Bird vs Bat

Watch this incredibly unique sighting of a grey-headed bushshrike attacking a fruit bat that fell to the ground! A fruit bat found itself in a less than ideal situation on the floor when an opportunistic and aggressive bushshrike tried to make a meal out of it. This unique sighting was captured by 38-year-old, Wildlife Filmmaker, Brent Leo-Smith, while sitting in their garden in Pridelands Conservancy, Balule Game Reserve, Greater Kruger. This is also not the first time we’ve seen an interesting interaction between a grey-headed bushshrike and another obscure creature. Brent tells the story: “The Painteddog TV team heard bird alarm calls in the garden so we went to see what the commotion was about. A fruit bat had flown down onto the floor and a very ambitious bushshrike spent a few minutes attacking and pecking at the fruit bat.” “The fruit bat was not in an ideal position as they struggle to take flight from the ground but with a little determination, the shaky fruit bat was able