Top Ten Strategic Predators of Indian Wildlife

The tiger is the biggest land predator. When a tiger, all animals announced their presence. So the tiger's strategy is to hunt in silence for food.

Royal Bengal Tiger

They are the smallest bird of prey in India. They are often mistaken for a small passerine when perched. While perched, they look for a prey and dive fast to catch it.

Collared Falconet

They are known for their power of flight. They are known for their flight speed and aibility to bring down the birds in midair, making them formidable predators.

Peregrine Falcon

Dholes or wild dogs hunt in packs and are known to take down preys much bigger in size than them. Their strategy involves chasing and surrounding their prey till it gets exhausted and then finally attacked.

Dhole

They wait for their prey to come close. Then they catch them and coil around their neck and body, suffocating them in the process before devouring them.

Indian Rock Python

They are one of the most veonomous snake in the world. One bite is enough to incapacitate the prey which mkes it easy for them to devour it. 

King Cobra

They hide themselves in the water and wait for their prey to arrive. Once they get a grip in their powerful jaws, its game over for the prey.

Saltwater Crocodile

They stalk their prey for a short distance and ambush them by hiding and waiting for the prey to come close.

Leopard

Lions follow the strategy of ambush, chasing, surrounding and then hunting. Anf mostly the hunting is done in groups and a prey is specially selected.

Asiatic Lion

They are known for their excellent diving skills, where they often dive into the water body and catch a fish and bring their kill on a nearby rock and feed on it.

Crested Kingfisher