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Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
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Gujarat: Lions establish supremacy near Chotila, kill leopard
TOI | Mar 3, 2020, 12:31 IST Body of the leopard found in Chobari near Chotila on Monday  *This image is copyright of its original author RAJKOT: Asiatic lions, who have ventured near Chotila in Surendranagar, have become fiercely protective about their new-found habitat. In a rare occurrence in Gujarat, a male lion killed a sub-adult leopard in Chobari grassland near Chotila on Monday morning. Two to four lions had ventured into this area just few months ago and are frequently spotted near these villages. Pug marks of lion and marks of its nail were found near the leopard’s body. Forest department officials and experts said the attack was clearly to establish supremacy over the territory. In wildlife, encounters between lions and leopards are common, but this is an extremely rare incident in Gujarat as no such killing of leopard has been reported from Gir sanctuary and the near-by districts in recent memory. Junagadh and Amreli have healthy population of lions and leopards both. According to experts both carnivores compete for the same predator, but lion is a big predator. In many cases if leopard has hunted an animal and lion arrives, it has to leave it for lion. It happens when co-predator are existing at the same place. Talking to TOI, Sandeep Kumar deputy conservator of forest Morbi said, “In wildlife parlance, this phenomenon is called kleptoparasitism , where leopard leaves its hunted prey for the lion on spotting it.” “The lion felt that the leopard was dominating on its territory and therefore killed it. This also indicates that lions are determined to make this are their new home and settle down permanently. It’s possible that a lioness may also venture into this area,” he added. Priyvrat Gadhvi, member of state wildlife board said, “Interspecies relations among the big cat or carnivore is usually one of hostile and intolerance. Lions generally don’t get a chance to kill leopards as the latter avoids confrontation by fleeing quickly or climbing trees. This one is an accidental encounter and lions don’t leave any opportunity to kill the leopard. The leopard also kills lion cubs if it gets a chance.” https://m.timesofindia.com/city/rajkot/l...448105.cms  
For the leopard it was a hard work to catch a prey... But a lioness came to steal it and after the whole pride...
In Gir, not sharing is caring for the lions and leopards
Spoorthy Raman March 11th, 2020 Researchers explore how the two predators coexist by preferring different habitats in Gir.  *This image is copyright of its original author The vast expanse of the Gir National Park in Gujarat is home to the endangered Asiatic lions—the only place where they are found in the wild. The population of these majestic cats has soared from a handful in the 19th century to about 600 in 2017, charting one of the success stories in India's conservation history. Apart from the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), Gir also has a sizeable number of another elusive cat—the Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca). For centuries, both these apex predators have coexisted, without much competition for survival despite their high numbers. What factors could be fostering this coexistence?
In a new study, researchers at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, have looked into how lions and leopards divide time and space in Gir to coexist. The study is a result of a collaborative effort between the Gujarat Forest Department and the Department of Wildlife Sciences, AMU. The findings of the study, funded by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, was published in the journal PLOS One.
Quote: Previous studies on tigers and leopards in Asia, and lions and leopards in Africa, had indicated that being active at different times of the day (temporal partitioning) or sharing different habitats (spatial partitioning) helped these cats coexist. However, there was no study on lions and leopards in India so far, and this is the first such study to assess spatiotemporal partitioning between them.
The researchers used camera traps in an area of 200 square kilometres in the western part of Gir. They continuously captured sightings of lions and leopards, and their prey animals, during the summer and winter months of 2017. After sanitising their data and removing duplicates, they had 2003 trap nights, with more leopard sightings than lions. Among prey animals, chital had the highest captures, followed by sambar, wild pigs and nilgai.A lion and lioness in Gir [Image Credits: By Shiv's fotografia  *This image is copyright of its original author The study found that both lions and leopards were nocturnal animals, indicating that there was no significant temporal partitioning. However, there was a considerable difference in the types of habitats they preferred. The lions were mostly found in open and dense habitats. On the contrary, the leopards preferred dense habitats and avoided open habitats. The researchers opine that dense habitats create a good cover, thus reducing the encounters between leopards and lions.
