HORRIFIC Moments when Deadly Horns Crush Predators Pet Spot
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00:00 [GROWLING]
00:06 While they might not be as intelligent as us humans,
00:10 considering our ability to have complex thoughts
00:12 and make logical decisions, animals
00:14 are still very interesting with their own unique
00:16 characteristics.
00:18 One interesting trait in particular are the horns.
00:22 The question remains, are horns a defense feature,
00:25 or is there a deeper history to these animals
00:29 that we're not aware of?
00:30 Regardless, we're not interested in the biological history
00:33 of horns.
00:34 Instead, we prefer the more thrilling and cruel side
00:37 of nature, which is why we're going
00:39 to be taking a look at some of the most horrific moments
00:43 when predators were pierced and crushed by horns in this video.
00:48 [HORNS BLOWING]
00:55 What do we think of when we hear the word wildebeest?
00:59 If the first thing that comes to mind
01:01 was that they're a prey animal, then you'd be right.
01:05 Well, partly right.
01:07 A lot of people are often under the misconception
01:09 that wildebeests are a part of the cow family tree.
01:12 And just like cows, they're simply prey.
01:16 Though the prey part is true, the cow part
01:19 is simply false information.
01:20 Though they might not look like it,
01:23 wildebeests actually belong to the antelope family of animals.
01:27 Yeah, we know it's hard to believe.
01:29 What makes wildebeests interesting
01:32 is that they're not timid animals like the cattle it's
01:35 often confused with.
01:36 Named wildebeest, meaning wild beasts,
01:39 they're quite vigorous in nature and don't take too kindly
01:43 to predators.
01:44 In fact, wildebeests almost never go down without a fight.
01:48 And they even end up driving back a lot of predators
01:51 owing to their horns, as well as their disproportionate bodies,
01:55 making it harder for animals like lions
01:58 to mount and attack them properly.
02:01 Taking a look at the clip, we see two lions
02:03 attacking a wildebeest.
02:05 Though the wildebeest doesn't fight back initially, possibly
02:08 due to shock, it quickly gets up and starts thrashing around.
02:13 In its attempts to get the lion's off its back,
02:16 the wildebeest manages to pierce one of the lions
02:19 near the feline's hind legs.
02:21 Though not a fatal attack, the wildebeest
02:23 does manage to drive the lions away,
02:26 truly earning the name wild beast with its display.
02:30 Ah, buffaloes.
02:32 Despite most of us being under the, albeit justified,
02:35 impression that there's not much more to them than them being
02:39 cattle, they're quite the fascinating creatures, you know?
02:42 Here's an interesting little fact about them.
02:45 Buffaloes have a hierarchy to them.
02:48 Yep, you heard that right.
02:50 Buffaloes have traits similar to most predators.
02:53 Depending on the size, strength, and maturity of the buffalo,
02:56 as well as how their relationship is
02:58 with the other members in the herd,
03:00 buffaloes have set leadership to them.
03:03 Yes, that means there are alpha buffaloes.
03:06 And considering that they have a hierarchy to them,
03:09 buffaloes also communicate with each other a lot.
03:13 According to scientists, buffaloes
03:15 have a number of vocal sounds for different interactions.
03:17 These interactions range from signals to change directions,
03:21 alerts for drinking holes, and approaching predators,
03:25 and even various expressions of happiness, satisfaction,
03:28 or discomfort.
03:30 It's safe to say that a herd of buffaloes
03:33 is more like a family rather than just a pack of animals.
03:37 And just like Vin Diesel said, the most important thing in life
03:40 is always your family.
03:42 Unfortunately for the lion in this clip,
03:44 however, he missed a memo about buffaloes being a family
03:47 and thus pays the ultimate price for it.
03:51 We can see the poor cat getting trampled and tossed around
03:54 like a rag doll by the herd of buffaloes.
03:57 This unbridled assault proves to be too much for the lion,
04:01 and it ends up succumbing to its injuries.
04:05 We all love cheetahs, don't we?
04:07 They're deadly, beautiful, and they're the fastest land
04:10 animal on our planet, capable of reaching speeds
04:13 of over 70 miles per hour or 130 kilometers per hour.
04:18 You probably already knew that, but did you
04:20 know that cheetahs can accelerate faster
04:23 than most supercars?
04:24 These swift felines can go from 0 to 60 in less than 3 seconds.
04:30 For reference, a Lamborghini Gallardo
04:32 takes 3.7 seconds from 0 to 60.
04:35 Even if you don't like cheetahs, you
04:37 can still appreciate the sheer biological and evolutionary
04:41 design of these speedy felines.
04:44 But one thing to remember is that unlike their bigger
04:47 and stronger cousins, tigers and the lions,
04:50 cheetahs aren't built for the rough and tumble.
