Due to its location at the equator, where sunlight shines the most, Africa has become one of the harshest continents. This is not only shown by the climate but also from the battles of the creatures here.

In nature, an individual or group of animals will have an area that it is accustomed to using, but not necessarily defending, called a territory.

Animal territory is a biological term referring to an area or range under the control of an individual animal or a herd, and is specifically protected by that animal or herd against invaders. Enter forcefully.

An animal’s territory is a place where the animal’s territorial behavior is expressed and is regularly patrolled and protected by the animals.

Animals that defend their territory in this way are called territorial defenses. They mark their territory with scent, or noise, roaring, howling to show their presence in their territory.

Leopards are carnivores that prefer to live alone and only live in pairs during the mating season. The main food of leopards in the wild is antelopes, wild boars, fish…

Because they like to live alone, they are also very protective of their territory. Leopards are even ready to fight fiercely, killing their fellow humans if the enemy encroaches on their land.

According to research by scientists, female leopards often choose territories based on prey density and characteristics of suitable nesting terrain.

Meanwhile, male leopards will choose a territory based on prey density and popularity of female leopards. Therefore, a male leopard’s territory will typically cover the territories of many females.

Scientists estimate that the leopard’s territory will depend heavily on the needs of each individual and ranges from 5 – 480 km2. They are even larger in arid and mountainous areas.

Because it is an animal that likes to fight independently, leopards will minimize meaningless wars. However, in cases where they cannot refuse, male leopards will fight like true “warriors” and only stop when their opponents no longer have the strength to resist.

Among the four largest species in the cat family (tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard), although the leopard is the species with the lowest strength index, it is the top in terms of hunting rate. .

Leopards have a unique body structure, suitable for extremely high acceleration. According to scientists’ calculations, this animal can reach a maximum speed of up to 120 km/h, its stride when sprinting is up to 8 m and it can reach a speed of 95 km/h in just 4 steps. run.

In addition, leopards also have very good eyesight with a vision of more than 200 degrees, allowing them to easily estimate the distance from their prey as well as detect any dangers lurking around.

However, at night, leopard eyes are very bad, so they focus on hunting during the day, even in the midday sun.

Thanks to these advantages, leopards have become one of the animals with the greatest hunting success in Africa.