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Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
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Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts
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A few afternoons ago, we were watching a group of 5 giant otters resting peacefully on a beach beside a lake. Little did they know that they had an unwelcome visitor.
The jaguar approached the giant otters slowly and silently. She tried to bite the neck of the giant otter furthest from the water, but the giant otter fought back valiantly, turning onto its back, biting the cheek of the jaguar, and scratching her with its claws. Eventually, the giant otter managed to escape with the rest of the group into the water. From the moment the attack started until all of the giant otters fled together to the water, the giant otters screamed ferociously. This is a female jaguar called Luciana. She seems to be an opportunistic hunter, having recently been seen hunting a bare-faced currasow, South American coatis, capybaras and now a giant otter.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author By Fazenda Barranco Alto  
This is one interesting encounter between jaguars and giant otters. Jaguar manages to grab one pup and what happens next is fast action. Looks like attacking jaguar gets little scratches as "souvenier" to hindleg from this encounter and drops the pup too. These otters for sure don´t give meals easily to bigger predators, no matter if caiman or jaguar.
Leopards killing 7-8 or 8 foot Crocodiles. For everyone else it is 2.13 meters to 2.44 meters, or possibly above 2.44 meters.
These could possibly be small females or large sub-adults. 1. Leopard killing Crocodile in Wilpattu.  *This image is copyright of its original author source: https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/c2y251/leopard_attacking_a_mugger_crocodile/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_name=9cae5aecb8484a619e3a7b951d6c2a33&utm_source=embedly&utm_term=c2y251 2. Leopard with Mugger (?) Crocodile kill in Yala National Park. "We had a fantastic trip into Yala National park. visited here as part of our 8 day tour of Sri Lanka. We were lucky enough to see two leopards spotted by our guide, one where the leopard had caught a crocodile and was eating it, another leopard was crossing the track."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRev ... =254952950
The massive Pantanal male Tito, being confronted by a romp of giant otters
  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author [color=var(--secondary-text)]=AZXZjlq8plGJ0xu0a5zZCP81pcxwPdjXRRt9BGqRZy3u6PWTp79KrIEk60EjVbOoGbDlRn7S2BQn_06Iuac0h4q3ggRCM-wpinQ6p2C89syWnw-RYQttPIKGHP7nGoFJE8UxQ-ktKGZRvX5OkLFViKXYekeeRE5mwqNdT2Of9Pz8cg&__tn__=-UC*F]Hermis Haridas[/color]Masai Mara Moments 2020. I have been a regular visitor in Masai Mara for almost ten years and today is one of the best and memorable moment happened in my photography journey. I have been taking photography guests to Masai Mara more than 5 years and sharing my knowledge and experience with photographers who come with me to improve their skills. Today we were on our third day in Masai Mara along with our guests and witnessed this breathtaking moment in the wild. A Lioness tried to attack a cheetah to kill her four cubs. And the mother cheetah was so ferocious and bold enough that she chased the lioness miles away from her cute little cubs. Both the cheetah and lioness had direct fight couple of times where none of them were injured. Hitting my bed now hoping that I will be able to see the cubs tomorrow morning alive. The equipment used was a Nikon D6 camera and 180-400mm f/4 lens. I should say the focus tracking was spot on with the latest D6 and the versatility and accuracy of 180-400mm lens was the key element in capturing these moments. PS: All these are screenshots taken from the raw files. I haven’t edited any of these photos. I have more fighting pics in this series Nisha Purushothaman Nitin Michael Johnny Temut Nikonians Middle East Malaika bush camp "ssshhh...listen to the rain"... 
Not necessarily conflict, but understanding interaction between tigers, leopards, and dholes
Inferring patterns of sympatry among large carnivores in Manas National Park – a prey-rich habitat influenced by anthropogenic disturbances Abstract: Inferring the mechanisms that facilitate sympatry amongst large mammalian carni- vores in anthropogenically altered habitats is critical if conservation initiatives aimed to recover populations are to be effective. In this study, we assessed the uti- lization of space, time and prey resources by tigers Panthera tigris, leopards P. pardus and dholes Cuon alpinus in Manas National Park (MNP), India – a site where prey densities are not limiting, yet anthropogenic inuences alter the spatial and temporal behaviour of prey. We use photographic capture data and predator scats collected over three sampling years (2014–15, 2015– 16 and 2016–17) to assess patterns of (a) spatial use using a multispecies species occupancy frame- work, (b) time–activity patterns and overlap between predators and prey using non- parametric circular kernel-density functions, © ne-scale spatio-temporal behaviour by comparing time-to-encounters of subsequent events and (d) predator diets by analysing prey remains in predator scats. Our results highlight that the predators segregate through ne-scale spatio-temporal avoidance rather than displaying popu- lation-level changes in space-use, activity patterns or food habits. Overlap in space-use between tigers and leopards was high and time–activity patterns of the predators closely matched those of prey, suggesting that predators likely maximize resource acquisition in this prey-rich environment. Ungulate prey dominated the diet of predators, resulting in the high dietary overlap. From our results, we infer patterns of sympatry among large carnivores in the face of anthropogenic inu- ences and highlight the need to understand interspecic interactions within a com- munity before initiating conservation actions aimed at recovering these endangered species.
And one with lions and cheetahs here
The influence of an apex predator introduction on an already established subordinate predator Abstract African lions (Panthera leo) can influence the location, distribution and behaviour of smaller carnivores such as cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). In fenced protected areas, where space is limited, the effects of the apex predator can be exaggerated to the point of localized extinction of the subordinate. Here, we directly compare the prey selection of cheetahs before and after the re‐introduction of lions to the Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa. The lion re‐introduction did not significantly influence the diet of the cheetahs. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) comprised >75% of cheetah diet both before and after the lion re‐introduction with no noticeable changes in the size ranges of prey selected. In addition, there was no significant dietary overlap (O < 0.45) with the lions. Our study supports recent findings that cheetahs, as subordinate predators, can coexist with larger, more aggressive carnivores within an enclosed environment without compromising access to resources. However, our work represents a temporal snapshot into lion and cheetah foraging behaviour in an enclosed system and we recommend further research across multiple sites and predator densities. |
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