(07-15-2022, 03:14 AM)Luipaard Wrote: The debate wasn't about the accessibility of trees to stash a kill. It was about which subspecies lives a more arboreal lifestyle. This can't be figured out despite Africa having more acess to trees which are perfect to stash a kill. India has accessible trees as well and indeed less prominent but that doesn't mean Indian leopards live a less arboreal lifestyle. Again they spend a big part of their time in trees. They've been known to mate and fight in trees. In India they consider it rare to spot a leopard on the ground (crossing a road, drinking, ...) because they're usually found in trees. This is why territorial males patrolling are often called bold. In Jhalana Safari Park it's much more common to spot a leopard and that's not because the area lacks trees (you've posted a leopard from Jhalana in a tree as well) but because they're on top of the food chain.