Can a Cheetah Kill a Wildebeest?

This is the moment a pair of vicious cheetahs tracked down and killed a wildebeest in Tanzania before being cheated out of their kill. ... Using their claws to grip into the wildebeest's flesh and their powerful jaws to lock around its neck, it doesn't take long for the predators to subdue the powerful animal.

Do cheetahs hunt wildebeest?

Cheetahs are apex predators in the regions in which they are found. They are carnivores and thus eat meat, so their diet consists of small to medium-sized mammals, primarily antelope, gazelle, rabbit, and the young of herd animals, such as wildebeest. ... This provides food for other animals, especially scavengers.

Which animal can kill wildebeest?

Major predators that feed on wildebeest include the lion, hyena, African wild dog, cheetah, leopard, and crocodile, which seem to favour the wildebeest over other prey. Wildebeest, however, are very strong, and can inflict considerable injury even to a lion.