Intraspecific Conflicts - Leopard [Wild]

[Luipaard]

(12-10-2022, 12:32 AM)JUJOMORE Wrote:

(12-07-2022, 02:15 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

Quote:The origin, morphotype or subspecies of a leopard does not influence the result of a fight. As long as the size difference is not excessive, the determining factor is the aggressive nature of the individual.

@JUJOMORE I would not disagree with you, but Luipaard made a good post here.

It is true, it is a good post, he gives his opinion and argues it, but in the end what he comes to say is that the animal with the greatest muscular strength is the probable winner.

Conflicts between animals always arouse interest, what is difficult is giving absolute answers. To analyze it, we must start by analyzing their weapons and the strength and speed with which they are handled. In leopards the weapons would be the fangs and the claws and the strength is provided by the muscular mass. Fangs and claws are very similar in size between one animal and another, with which the differentiating factor would be corporal size
 
However, in addition to the physical factors, there are others such as age, fitness and aggressiveness, and this varies from one to another and is not totally linked to size.
 
If I had to bet on a winning leopard in a fight, as long as the difference in weight is not obvious, I would look at the age, possibly around 6/9 years would be the ideal age to be in his prime, who owns the leopard territory, since statistics show that whoever is defending it is usually the winner and then I would look if he has scars on his face, a sign of having experience in such conflicts. Aggressiveness is difficult to predict, you can only get a slight idea by looking into his eyes
 
With all this, nothing guarantees me that I was right, because unexpected circumstances  may interfere in any conflict. Of all of them, the least significant for me would be the place of origin of the leopard.

You're missing a point here. The origin of a leopard can be a consequence of a leopard's robustness. The origin itself influences the robustness due to numerous factors such as prey, environment and place in the food chain (i.e. character release). I'm not focusing on a country (e.g. South African leopard which is a savannah leopard) but on the ecosystem the leopard lives in. Still individualism exists hence why I always said one usually wins. That means one will win more often than not due to certain factors (which I addressed previously). Because nothing is certain in nature.

I do agree that both age and aggressiveness are an important factor. I've seen smaller male leopards beat a larger male pure due to experience and greater behaviour (see my post of Tyson vs Mafufanyane for example). Reply