Wild Animal Fights

Tale of the Tape:

This is guest post submitted by Mike Hanley a long time WAFC subscriber.

Dingo: Hunting Behavior

Dingoes often kill by biting the throat and adjust their hunting strategies to suit circumstances. For bigger prey, due to their strength and potential danger, two or more individuals are needed. Such group formations are unnecessary when hunting rabbits or other small prey

American Dingo: Behavior

In the wild, Carolina dogs lived in swampy, sparsely settled land instead of the highly populated areas stray dogs commonly occupied. When hunting, Carolina Dogs used an effective “pack formation”. They hunted snakes using a whip-like motion, and predated on small and medium-sized mammals such as raccoons.

FIGHT SCENARIO:

The American Dingo or Carolina Dog has been separated from its pack while searching for smaller vermin to snack on.  While searching around a densely wooded area – the trees part and a somewhat sandy clearing emerges.  Before the American Dingo stands a slightly larger Australian Dingo.  It has been 2 days since the Dingo has eaten – it is irritated and hungry.

Quickly, the AUS Dingo begins to circle the Carolina Dog – growling menacingly as it eyes its new prey.  The Carolina Dog takes a defensive position, caught off guard but the sudden aggression of this foreign dog.  The AUS Dingo, blind with starvation lunges at the Carolina Dog, its jaws snapping air.  The Carolina Dog has been able to side leap and barely miss a death blow.  Taking the defensive, it snaps back, catching the shoulder of the AUS Dingo.  Now wounded, the AUS Dingo has begun darting wildly at Carolina Dog – confusing its target and putting the dog on its heels.  The Carolina Dog begins to retreat.  Sensing the Carolina Dog in a vulnerable position the AUS Dingo lunges – using it’s slightly longer sneak and snout – and damages the hind legs of the Carolina Dog.  Yelping in pain, the Carolina Dog goes down on its hind legs.  Darting to the other side before the Carolina Dog can turn its head – its neck is left exposed and the AUS Dingo closes in.  With its strong front jaw and long canine teeth the AUS Dingo bites into the Carolina Dog’s neck and locks.  The Carolina Dog feebly struggles to survive while calling out.  The Carolina Dog’s demise is imminent and as it succumbs to the AUS Dingo’s bite, it’s pack can be heard barking in the distance – coming to the rescue of its fallen member….

AUS Dingo wins!

Everyone has an opinion about if they love a dog or a cat more.  What I am trying to do here is settle once and for all which one would win in a fight to the death by two of the more well known individuals in these families.

The Bobcat is a North American cat that usually huts for insects and small deer for food.  Bobcats are very territorial animals.  They commonly mark their borders with claw marks and soil deposits.   There are specifically twelve subspecies of Bobcats.  All range throughout North America into Mexico.  Our Bobcat has been in the woods its whole life and has recently acquired rabies.  This viral disease causes inflammation in the brain which does nothing but to piss it off that much more. 

We first need to start out by specifically saying this is an American Pit Bull Terrier.  Pit Bull Terriers are medium sized dogs with short smooth coats.  They are very muscular and have gotten a bad reputation for their aggression issues.  Although this is only an issue for mistreated dogs in most cases pit bulls are know as dogs who will bit and are too stubborn to let go of their prey no matter what.  The pit bull in this case just so happens to be one of Michael Vick's former pets.  We all know how much he pissed those animals off.  So not only is this one mean son of a bitch (ha literally) but he's pissed off that Vick made millions of dollars and treated him like shit for so long. 

Needless to say we have a fight here of two pissed off combatants!

The battle itself wouldn't really be all that eventful, but I'll try and break it down for you.  The bobcat would start out with an early lead keeping its distance from the pit bull and getting some pretty wicket attacks in with its claws.  These attacks only go to piss off Mike's dog that much more.  After a few minutes of this cat and mouse game the pit bull is able to latch onto one of the bobcats legs.  In typical pit bull fashion it refuses to let go.  Although the bobcat continues to rake at the pit bulls eyes it simply can't get away.  After about five minutes of this both animals are sufficiently mutilated.  Then the pit bull makes its move to get a better hold on the bobcat.   Although it can't see because of all the blood in its eyes it doesn't really matter because the bobcat can't get away with a practically ripped off leg.  A nice hold later and the pit bull has a firm grasp around the bobcats neck. 

A short while later the fight is over.  The bobcat is limp.  Despite this the pit bull continues to hold on and shake the lifeless animal around for another good five minutes.

Victor - Short lived for the pit bull before It's Painful death at the hand of the rabies it gets from the bobcat.

Pit Bull Fight

Bobcat Play Fight

No We Aren't Talking About This Type Of Bobcat!