04:54 They're more like glass cannons that
04:56 prefer using their agility and speed
04:58 to quickly eliminate their prey without the prey having
05:01 a chance to fight back.
05:02 This is due to the fact that cheetahs aren't built
05:05 to take hits in return and can be quickly countered
05:08 by even the weakest of prey, which is
05:11 what can be seen in this clip.
05:14 A pair of cheetahs can be seen chasing after a gazelle.
05:17 At first, the cheetah has the upper hand
05:20 as it chases the gazelle, trying to pounce on it again
05:23 and again.
05:24 The pair of cheetahs even come close to bringing the gazelle
05:26 down, but the tables are quickly turned as the gazelle chooses
05:31 to fight back.
05:32 Owing to its bigger size and having much more mass,
05:35 the gazelle absolutely bulldozes the cheetah.
05:39 Yaks are heavily built animals with massive bodies,
05:43 strong legs, rounded, cloven hooves,
05:46 and incredibly dense long fur that falls down
05:49 lower than the belly.
05:51 Wild yaks are typically dark, blackish to brown in hue.
05:55 They feature short ears and broad foreheads,
05:58 as well as smooth, dark-colored horns.
06:01 Male horns sweep out from the sides of the head
06:04 and then curve backward, while its female horns are smaller
06:08 and are more erect.
06:09 These horns serve as the primary mode of defense for the yak,
06:13 as they are typically more docile animals
06:16 up in the Himalayas.
06:17 But that doesn't mean the yak doesn't have
06:20 its fair share of predators.
06:22 Their young ones are typically hunted
06:24 by big cats, such as the snow leopard, which is exactly what
06:28 we see in the next clip.
06:30 Right away, we can see a female yak attacking a snow leopard,
06:34 who has captured her calf.
06:36 The yak attacks the snow leopard with its horns,
06:38 but the leopard has a tight grip on the poor calf's neck.
06:42 The yak slams her horns into the leopard
06:44 yet again, amazingly tossing it around.
06:47 The snow leopard retreats immediately,
06:50 as a bunch of yak charge towards it as well.
06:52 Maybe the snow leopard wasn't going
06:55 to get its meal from this herd, unfortunately.
06:58 One of the most interesting facts about rhinos
07:01 is that their horns are made of keratin, the same protein
07:05 that's found in human hair and fingernails.
07:07 Because keratin grows quicker at the front of the horn
07:10 than in the rear, they tend to expand and curve
07:14 towards the head.
07:15 Surprisingly, if a rhino loses its horn
07:18 due to the battling over dominance or territory,
07:20 it'll ultimately regrow.
07:22 The black, white, and Sumatran rhinos all have two horns.
07:27 However, the Javan and Greater One-Horned Rhinos
07:30 only have one.
07:32 Horns can grow to be as long as 51 inches,
07:35 which serve as their primary mode
07:37 of defense against predators.
07:39 Moving on to the next clip, we can see two lions
07:43 have apparently walked into the rhino's territory.
07:46 The lions move around, looking for an opening
07:48 to strike at the rhino.
07:50 But it seems the rhino's well aware of its surroundings.
07:53 The rhino charges at the lions,
07:55 but they evade and run behind its back.
07:58 The rhino's instincts are extremely quick,
08:00 and it turns out to hold its ground.
08:03 One of the lions finally decides to attack the rhino
08:05 from behind and lunges at its back.
08:08 The rhino throws the lion off and immediately turns
08:11 towards it to intimidate the lions.
08:14 The lions did end up leaving the rhino's territory
08:16 and hopefully never return for their own good.
08:20 Some people think of bisons much like cows,
08:23 just a bit larger and more wooly.
08:26 But it should be kept in mind that bison
08:29 are the largest animal in North America.
08:32 Weighing up to 2,000 pounds
08:34 and standing at six feet tall on average,
08:37 bison aren't beasts that shouldn't be trifled with.
08:41 Bisons also have a pair of extremely sharp horns
08:45 that they use to fend off predators and other threats.
08:48 Sometimes they even use their horns
08:51 to challenge other bison.
08:52 If the horns and the massive size wasn't enough,
08:55 bison are also quite fast,
08:58 being able to reach top speeds of up to 35 miles per hour
09:01 or 56 kilometers per hour.
09:04 So if you see one charging towards you,
09:06 it's better to zigzag or find some place to lose the bison
09:09 because you can't beat it in a straight race.
09:12 But we're not talking about humans here.
09:15 Taking a look at the clip,
09:16 we can see two inexperienced wolves
09:19 trying to hunt a fully grown bison.
09:22 Though the wolf is a bison's natural predator,
09:25 it usually prefers to hunt bison in a pack
09:28 rather than going at it solo or with just one mate with them.
