Answer to Question #120801 in Zoology for Gian

Question

Mammals do they really lived in solitary like most felines, grizzly bears, and others. Why not have symbiotic relationship like badger with coyotes. Why not Siberian tigers or bears?

Answer 1

Most animals species like bears are solitary mammals. Species of solitary mammals are known to exhibit specialized neurological adaptations that prepare them to focus their working memory on food procurement and survival rather than on social interaction.

Interactions among carnivores are mostly ubiquitous, with the most common form of interaction being competition. The principle for competitive exclusion holds that two competing species may coexist in a stable environment if they have adequate niche differentiation. If there is no such differentiation, then one species will exclude the other.

Animals such as bears and felines are large carnivores hence competitors which are mostly solitary mammals and adversaries. Their differences in size, food habits, densities, and other relevant characteristics makes their nature of interaction to vary.

Interactions between large size predators and mid sized predators like coyotes are dominated by superior predatory capacity. The most common type of interaction of this non prey group is to chase and attempt to kill them.