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- Two unrelated young male cheetahs at Kuno National Park have formed a coalition after being housed together in an enclosure.
- The animals are observed hunting, sharing kills, and grooming each other.
- This behavior is considered unusual because male cheetahs typically become less accepting of unrelated peers as they mature.
- The development offers insight into the adaptability of cheetah social structures as they begin to establish territories in the wild.
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Uttam Kumar Sharma
director of Kuno National Park
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“This is a very rare phenomenon,”
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…At Kuno, KNG23 was born in March this year to a cheetah named Nirva. CCB4 arrived from Botswana on February 28 this year. “ This is a very rare phenomenon, ” said Uttam Kumar Sharma, director of Kuno National Park. “What is particularly interesting is that these are two unrelated male cheetahs, with an age difference of around six to seven months, and yet they have…
“Male cheetahs do form coalitions, but generally, when they grow older, they become less accepting of another unrelated male”
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…A coalition was taking shape,” said a wildlife official. Story continues below this ad For Sharma, the significance lies in what the animals may be demonstrating about the flexibility of cheetah social behaviour. “ Male cheetahs do form coalitions, but generally, when they grow older, they become less accepting of another unrelated male ,” he said. “If they form a coalition when they are very young, it can continue, but as they mature, it becomes more difficult for two different males to stay together. That is why this particular case is unusual.” The…
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Named India · Botswana · ASHA · CCB4 · Gandhi Sagar · Jwala · KNG23 · Kuno National Park · Nirva · Uttam Kumar Sharma
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