09:32 We can see that the two wolves
09:34 have the upper hand in the beginning,
09:36 but the heavy mass of the bison
09:39 allows it to quickly shift things in its favor
09:41 as it sends one of the wolves flying with its horns
09:45 and quickly does the same to its accomplice.
09:48 But the bison isn't done
09:50 with just hurling the wolves in the air
09:52 and it tramples one of the wolves
09:55 as though it was a bulldozer.
09:57 Despite taking such a brutal beating,
09:59 the wolf continues to fight the bison.
10:01 Now that's a brave wolf if there ever was one.
10:04 It would seem reasonable to anticipate a lion
10:07 to always be the predator in any situation
10:10 and hunt down whatever it comes across.
10:13 A lion is swift and powerful,
10:15 yet fully grown rhinos are far too large
10:18 for a lion to take down easily.
10:20 Rhinos are also highly swift and nimble,
10:23 despite their appearance.
10:25 They may easily turn around
10:26 to defend themselves with their horns.
10:29 Even if the rhino has been dehorned,
10:32 it can still use its stump to defend itself.
10:35 A lion has only been known to attack a rhino
10:38 if it is wounded and alone
10:40 or if it is a newborn calf who is alone.
10:43 If the calf's mother is around,
10:45 she will defend her infant with her life,
10:47 which generally makes the lions reconsider
10:49 attacking them in the first place.
10:51 Generally, lions rarely go after rhinos as a meal
10:55 due to their skin being extremely tough and hard.
10:59 But in the next rare clip,
11:01 we can see a herd of lions
11:03 attempting to go after a rhino calf.
11:06 The mother of the calf notices the lion
11:08 attempting to take the calf away for a meal
11:11 and instantly starts to charge at the lion,
11:14 who flees swiftly.
11:15 The rhino holds its ground
11:17 and even chases the lions off the land,
11:19 but they return nonetheless
11:21 and attempt to drag away the rhino's calf.
11:24 It probably seems dead at this point,
11:26 but the rhino just won't give up that easily.
11:29 The rhino is a little slow to react
11:31 after the lions start to eat the poor calf,
11:34 but soon charges straight ahead
11:36 with its horn at the lions.
11:39 One of them is pushed off by the rhino
11:41 and the other starts to run away as well.
11:43 It seems the rhino just wouldn't let the lions
11:45 take away its calf,
11:47 no matter if it's dead or alive.
11:50 The lions attempt to eat again,
11:51 but the rhino soon chases them off its territory.
11:55 All the big felines like tigers,
11:57 caracals, jaguars, panthers, leopards, and the like,
12:01 only the lion is referred to as the king of the jungle.
12:04 And rightfully so.
12:06 Sure, tigers are bigger and stronger,
12:08 cheetahs are faster,
12:10 and a cat makes for a more amusing pet,
12:12 but a lion isn't considered the king for these reasons.
12:16 A lion is the king
12:17 because of the sheer intimidating aura it has.
12:20 Mainly group hunters,
12:22 lions prefer to hunt in packs called prides
12:25 rather than being solo hunters like cheetahs or tigers.
12:29 Lions are also very familial in nature,
12:32 having a clear hierarchy in their group.
12:34 And for this reason, a lion is the king,
12:37 because the king needs subjects,
12:39 you can't be a king if you're a solo hunter.
12:42 But being a king doesn't make lions invincible.
12:46 As we can see in the video,
12:48 a poor lion is seen lying on the ground,
12:50 battered and beaten while surrounded by buffaloes.
12:54 After a curious buffalo tries approaching the lion,
12:57 the lion attacks it.
12:58 And as we see further in the video,
13:00 the lion should not have done that.
13:02 The lion may have started the war,
13:04 but the buffaloes are the ones that intend to finish it.
13:08 The poor lion gets tossed around
13:10 and brutally stabbed and stomped on
13:13 by the herd of angry buffaloes.
13:15 It does manage to survive when its pride comes to the rescue,
13:19 but this is one day the lion will never forget.
13:23 Tigers are well known for being one of the top apex predators
13:26 out in the wild,
13:27 but even tigers know to not mess with rhinos.
13:31 Tigers, like the majority of feline predators,
13:34 are exceedingly fast
13:35 and kill their prey by biting the neck.
13:38 This tactic would be ineffective on a rhino
13:41 due to its thick skin,
13:42 which also makes rhinos an unappealing meal for a tiger.
13:46 Rhinos, on the other hand,
13:48 attack a perceived threat at first sight,
13:51 crushing their prey with their lethal horns.
13:53 But since both of these animals
13:55 usually share a different habitat,
13:58 rarely are these two animals spotted together,
14:01 let alone found in a conflict.
