wild animals whilst fascinating can sometimes pose a threat for humans it's important to be aware of
your surroundings but what happens when you cannot see all around you for those of you scared of the
dark this might keep you up tonight here are 10 of the most dangerous animals that hunt at night
stick around until the end of the video you don't want to miss our number one pick
number 10 the line male lions may get all the attention with their majestic manes
but the females do the majority of the work when it comes to hunting
anywhere from 85 to 90 percent of the hunting is done by the females in a given pride even though
females do the vast majority of the hunting bale lions usually get to eat first while lions can go
up to four days without drinking water they need to eat every day so successful hunting is critical
adult female lions need to eat about 11 pounds of meat each day while adult males eat 16 pounds
or more every day a lion has many physical characteristics that make it a superb hunter
the vision of a lion for example is roughly six times more sensitive to light than humans
this gives lions a distinct advantage when hunting at night a lion's claws are retractable allowing
for excellent control when it needs to go in for a kill did we mention that those claws are large
when fully extended a lion's claws can be up to one and a half inches in length taken together
it's easy to see why the lion is referred to as the king of the jungle number nine jaguar
jaguars are carnivores which means they only eat meat the wild jaguars will use their speed
and stealth to take down deer monkeys birds frogs fish alligators and small rodents if wild food is
scarce these large cats will also hunt domestic livestock their jaws are stronger than any other
species of cat with these strong jaws jaguars will crunch down on bones and eat them their jaws are
even strong enough to crack a turtle shell jaguars can see six times better than humans at night
or during darker conditions due to a layer of tissue in the back of the eye that reflects light
this helps them out since the jaguar is a stalk and ambush rather than a chase predator cat will
walk slowly down forest paths listening looking for and stalking prey before rushing or ambushing
them the jaguar attacks from cover and usually from a target's blind spot with a quick pounce
can you see well during the night let us know in the comments section number eight badger
badgers are stoutly built powerful and cantankerous carnivores there are eight species
of badger ranging across several continents including north america africa europe and asia
all the badger species are fossorial creating many chambered underground dens and spending much of
their lives below ground badgers do most of their stalking and hunting at night they are excellent
hunters of earth dwelling prey including rabbits groundhogs ground squirrels mice and snakes
one of the more curious badger facts is that a large part of their diet is earthworms some of
these animals can be fairly large in comparison to the badger but are no match for this enormously
aggressive predator the badger's sense of smell is very powerful and can detect an
animal in its burrow through soil as well as snow cover when they locate their prey they
dig rapidly direct down into the animal's den in a devastating surprise attack from above badgers
also eat a variety of insects grubs and vegetable matter including fruits and roots number 7. cougar
the cougar is one of the second largest cat in the americas just behind the jaguar they
are secretive and largely solitary by nature the cougar is considered nocturnal and creepescular
which means that they are active during the twilight hours despite its size the cougar is
more closely related to smaller felines including the domestic cat the cougar like the jaguar is an
ambush predator that pursues a wide variety of prey primary food sources are undulates
hoofed mammals particularly deer they will also hunt species as small as insects and rodents
they prefer habits with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stocking but can also live in open areas
the cougar is territorial and survives at low population densities individual territory size
depends on terrain vegetation and abundance of prey while large it's not always the apex
predator in its range yielding prey it has killed to jaguars american black bears grizzly bears
feeding mostly on undulates moved mammals such as deer when food is scarce they also eat smaller
prey like hares foxes and rabbits the lynx is considered a very secretive creature the sound it
makes are very low and often not heard and their presence in an area can go unnoticed for years
although they may hunt during the day the lynx is mainly nocturnal and crepuscular they spend their
days sleeping in dense vegetation come meal time the link stalks its prey from the cover of thick
vegetation it then pounces on its unsuspecting lunch delivering a fatal bite to the neck or snout
these small beautiful cats measure at around 35 to 43 inches in length and around 23 to 27 inches
in height you've made it to number five stick with us for a few more crazy nocturnal animals
