Leopard Jumps on Impala From Tree!

This sneaky leopard hid silently in a tree before jumping on its unsuspecting prey from above.

The cunning predator is almost impossible to see as it hides in the branches - waiting for the perfect moment to pounce.

After darting out of the tree it quickly takes down an impala grazing happily underneath, much to the delight of some excited baboons watching on.

Phil Hankinson filmed the spectacle during a game drive in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.

He said: "He was incredibly difficult to see but we had a few pairs of binoculars which helped tremendously.

"I’m still in awe really of the spectacle which unfolded. The cat started stalking slowly moving toward the trunk and the impala was unaware of its impending doom. Then. In a matter of a second of two he pounced.

"The baboons started screaming as some of them wanted a piece of the action and the impala was sent careering by the full force and weight of the attached cat. Dust was flying everywhere.

"The noise from the baboons was one of a craze and then there was silence. We watched as a group. Stunned. And in silence too.

"What we had witnessed our guide advised was something which he would see once every five years. And I had it on video.

"It’s hard as I really did want to watch it live without the iPhone so I could mentally replay it in my head. Instead I have to fall back on the images the iPhone captured.

"At this point I stopped filming. The leopard had started to suffocate the impala by latching its jaws over its mouth. It took approx 30 more minutes for it to take us last breath, it’s legs gave one more attempt at life before it fell still."
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[PeterchenvanBloed]

Baboons: There's a leopard sittin' in the tree.
Impala: Ah, leopard schmeopard!

[mj]

You can't count on baboons for help after ignoring their warning call

[lukeanthony]

Can't even chill under a tree for some relief from the sun on the African plains

[cursedrose-truecrimedocume]

That's what you get for ignoring the baboons lol.. Beautiful video bwt 👌

[mr.snippy]

The other impala was like " Better him than me", and just calmly went about it's business.

[siamaktahaeiyaghoubi]

It was interesting to see how excited the baboons were and that they even tried to help but other impalas did not care at all. Interesting!

[apollofell]

Wow, just goes to show how well they can hide!! That leopard was lightning!

[satrickptar]

Baboon: It's raining cat
Impala: It's not even raining
Leopard: Surprise

[cameronjenkins]

The fact that the monkeys tried to warn him to watch out 🤣🤣🤣 i love nature

[kenkenilito]

The leopard is a master when it comes to the element of surprise..

[snapdragon]

Wow, that was pretty dramatic and that Impala never saw it coming or me ha. Just shows how stealth Leopards are - amazing video thanks for sharing

[russcatt]

I have a friend just like that Impala. Surprised he's still alive

[SilverMustang]

You know why I love your channel (and subscribed) is because you don't use fake thumbnails and/or video titles to attract more views. You get what you see. Keep up the great work. 👍😊

[abdulmulla]

Leopard was so patient and focused that We also wanted to see how it would catch the impala from the tree. Just superb!

[deshaefromarounthawayricha]

He was on some ninja shit wasn't it lol

[raylopez]

What a vertical leap by the leopard! That tree looked 10 meters tall!

[howardboyd]

What's amazing is every baboon on the ground both saw and tried to warn him but the impala was too preoccupied

[Epochal_Enigmas]

Now this is how you properly record vertically. You get the entire action in the frame.

[iOnlySignIn]

Baboons = Society
Impala = Your Goal
Leopard = You

Don't let anything stop you. Especially noise.

[spyderwebb]

Stealth, from out of a tree... Simply Amazing