Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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(04-21-2019, 09:59 PM)Sanju Wrote:

(04-21-2019, 09:21 PM)Shadow Wrote: But since both were doing well before human interference it feels obvious, that they are able to do it again if they get chance.

That's what biologists saying ... Territorial or not what you above said is fact.

(04-21-2019, 09:21 PM)Shadow Wrote: I was commenting now about territorial behavior and that it can be targeted also to other species. In that I think, that you were ignoring some relevant things in your comments.

yeah, you gave some good examples. I appreciate that. In ethology, territory is the sociographical area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against conspecifics (or, occasionally, animals of other species). I know this but I'm talking about only big cats not all other animals like birds and rodents. Leopard is the closest relative to lion and they don't hybridize, can't communicate neither show inter-species territoriality. Then, analogically it is obvious that tigers being distant member of the genus too has the same things. Ofcourse nobody actually saw or know that.

Still you did good job by giving example (rodent) (I saw birds example before :) when I was researching about territorial behavior of animals but didn't consider as I didn't find such examples with big cats). Jai hind.

Here is another example: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22127502

That is about gibbons. I have to say, that I haven´t looked so close this subject and how much can be found if spending some time. But anyway what comes to lions and tigers of course it would be very interesting to see how it goes in reality. Reply