c.1300, to call, call out; to ask or demand by virtue of right or authority, from accented stem of Old French clamer to call, name, describe; claim; complain; declare, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout, proclaim, from PIE *kele-(2) to shout, imitative (cf. Sanskrit usakala cock, literally dawn-calling; Latin calare to announce solemnly, call out; Middle Irish cailech cock; Greek kalein to call, kelados noise, kledon report, fame; Old High German halan to call; Old ...
Most black panthers hunt at night. They are masters of concealment and use every available rock, bush, or depression to hide themselves and get as close as possible to their prey. As they wait, they are silent and cautious.
Prey is tripped and then suffocated with a clamping bite to the underside of the neck. Solitary females and males may hunt every 2 to 3 days but females with cubs need to hunt every day. Of all big African predators, the cheetah is second only to the wild dog in hunting success, with an average success rate of 50%.