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Primates and Predator Interactions

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08-19-2016, 11:24 PM ( This post was last modified: 08-20-2016, 12:53 AM by brotherbear )

Look again at the map of the Congo. If the lion had successfully conquered this habitat, the African Congo would have more lions than the African savanna. What is the lion's only true enemy that can threaten the size of lion populations? The answer is man. Only in recent years has logging roads really opened up the African jungles. The lion should find the dark tropical jungle to be a safer place from people than the open savanna. Modern lions have been around since the late Pleistocene; well over 100,000 years. If he hasn't conquered the jungle by now, he never will.  
Over in 'the future of big cats', you said... If you'd like to switch the debate to "lions don't live in the jungle" that is a different discussion, which of course I stated numerous times that a lion nor a tiger or any cat with that kind of mass can live in a densely packed eco system like a jungle. 
Tigers live in Sumatra, home of orangutans and sun bears - jungle. But, there are no lions in the low-elevation jungle basin killing chimpanzees or gorillas. Likewise, I doubt that you will find a population of tigers living out on the open grasslands of Asia. 
Oh, and by the way..."lions don't live in the jungle" is exactly the point I was making. But, I believe that, if tigers were introduced here, they would quickly adapt but might be devastating to wildlife not used to such a powerful predator.
 
 
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Primates and Predator Interactions - Polar - 05-27-2016, 06:35 PM
RE: Primates and Predator Interactions - brotherbear - 08-19-2016, 11:24 PM



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