14:03 In our next clip,
14:04 we can see a rhino roaming around its territory
14:07 while a bird casually hangs out at the back of the rhino.
14:11 The rhino then spots something in the muddy water.
14:14 It's a tiger that has strayed into the rhino's territory.
14:17 The rhino starts tramping towards the tiger,
14:20 who spots the rhino and immediately gets out of the water.
14:23 The rhino starts chasing after the tiger,
14:26 who rushes out of the rhino's territory in no time.
14:29 This tiger surely made the right decision
14:32 because a conflict wouldn't have ended in the tiger's favor.
14:36 Yellowstone's grizzlies are among the most carnivorous
14:40 of North America's inland brown bears.
14:42 Animal protein for bears
14:44 comes in the form of almost everything.
14:47 The two most significant creatures
14:49 for Yellowstone grizzlies in terms of calories
14:52 are elk and bison.
14:54 Bison, on the other hand,
14:55 are not an easy prey for a grizzly
14:58 or even a group of wolves.
15:00 These enormous, extraordinarily swift
15:02 and well-armed animals also roam in big herds,
15:06 protecting their young ones.
15:08 Bison bulls frequently travel alone,
15:11 but they're also the largest of their type.
15:13 They may weigh up to a ton
15:15 and can be rather difficult to hunt down.
15:18 But that did not stop this grizzly bear
15:20 from attempting to bring this young bison to its knees.
15:24 The bear ends up grappling the bison from behind,
15:27 tearing into its back as it stumbles along.
15:30 The bison ends up breaking free from the bear's clutches
15:33 and charges at it with its horns.
15:36 The bear retreats at this point,
15:38 knowing that it'll be absolutely crushed
15:40 if he gets into the bison's path.
15:42 The bison starts to walk away,
15:44 but unfortunately is caught by the bear again.
15:47 The weary pair stumbles across a river bridge
15:50 and ends up trapped in the currents of the river.
15:52 The bear eventually brings down the bison,
15:55 but it shows how even a young bison
15:57 can give grizzly bears a tiring workout.
16:00 Lions and wildebeest aren't often seen
16:03 confronting in the wild,
16:04 but who would actually win such a fight?
16:07 Well, assuming they're both
16:09 at their peak physical strength,
16:10 the wildebeest will be nearly three times a lion's weight,
16:13 which is 500 to 600 pounds,
16:16 compared to the bull's 1,400 to 1,600 pounds,
16:20 considerably more aggressive
16:22 and capable of killing the lion from any angle.
16:25 Lions are formidable beasts,
16:27 but they are not invincible.
16:29 If they were pitted against wildebeests
16:31 that were stronger than them,
16:33 the lion would always lose.
16:35 This is because lions kill their prey
16:37 using stealth and skill rather than physical force.
16:41 They frequently ambush their victims
16:44 from concealed locations,
16:45 allowing them to pounce on their prey
16:48 without being observed.
16:49 This allows them to take down huge creatures
16:51 without getting killed, or so it seems.
16:55 In the next clip, we can see a lioness
16:58 has successfully brought down a large wildebeest.
17:01 Its large canines are drilled into the wildebeest's neck,
17:05 and it drags the animal into the bushes.
17:07 It seems like the wildebeest is done for,
17:10 but amazingly, the wildebeest retaliates
17:13 and immediately gets up.
17:15 The lioness doesn't let go yet
17:16 and still clings on to the wildebeest's neck.
17:19 The wildebeest, with its incredible strength,
17:22 tosses the lion around on the ground
17:24 until eventually it breaks free
17:26 from the lioness's clutches.
17:28 The lioness flees immediately after losing this battle.
17:32 We've seen buffaloes teach lions a good lesson
17:35 in this video, but what we're about to see
17:38 is somewhat of a rare sight.
17:40 Usually, lions avoid buffaloes one-on-one
17:42 because they're well aware that the fight
17:45 will rarely end in their favor.
17:47 They might attack a single buffalo calf
17:49 or maybe an injured one,
17:51 but if a lion is ever unfortunate enough
17:54 to attack a male cape buffalo head-on,
17:57 it's in for a rough battle.
17:59 The lions in this video were smart enough
18:01 to not attack this buffalo alone,
18:03 but that didn't mean they would be fortunate as well.
18:07 In this horrifying sight, we can see the buffalo
18:10 has impaled a lion's hind leg
18:12 with its sharp and deadly horn.
18:15 The lion struggles to break free,
18:17 but just look at how deep the horn
18:19 has pierced into the lion's skin.
18:21 The buffalo still holds its ground,
18:24 even though it's surrounded by not one, but four lions.
18:28 It's not clear whether or not the buffalo
18:30 walked out of that deadly encounter alive,
18:33 but we're pretty sure the lion didn't survive long after
18:36 with such a mortal wound.
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