Lions, leopards, and hyenas will try to prey upon cheetah, particularly cheetah cubs. Because they are so fast, adult cheetahs are difficult to catch.
Lions. Lions are the apex predators of the African savanna. While their preferred prey includes zebras, buffalo, wildebeests, and warthogs, lions are opportunistic and will prey on a wide variety of other animals, including the occasional cheetah. Cheetah cubs are an easy meal for a lion.
A cheetah will back down from a lion, leopard, or hyena - but have been known to kill individual (not packs) African Wild Dogs. A man vs. cheetah altercation would likely result in serious injuries to the human, but if they know how to handle themselves, likely also the death of the cheetah.
“It is inherently risky for a cheetah, especially one with cubs, to interact with larger predators such as spotted hyenas, as spotted hyenas are known to kill both cheetah cubs and adults,” they say in their paper.
Hippos typically weigh between 2,200 and 9,900 pounds. Only elephants and the large White Rhinoceros are larger. This heavy fella used this bulk to tackle the cheetah and take him down. Cheetahs are closer to 160 pounds at their largest and are no match for the hippo when it comes to size.
Lions are more powerful than cheetahs, but not as fast on their feet. Both cheetahs and lions have about 20% more powerful muscles, 37% greater acceleration and 72% greater deceleration capacity than their prey. The cats are successful in about a third of hunts, using a combination of stealth and speed.
Lions are larger, stronger, and heavier than cheetahs. Lions can exert more biting power, too. Cheetahs tend to live on their own, but lions live in a pride, groups of lions that can have several members.
The biggest enemy of the leopard is the bigger and stronger lion. Although the leopard has the advantage of dexterity, the lion has been known to climb up a tree after a leopard. The Lion is probably the biggest enemy of the Leopard and a fight to the death will ensue when they come into contact.
Lions don't eat hyenas. Surprisingly, lions do not munch on hyenas. They are both considered top predators, which lessens the possibility of them hunting each other. Hyenas are also carnivores with their diet consisting of decaying meat of animals, therefore lions do not find them appetizing.
Lions, leopards, and hyenas will try to prey upon cheetah, particularly cheetah cubs. Because they are so fast, adult cheetahs are difficult to catch.
Elephants and rhinos are the animals most likely to kill lions. The humble porcupine is a threat to mighty lions.
However, the small anatomy of the cheetah quickly becomes a disadvantage when battling a tiger face-to-face. Tigers are bigger, stronger, and made to wrestle. Once these two big cats started to brawl, the tiger would quickly come out on top.
A crocodile may attack a lion that gets into the water, while lions may hunt and eat younger crocs. Fights between adult lions and crocodiles are motivated mainly by predators' desire to steal the other's food. Lions are usually the aggressors, but these fights are rare.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was undoubtedly among the most lethal predators to have ever existed. Although no longer considered the largest meat-eating dinosaur, it is still regarded as the strongest animal in many ways. It could bite with a force ranging from 9 to over 23 tonnes.
While cheetahs are stronger and faster than you, you still have a fighting chance if you're being attacked. If you are armed, utilize your weapon. Pepper spray should be your first line of defense since cheetahs are an endangered species.
Cheetahs are built for speed, but they cannot outrun a poacher's bullet. 90 percent of the cheetah population has disappeared from the wild over the last century, and conservation experts warn that cheetah populations continue to collapse in the wild, in large part due to poaching.
That equates to a speed of just over 23 miles per hour. That's fast, but it's no match for the cheetah! This animal could outpace Bolt at about three times his top speed.
Animals with no natural predators are called apex predators, because they sit at the top (or apex) of the food chain. The list is indefinite, but it includes lions, grizzly bears, crocodiles, giant constrictor snakes, wolves, sharks, electric eels, giant jellyfish, killer whales, polar bears, and arguably, humans.
Big cats like leopards and panthers sometimes kill and eat these big reptiles. Large snakes can also do a lot of damage to alligators and crocodiles. There are countless videos showing snakes wrapped around gators and crocodiles.
Their sharp claws, long teeth, and quick reflexes make them excellent ambush hunters. If a tiger could get its teeth around a bear's jugular or on its spinal cord, it could quickly make short work of a smaller polar bear.