 2:05, when the puma gets taken down and bounces back up on the guanaco's neck, that was incredible!

[@vangthao4624]

That stealth is just incredible. The land just looks barren, then out of nowhere a big cat pops into frame.

[@nivmhn]

This is incredible footage!! Thank you for sharing.

[@AyoHues]

Wasn’t the puma upwind? Looking at the grass it seems the wind was from left to right. Surprised the scent didn’t carry?

[@kadena7262]

Wow, exelente documento visual de la caseria del Puma, espero que no hayan intervenido mas alla.

[@goliac492]

Excellent job by her. Amazing raw video capture of pure nature. One of the best amateur nature vids of this type I have seen.

[@derrick211000]

What a catch! That is so impressive, the power of both of those animals...

[@bradleyrobinson7552]

Wow, that's an incredible moment that was captured. Miigwech for sharing.

[@Ras7685]

Really great footage guys .

[@andreasjung3612]

Amazing video. You can feel a real connection with Mother Nature. When we truly see and understand the Nature, love is born in our hearts. That is the meaning of love: To be at one!

[@perritochiquitito]

Es de los pocos registros de un puma matando a un guanaco, todos los que había visto eran intentos fallidos, incluso los de la tele. Buen video

[@BDWilliams18]

How did the puma make himself invisible in 6 inches of grass…

[@sebastiennotorious1711]

Magnificent footage. Thanks for sharing brother

[@AugustinePM]

Wow wow wow!! Super cool to capture this encounter!!!!

[@andreycanon8929]

What was the distance to them? And what technique did you use? A question from an amateur photographer)

[@thomaswilson2382]

Not much of a hunter, but it appears that was a downwind stalk. Please inform if right or wrong. Thanks in advance.

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

Astonishing !!! This is top level video ❤

[@expeditomendoncajunior8664]

melhor vídeo que eu vi na vida de um Puma!!!!!! Abater um animal deste tamanho é impressionante!!!!!!

[@سعدتبلقائك.منفضلك]

Game over at 2:10 and concluded at 2:12 when puma got that little space of time

[@chateaupig826]

Breathtaking , I was on the edge of my seat . Bravo to Puma for hanging in there literally 👏 Its a hard won meal when you cant just nip to the shops ❤

[@thisissparta8884]

Man that cat is crazy. It was knocked off twice and bounced bcak within a second to grab back on. Amazing!

[@marketwizard1977]

I'm blown away...that was amazing

[@pleasekillyoursef]

This is some fantastic and rare footage

[@bionborys1648]

Amazing footage, kudos to the camera team. Would like to know if the puma could eat the guanaco by herself, if she shared it with other pumas or if she ran away when she saw people.

[@keepingitwild5994]

The length a puma has to go to just to get a meal seems really tough! All of that pounding was wow! It's at least slightly easier for other big cats.

[@DoomZzx]

a pumas diet consists of 80% elk and deer that weigh over 300 lbs, Ik this looked liked a hard take down but it really wasn't, leopards go through this as well..... and their even smallers then pumas, leopards are the 2nd smallest cat in front of cheetahs

[@keepingitwild5994]

@@DoomZzx Sorry mate, but leopards are much more agile and successful predators than pumas, so no; leopards do not have it as hard as this.

[@DoomZzx]

@@keepingitwild5994 actually a leopards diet primary consists on gazelle which weigh only about 100-140 lbs, they take down smaller animals while pumas take down much larger animals... leopards may be more agile, but they are smaller, they are shorter, they have smaller teeth, they have a lower psi bite force and smaller claws then a puma.

[@keepingitwild5994]

@@DoomZzx I bet a leopard would be more successful in bringing down a guanaco than a puma. They definitely look more competent in their hunting skills compated to pumas.

[@DoomZzx]

@@keepingitwild5994 idk maybe, maybe not, they look a little to small to bring a guanaco down, if that wasn't the case then leopards would feed on larger animals but they don't. Pumas are the most wide spread out of ant of that cats they attack and kill almost any animal species u can think of that lives in north and south America

[@nevadahiker6661]

Wow, there was so little ground cover, and the puma still managed to sneak up on it! Definitely freaky!

[@paulhomsy2751]

There was plenty of ground cover.

[@m00nsplitter72]

Captivating footage. I spooled back three times.

[@pdk7415]

Did you get a picture..?

[@antonioferrari241]

All documentaries worldwide: “fail to document a successful cougar killing a guanaco” This video: Fine. I’ll do it myself.

[@luvdriven540i]

Wow, interesting! Are there many attacks on people by pumas in that area?

[@pleasekillyoursef]

You can spend your whole life in the estepa and be lucky if you see a wild puma once in your life, attacks are pretty rare too

[@jamesc8722]

Excellent camera work. Spectacular encounter.

[@robpagliuca4516]

Amazing vid! Thanks for the upload!

[@danielmunoz5187]

The camera man is like: "he's got it he's got it, you want to get a different shot? The photographer is like: no no no I'll move the vehicle! Camera man: no no no no walking, walking, just go around! Photographer: are you sure? I'll fuck it up! 🤣😂

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

In that part of Patagonia is crazy the quantity of pumas living. And very scary.

[@Nickuzzz]

que increible video, y mas encima me sale en recomendados, ni se por que jajaja saludos.

[@jmbisme]

Amazing video, a true truly rare opportunity to witness!

[@bruhstoise]

I’m telling you I tried really hard to spot the cat before it moves and I swear even after multiple replays I can’t find it til the camera pans and then it moves

[@drill_fiend1097]

Chile is such a beautiful place, with wildlife living as they are meant to be. Want to visit there someday...