Just a Fight or Something More? Investigating Female Leopard Infanticides
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Female infanticide, a rarely observed behavior, has recently captured the attention of researchers studying African leopards.
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Females protect offspring from infanticide by forcing males to compete through sperm instead of violence
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One-year-old female prairie dog that has just killed a ground squirrel
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All observed takeovers and suspected infanticide events.
South Africa
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Female infanticide
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Just a Fight or Something More? Investigating Female Leopard Infanticides
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Just a Fight or Something More? Investigating Female Leopard Infanticides
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