Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

[Sanju]

(04-27-2019, 11:39 AM)paul cooper Wrote: Again, I never said that they are mating.

Frustrating to say this again and again. How many times I should tell? 
"I just asked a question" and let you decide ...

(04-27-2019, 11:39 AM)paul cooper Wrote: A tigress wont know a male tiger is in a territory if she cant smell him. You think male lions or male tigers are possessive over territory and scent mark.

Both are true towards conspecies.

(04-27-2019, 11:39 AM)paul cooper Wrote: Marking your scent over another cats scent is basically me coming and picking a fight with you. Direct aggression. These cats cannot live together in the same area - period.

Why do a leopard even smell a lion's scent mark when it doesn't belong to its species ? It don't even know what message it carries, they both have different pheromones, nasal receptors and metabolisms totally. Above all, it don't want any mating rights over female or male lions. Each species evolve differently both physically n neurologically and have their own cognitive and communication skills and that's what make them different species.

What's the meaning of these plain statements? Does this has any scientific support or basis? Till date, there are no journals or documents that wild cats (not domestic) can communicate "inter-specifically" by any means or territorially rival each other... Territorial aggression and conflicts (b/w conspecies) are different from "interference competitive" aggression, interactions and conflicts. Don't merge them coz it feels apt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitio...terference

(P.S. I have a doubt: Can you distinguish animal species by smelling its urine without practice and training with only unconditional instincts which comes from birth?)

(04-27-2019, 11:39 AM)paul cooper Wrote: Direct aggression.

Yes, it is a usual thing that happen when two sympatric competitors or partially diet overlapping species confront coz it may steal kills/kill cubs of other species/compete for prey animals.

Wolf interactions with American black bears are very rare, because of differences in habitat preferences. Interactions are rare as sometimes both can survive in other habitats too if they have to and during occasional ventures to other habitats by chance. Likewise, Tiger-Lion. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf#Enemi...ompetitors)

Even if they opt to live in same place despite habitat preferences. What's special in tiger and lion, bears and wolves fight-kill-compete but still coexist or live in same place through out 3 continents and arctic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitio...erspecific

(04-27-2019, 11:39 AM)paul cooper Wrote: These cats cannot live together in the same area - period.

It is a well known n established fact they lived together which everybody knows. So, I no need prove anything to anyone. They have no problem to do that if they have to and scientists and experts are inclined to that. When given space nature always bounce back, all you need to do is step aside and let the nature take over.

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See, if you "don't like" or "believe" or "accept" or "whatever" the idea of reintroduction or ecology of coexistence then leave it alone or ignore like Rishi doing and stick to your opinion. Nobody will object that coz it's your opinion but don't quote me again. Reply