Watch a Leopard Accidentally Hunt a Hippo, and Return Later for a Meal

One minute you are tiptoeing across some mud looking for your next meal and the next you are almost riding a hippo! 

This is what happened to an intrepid leopard in the Kruger National Park in South Africa and thanks to some excellent camera work we get to share the moment.

Learn MoreAt first, we see the leopard carefully pick its way across what looks like a dried-up watering hole or river. The big cat’s paws sink into the mud as it makes its way a

Learn MoreLeopards are not that picky about what they eat and at first, we do not know what our muddy hunter is trying to get at. These spotted predators will eat over 90 species o

Learn MoreThey are also very partial to fish and we soon discover that it is a poor marooned fish that our leopard is hunting. This very flexible diet has allowed the leopard to su

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