Watch This Leopard Divebomb An Impala From An Incredible Height

Let's all channel this big cat today.

Can you spot the leopard? Clue it's quite high up.

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Now look at this incredible divebomb.

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This is why cats always land on their feet.

The leopard manages to land directly on the impala, striking it from mid air.

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The rest of the herd flee, leaving one unlucky animal in the leopard's jaws.

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The leopard then drags its kill back up the tree to hide it from scavengers.

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Leopards are incredibly strong for their size, and have been known to drag the carcasses of small giraffes into trees for safe keeping.

Here the leopard enjoys its kill in the tree top.

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Look at this leopard just chilling out, remembering how awesome that divebomb was.

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Watch the video of the full attack here.

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