number five the caracal these pretty kitties are thought to be among the most beautiful wild cats
also called the desert links the caracals place in the cat family tree
is somewhat muddled but it is believed that it is closely related to the several and golden
cat the caracal is found in habitats that are different from its feline cousins severals and
caracals are similar in size but severals hunt in wetter habitats whereas caracals stick to the
drier areas of africa and the middle east all cats must eat meat to survive caracals hunt at night
but are not picky and eat any animal that they can catch sprinting after mongooses rodents pyrexes
dick dicks and monkeys occasionally caracals kill animals as large as an impala or young kudu
and might even attack domestic livestock these agile cats have amazing jumping abilities
leaping up to 10 feet to swat a flying bird they can even leap on a sitting ostrich because of
their wide range caracals may be the top predators in their area or there may be a larger carnivore
such as a lion or painted dog to look out for my pick for today is a symbol of courage
number four tiger tigers are the largest cat species in the world and the third largest
carnivore on land only polar and brown bears are larger an adult siberian tiger can weigh up to 660
pounds tigers are generally nocturnal hunters their night vision is up to six times greater
than ours but they're also opportunist which means they won't pass up the chance for a daytime snack
when it's available an adult tiger can consume up to 88 pounds of meat in one meal and will
often stay with its kill or bury it and return to dine over a period of days it may not kill again
for four or five days it's estimated that tiger hunts are only successful about every 10 to 20
attempts that's a lot of failing and trying again tigers are ambush hunters preferring to sneak up
on their prey before exploding into action killing them with a bite to the neck or back of the head
they mainly hunts deer wild boar buffalo and antelope but they kill and eat what's
available from small birds to bears to the occasional elephant number three the leopard
these african cats are the most common large cats in africa so it's ironic that it is also
the cat that is the most difficult to spot when you're in the Africans bush
this is due to the fact that they are rather shy secretive and mainly nocturnal one reason behind
their success lies in their diet which span a very wide range they eat almost any vertebrate
including reptiles fish and mammals ranging in size from dung beetles to porcupines to kudu
they however prefer medium-sized antelope like impalas when hunting it sights a potential target
it stalks forward with head low and legs bent making clever use of cover leopards will stalk
a target over distances of a few hundred meters or win an ambush if the target moves towards it
once it's within a range of about 10 meters the cat dashes forward and uses a sharp hook claws
of each four paw to kill their prey the killing bite is directed at the nape of the neck or at
the throat stick around i'm sure these last two topics will surprise you number two wolf
like all canines the wolf has evolved into a clever hunter that works together with its pack
to hunt game animals that are much larger than itself the natural way for a wolf to hunt is
with its pack but a lone wolf can also take down a moose by itself the way wolves hunt varies a lot
based on the target animal and also whether the prey is trying to fight back or escape the wolf
might attack a large deer from behind to stay away from its four hooves as much as possible but the
wolf commonly attacks smaller game from the front the wolf kills its prey by biting its neck area it
may also bite a large prey animal in the snout the wolf might also bite smaller games such as sheep
foxes and beavers in the back an animal killed by a wolf can have bite marks all over its body if
there are many wolves feeding on the same animal the meal proceeds quite chaotically the wolves use
the entire animal and will chew even its large bones to bits number one the spectacled bear
in the andean cloud forest of south africa lives the spectacled bear spectacle bears are omnivores
that eat a lot of plant life including palm fawns fruit orchard bulbs nuts and berries
these bears also eat insects and small animals such as birds and vesachas a type of rodent
sometimes elite dead animal are carrion they find in the forest these bears are omnivores because
they have access to both plants and animals as a food source in the forest of the andes mountains
they can be active both during the day and night but in peruvian deserts these bears are reported
to bed down under vegetative cover during the day and spend their night foraging and hunting for
prey these bears love to climb and once up a tree they may often build a platform perhaps to aid in
concealment as well as to rest and store food on although spectacle bears are solitary and tend
to isolate themselves from one another to avoid competition they're not territorial they have
even been recorded to feed in small groups when food sources are abundant thank you for watching
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