The researchers also analysed how lions and leopards overlapped with the prey species, both spatially and temporally. Sambars are the preferred prey of both leopards and lions, while lions also preferred wild pigs. The study found that leopards shared their habitats with sambars and wild pigs while lions shared their habitat with chital and nilgai. So how then do lions hunt their favourite prey?
"Prey animals may venture into lion habitats, which could provide the lions with an opportunity to kill," explains Mr Choudhary. Since the lions, sambars and wild pigs are all active during the nights, it may increase the chance of encounters between a lion and its prey.
The findings show how habitat preference could play a significant role in fostering coexistence between two large carnivores.
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" Built for Each Other. The rivalry between hyenas and lions is viciously destructive and carries a lot of history. Within areas of the bush, control of territory is key in order to control the food supply.
These are just a couple clips from the lions end. "
Against a pack of hyenas, a lioness has a rough time before being rescued by its partners...
that was rough those hyenas literally bulldozed her..younger lioness there..the other females are noticeably bigger
Jaguars are very cautious when hunting Giant Anteaters for a Reason.
Giant Anteater vs female pantanal Jaguar named Esperança recorded by the Onçafari project at Refúgio Ecológico Caiman in Southern Pantanal-Brazil. Another awesome Giant Anteater vs Jaguar footage provided by Onçafari. Giant Anteater vs Amazonic male Jaguar. Giant Anteater and Pantanal male Onça pintada.
" Everyone remembers that scene from the lion king where Simba is cornered by hyenas, where Mufasa appears out of nowhere and comes to the rescue. This sighting almost feels exactly the same! BOOK YOUR TRIP TO KRUGER: http://bit.ly/BookatKruger Amber Soames, a very lucky 19-year old student, was near Satara, in the Kruger National Park, last month when she filmed this action-packed sighting. Send in your wildlife video here, and earn money: https://www.latestsightings.com/partn... Amber explains the story to LatestSightings.com: “After stopping for Coffee at Tshokwane picnic site, we heard from a man passing that there were lions on a wildebeest kill, just 5kms away. So we definitely decided to head straight there. When we arrived at the sighting, feeling amped and totally unaware of what was about to happen, I found the right spot just on the bend of the loop where I could look down at the lion on the kill. When I first got there, there were only a few (+- 5) hyena, but after about 10 minutes, the lion was completely surrounded by them. I could see cars a just a bit further up the road, which I assumed were looking at the rest of the pride, which I later found out that they were. I watched a hyena for a while running around with the Wildebeest’s leg and then noticed that the other Hyenas were also interested in this leg. By this time, I’m extremely entertained watching the Hyenas fight over a leg whilst listening to the lion chomp on the remaining wildebeest kill, still unaware of what was to come. Not long after fighting for the leg, the hyenas made a beeline for the lion and made all sorts of noise indicating that they were up for a challenge. This was when I knew something awesome was going to go down. One by one they went for the lion, biting his rear and trying their best to get the kill but the lion was not having it and gave a good fight, as 1 male lion against 12 hyena could, for his kill. Soon after this started I noticed that the rest of the pride, a few 100 meters away, heard his moans and came running to help. This was when the females charged at the hyenas. This all happened so quickly but wow! It was so awesome. I became excited as the suspense grew, I just knew that some sort of drama was going to unfold and I was so ready for it. The sighting ended with the hyenas running for the hills, the lions regrouped and fell asleep in the riverbed. For other visitors to the park that are at a sighting like this, the advice I would give is to just have patience and persistence because when there are numerous predators at the same scene, the action of some sort has got to give way. "
KRUGER Sightings 
Khalid: " One of the most beautiful situations in the safari when we saw the cheetah is the hunter running to a tree from the second side and when we followed the cheetah we saw a small Caracal over the tree for fear of the cheetah, and we were praying that the cheetah did not reach the Caracal, and after waiting for more than an hour the cheetah and his brother walked away, and when the Caracal confirmed their ends away he Get down and run away.. "
A lone lioness cornered against 7 hyenas. Look at the shoulders muscles ! Despite of that, this lioness is in big trouble unless one of several members of her pride are about to intervene...
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