Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

[Sanju]

@Sully   

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Can anybody see "TERRITORIES" b/w two different species called Leopard and Tiger ?????? 

Some people never understand this no matter how many times I say this ...

In b/w different species competition exists, territories don't exist. They live in same place and may interact (fight) or avoid due for competition. Many people mistake those competetive interactions as territorial behavior. How can they fight for territory when they don't have territories to fight for b/w them...

Tiger chases a leopard because it don't like anyone competing to feed on its kills or prey animals not because leopard will mate with tiger or tigress. Territories are for mating rights and to ensure genetic line of the strongest ones in "conspecies".

This misconception and misuse of terminology shouldn't continue.

I suggest to read this document which sully provided.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1c98/b5...56aeed.pdf

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Similarly, lion and tiger has inter-specific competition not territorial behavior like all other different species of animals on this planet nothing special. And in competition, species populations balance in a systematic way to avoid competitive exclusion or extinction like above said leopard-tiger or lion-leopard or jaguar-puma. This called co-occurrence or coexistence means living in same place and it occurs every second and every moment in natural environment.

So, at least forum members should recognize significance of Lion reintroduction. Reply