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... females and a male. I placed tags in the ears of this male and he forthwith became No. 61, an innocuous designation for a nondescript youngster. Using the same area was female No. 78, who for unknown reasons was particularly attractive ...
... females and a male. I placed tags in the ears of this male and he forthwith became No. 61, an innocuous designation for a nondescript youngster. Using the same area was female No. 78, who for unknown reasons was particularly attractive ...
Page 204
... female with cubs used about twenty-nine square miles of terrain, and a pair of males about thirty- nine square miles. The cats traveled an average of 3.7 hours a day, covering a distance of a little over 2V4 miles. About three quarters ...
... female with cubs used about twenty-nine square miles of terrain, and a pair of males about thirty- nine square miles. The cats traveled an average of 3.7 hours a day, covering a distance of a little over 2V4 miles. About three quarters ...
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... female. As I discovered later, many packs contain more males than females, and in the population as a whole the ratio is six to four in favor of the former. This uneven sex ratio is already evident in small pups. A preponderance of ...
... female. As I discovered later, many packs contain more males than females, and in the population as a whole the ratio is six to four in favor of the former. This uneven sex ratio is already evident in small pups. A preponderance of ...
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The Seasons | 25 |
Life in the Pride | 60 |
Neighborly Disputes | 102 |
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