Courting Leopards (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Courting Leopards

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Researchers have shown that when animals disperse freely through contiguous habitats, mate choice alone can lead to habitat fragmentation and isolated populations if females avoided mating with dispersers.

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Ullas Karanth/WCS

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