Comparing Cats: A Discussion of Similarities & Differences

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(10-14-2020, 02:33 PM)Balam Wrote: The post above doesn't contradict anything Dark Jaguar or myself have posted on here. Where jaguars are larger cougars will avoid the area, and killings of one species as caused of the other one have only been registered one way, and it's never the jaguar that's killed. Killings of cougars registered of course in Central America where jaguars are smaller, as well as in the Pantanal.

It is a study for people who are interested. What you or Dark Jaguar think are your thoughts and there are many other thoughts too. Since there is so little information about actual violent confrontations it´s always interesting to see what studies tell and what kind of conclusions experts make. There is a lot if speculation and for me it´s just logical to think, that when two species overlap in size, both species lose some individuals even though known cases are rare. Conclusion of this study is just like I think here: "When competitors from different species have similar body sizes and similar diet, encounters and physical confrontations tend to be avoided since an attack carries high risks for both species, even when potential benefits are large"

If you and @Dark Jaguar  think, that there is no risk for jaguars, then you seem to be in contradiction with conclusions with that study and also with my personal thoughts and with personal thoughts of some other people. It´s that simple and nothing dangerous. As I said earlier, you are free to have your opinions, but you need to understand it too, that there are other opinions with good reasoning too. From some issues there is quite little information. Mutual respect/fear is often a good factor to keep animals and even humans out of trouble :) Reply