Here are some photos of some prey:
![]() Steenbok photo by Deeble | ![]() Rock Hyrax Photo by guppiecat |
![]() Chukar Photo by jc/pics | ![]() Guinea fowl Photo by Mike LaB |
Home ranges
Examples:
Location | Home Range |
Cape Province25 | 18.2 km² (female average) 65 km² (male) |
Mountain Zebra National Park24 | 15.2 km² (males average) – ranges overlap 5.5 km² (females average) – ranges overlap |
Territorial marking
This is carried out in typical fashion with uncovered feces, urine spraying (rocks and bushes etc.) and raking the ground with the claws of their hind paws15.
Vocalisations
The usual range of sounds are produced including:
- meowing
- gurgling
- hissing
- growling
- spitting
- purring
- wah-wah (used when two animals approach closely. Not known what it means but could be simple displacement activity – example in humans: biting nails or licking lips).
The ears
These are marked out from the ordinary by the outstanding ear tufts. Their function is said to be unknown although people have speculated. Are they a ‘decorative signalling structure’?26
The ear flaps are large, reminding me of the serval’s ears. These are effective
for listening to prey on the ground in the long grass.
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