In fact, living alone is a habit that many cats show. For example, tigers often have a strong sense of territory. Every settled tiger has its own territory. Generally, only the tigress and her cubs can set foot on it at a certain time, and sharing territory between the same sex will never be tolerated. That's why. One mountain can't accommodate two tigers? A beautiful sentence.
On the other hand, lions are the exception among cats. Lions and lionesses are often together. Our digital lion alliance means that many lions share territory and fight against the enemy. In the daily lion, it is generally the lioness who hunts to maintain the food supply of the lion. Therefore, the relationship between mother and daughter and sisters will be common among lions in the same territory, which is absolutely impossible among tigers.
Many leopard cats, such as tigers, live alone. This has to start with their ancestors. At that time, all leopard cats grew up in dense forests. In the forest environment, the competition of plants for sunlight is very fierce. Without sunlight, plants don't have enough energy to make organic matter, so they probably won't grow up.
This environment is very unfavorable to the growth of Gramineae plants (weeds, bamboo, rice, etc.). ) The hoofed herbivore like an antelope. In order to obtain a larger living area, it is necessary to compete with shrubs and other plants, which leads to the fact that the number of large social prey in the jungle is obviously not as rich as that in the grassland, so the habit of living alone per unit area can maintain the better development of tiger population.
In the process of evolution, the lion slowly moved to the grassland, where species resources are rich and prey density is high. The density of hooves in South Africa alone reaches 6000 kg/km2, and that in the East African steppe exceeds 1 10,000 to 20,000. By living in groups, lions don't have to worry about food shortage at first, and by living in groups, lions can make full use of prey resources in their territory.
Moreover, the open grasslands also require lions not to ambush their prey like forests. Because the hidden obstacles between animals are eliminated, the dangerous factors in the surrounding environment will be easily found, and only the hunting tactics of canines can be more effective. This requires lions to gradually evolve into teamwork and social life.
Unlike tigers, which are the top consumers of forests, grassland-rich species are not a group of lions. While enjoying the richness of species, it will naturally face the pressure brought by other species. After the lion hunting, vultures, hyenas and other scavengers will arrive in time to share the delicious food obtained in vain.
Many times, lions can't keep an eye on their prey all the time, and the most effective way to use energy is for the lions who live in groups to quickly divide their prey and make the best use of it. Of course, species like hyenas sometimes aim at lonely lions and attack them. The habit of living in groups can ensure the safety of every lion to the greatest extent.
Regardless of attack or defense, the gregarious characteristics of lions can better maintain the reproduction of the population on the grassland. Tigers hiding in the jungle live alone after adapting to the environment. No one is right or wrong about the two habits, and they are both optimal solutions under natural selection. Perhaps, when the tiger goes to the grassland, it will also change the state of living alone and embark on the road of social life.