Felids Interactions - Intraspecific Conflicts

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(05-13-2015, 02:22 AM)'Majingilane' Wrote: Some poeple argued that this fighting technique is less effective than the lions way of fighting, you know trying to always stay on it's feet and striking down with huge strenght on the rival.
I think it is a submissive posture, so the cat using it will be the less dominant, but anyway I think it's pretty effective, at least in a defensive way.
 

 

It depends, I have seen lions fight off their back as well and I have seen tigers fight standing only until they get a fatal bite. I have seem them use all of these tactics against each other and of the different species.
If you are pride fighting you are not going to roll over and expose your genitals, thats why lions tend to fight like a hyenna. Hind quarters down keeping their genitals out of harms way from being attacked from another member.
Not sure if you're familar with Everland but watch Hobbi vs Short ears fight, they fight ferociously switching aggression between the two never going to their back. Watch Hobbi and Final 16 when the female is helping the younger Final 16 they also fight upright for a time until final 16 looses confidence but he became an extreme force there and had to be moved. I think fighting off their backs allows the most important thing, rest while not exposing ones self to a death bite and I also think its a sign of submission at other times. But that is a language for the cats, we don't know what type of threats mean what to certain individuals.
Like the jaguar video shows...

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