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Or someone might have just forgetten to include that, to my knowledge Lions use stealth in hunting a lot
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9-B Real World Brackets Round 3: Lion vs Komodo Dragon
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Male lions hunt when they have to. They mostly hunt for big animals like giraffe and big cape buffalo so yes they stealth.
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I really don't see how the Lion is sneaking up on the Komodo.
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Your reason?
RandomGuy2345
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Plus, that tail whip is doing numbers of damage to the Lion, as a nile monitor (who are much smaller than Komodos) are able to wary Lions with their tail whips.
RandomGuy2345
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Aren't they face to face to each other? It never states that the Lion is sneaking up on the Komodo. This is direct combat iirc.
RandomGuy2345
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Plus, male Lions don't hunt all that much. It's usually the females who hunt the animals.
RandomGuy2345
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Like, when was it stated that the Lion is hunting the Komodo? This is direct, face to face combat, so the Komodo should be able to see the attacks coming.
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Still didn't explain why stealth wouldn't work. Ok so what if lions are worry of tail whip just because you worry about something doesn't make you not able to beat them. Crocs also use tail whip and they are way bigger that komodo dragon yet lions can kill on land
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Even if it's face to face lions are stronger faster more lethal and agile the dragon is out match in every category
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I’m leaning towards inconclusive, a bit towards lion.
The lion is going to absolutely shred the dragon once he gets in a good position, but if it gets bite anywhere but the mane then it’s screwed afterwards due to poison. The poison isn’t fast enough to save the dragon from its own death, but the lion still dies.
The lion is going to absolutely shred the dragon once he gets in a good position, but if it gets bite anywhere but the mane then it’s screwed afterwards due to poison. The poison isn’t fast enough to save the dragon from its own death, but the lion still dies.
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But the dragon won't be able to bite the lion because the lion as better reaction speed and is more agile.
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My votes for Incon.
Once the Lion gets a bite in, then gg. But I feel like the Dragon can still see the attack coming and either give the Lion a good tail whip, or use its poison to kill the Lion overtime.
Once the Lion gets a bite in, then gg. But I feel like the Dragon can still see the attack coming and either give the Lion a good tail whip, or use its poison to kill the Lion overtime.
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But how is the dragon going to bite if it can't react if it's far slower. And komodo dragon rarely go for tail or poison. The first try to brawl. They only use poison if it's their prey and lions aren't they play
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Lions aren't their prey because they don't exist in a similar habitat and no Komodo dragons in combat uses stealth+venom generally from the get go they brawl once the opponent has been poisoned
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Doesn't matter if they can knock down deers when they can't react to the lion speed and agility. And how often do they knock deers Whit their tail. Also Crocs are bigger and stronger to komodo and they use they wipe to fight yet lions evade them and kill them when on land. The dragon has no way to win if can't keep up to the speed of his opponent.
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Also while Komodo dragon poison may take a few hours to actually kill it does significantly weakens the prey rather quickly by lowering their blood pressure suddenly and it also stops blood clotting which can result in internal bleeding (the chances of internal bleeding happening are not 100% so we should probably ignore it I just mentioned it for the sake of mentioning). Also apex predators tends to avoid each other because such battles can result in significant damage once the lion gets poisoned it's first instinctive reaction will probably be to run away because of the sudden shock and weakness from lowering of blood pressure
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Yeah but how will the lion get poisoned when the dragon can't react to it. Nobody as answered this question yet.
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They use stealth they don't directly attack Komodo dragons are patient animals they can wait for hours to find an opening and the tail part is not common because of their fighting style but it is done by them with rather ease
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First of all this straight up brawl. So there's no need for patients or stealth that's completely irrelevant and useless here. Lions are also good and better stealth hunters. Also the komodo dragon would have a very hard time trying to attack with stealth cause if how keen the lion senses are.
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Also Lions are stealth animals. And use stealth rather than straight up brawl when hunting.
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Lions are also smarter and coordinate attacks.
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Yes but that doesn't null Komodo's stealth mastery and also the fight is taking place on an island actually inhabited by Komodo dragons so the reptile also has terrain advantage meanwhile lion is basically being put in an entirely different environment than what it's normally used to
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coordinating attacks isn't really gonna be helpful tho since this is a 1v1
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That's mostly because they are an pack and social animal not enough to be a factor here
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Again, neither of them prey here. The Komodo or Lion using stealth is moot when it's face to face combat.
Plus, I'm pretty sure Komodos are perfectly capable of coordinating attacks.
Plus, I'm pretty sure Komodos are perfectly capable of coordinating attacks.
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Komodo dragons don't coordinate attacks.
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Dude, Komodos having the terrain advantage means that they know how to maneuverer around better. Are we also forgetting that the Komodo has enhanced smell as well?
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Yes they are solitary animals but they do have somewhat of an social hierarchy mostly visible during breeding period or when eating
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Smell doesn't matter it's literally a straight brawl also they don't have the terrain advantage because the komodo island is still land and as grass. Terrain advantage only matter during hunting.
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The lion is being put in an entirely different environment than what it's used to that will certainly cause some confusion
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No to mention some Lions also live in similar habitat like the dragons.
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In a colloseum the lion is against an enemy significantly weaker than it also they were not directly sent to fight they were put in cages first also fights to death or against beasts were pretty uncommon in roman colloseum
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Lions were also put against tigers which are comparable or stronger than them and also put against other animals.
