Felids Interactions - Intraspecific Conflicts

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(11-29-2019, 10:25 AM)Rishi Wrote:

(11-29-2019, 10:08 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: It’s a misconception that just can’t be corrected @Rishi, no matter how much you try. Even the recent fight between T57 and T58 of Ranthambore showed tiger fighting on his back and getting all his claws involved to outmanoeuvre his opponent and he eventually came off better in the fight.

This is what submissions looks like in felids... except in some big-cats it's also the "standoff" posture. 

Choti Tara's subadult male cub & Maya confortation at Tadoba. 
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All animals have various ways to show, that they submit. Not just some certain posture or voice for instance. It´s also about overall attitude and little gestures. The one feeling weaker can show submission while standing, sitting or rolling on back etc. Rolling on back can happen because changing position to continue fighting, but it can also happen because trying to submit. Then again it can be, that even though the one rolling back tries to submit, other one is too enraged and continues to attack forcing other one to fight for his/hers life, no matter what. Every fight is a different one, these are wild animals, not some machines. That means, that the one showing first submission can actually win the fight, when forced to continue and situation changes from threatening to desperate.

People who have animals know, that animals have many ways to show signs of their mood. Learning those is the thing when training them. Rolling on back is one common way to show submission. Reply