Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Duco Ndona]

Damage to the testicles means less testosterone. Less testosterone means less of a mating drive, muscular build and agression. So he would be a very easy target for takeovers. 

Such an injury is typically the end of the competive life of an animal. From now on he will likely spend his life wandering aimlessly.

We saw the same in the Tano Bora cheetah coalition. Where the dominant male Olpadan got such an injury and quickly fell to the bottom of the ranks and ultimately left. (Only to then join up with a younger male and be killed by his former coalition members, which saw them now as rivals) Reply