Leopard Fight
Leopards rarely fight with their own species except on few occasions. They may fight for territories, and mating partners, or they may fight with mating partners. Leopard cubs often fight with each other for practice, fun, or food.
When female leopards use scent-marking or a rasping sound to attract male leopards for mating, more than one male may come. A fight between the male leopards decides who gets the chance to mate with the female leopard. The male leopard who remains for mating need some time to get along with the female mating partner. A fight between them is not just for fun. Sometimes, injury or even death may occur.
An adult male leopard lives alone in its own proprietary territory. It may share part of territory with other female leopards but not with other males. If another male leopard intrudes into its territory, the presiding male will fight fiercely with intruding leopard to defend its territory.
When leopard cubs are still young, they share their mother’s milk or meat brought back by their mother. Cubs are not good at sharing, though; they fight over food. They push and shove more than lion and tiger cubs. At other times, the leopard cubs often fight for fun.
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