Just a cat fight or something more sinister? Infanticide is rare among female leopards

Ecology. 2023 Oct;104(10):e4146. doi: 10.1002/ecy.4146. Epub 2023 Aug 13.

Authors

Nikki le Roex^{1

2}, Andrew Bartlet³, Luke T B Hunter⁴, Guy A Balme^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Panthera, New York, New York, USA.
² Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
⁴ Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 37522840
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4146

No abstract available

Keywords: behavior; carnivore biology; competition; infanticide; leopard; reproduction.

MeSH terms

Animals
Behavior, Animal*
Ecosystem
Female
Panthera*