Cheetahs of the Serengeti plains: group living in an asocial species
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Serengeti Plains
GROUP LIVING IN AN ASOCIAL SPECIES
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS • CHICAGO AND LONDON
Contents
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Grouping and Cooperative Hunting 3
Benefits of Grouping 3
Cooperative Hunting in Carnivores 5
Advantages of Studying Cheetahs 7
Disadvantages of Studying Cheetahs 10
Previous Studies 11
Summary 12
2 Serengeti, and the Taxonomy and Natural History
of Cheetahs 15
The Study Site 15
Morphology and Taxonomy of Cheetahs 30
Distribution and Density 35
Natural History of Cheetahs 38
Summary 46
Statistics 47
3 Sampling Methods and Techniques 49
Locating Cheetahs 49
Information Collected at Each Sighting 51
VII
Viii CONTENTS
Recognition of Individuals 56
Criteria Used to Follow Cheetahs 57
Observation Periods 59
Behavioral Observations 60
Immobilization of Cheetahs 68
Estimation of Thomsons Gazelle Birth Peak and Recruitment 71
Comparative Data 72
Statistical Analyses of the Data 72
Summary 75
4 Female Reproduction and Cub Mortality 77
Patterns of Reproduction 78
Cub Mortality 83
Adoption 89
Periods of Association between Family Members 92
Summary 93
Statistics 94
5 Costs of Family Life for Mothers 97
Changes in Maternal Behavior 98
Energetic Demands of Lactation 103
Changes in Mothers Vigilance 105
Effects of Litter Size on the Behavior of Mothers 108
Comparisons between Mothers and Lone Adult Females 108
Short-Term Benefits of Family Life for Mothers 111
Who Gains Most from Family Dissolution? 113
Summary 116
Statistics 117
6 Benefits of Family Life for Cubs 125
Cub Growth in the Lair 126
Transition to Solid Food after Leaving the Lair 126
Food Intake of Cubs 127
Development of Hunting Behavior in Cubs 129
Maternal Encouragement of Offspring s Hunting Skills 136
Changes in the Vigilance of Cubs 141
Cub Vulnerability and Antipredator Behavior 145
Benefits of Mothers Antipredator Behavior 149
Benefits of Parental Care 155
Summary 155
Statistics 157
CONTENTS ix
7 Hunting and Grouping in Adolescence 161
Changes in Prey Preferences with Age 165
Changes in Hunting Behavior with Age 167
Changes in Foraging Success with Age 172
The Influence of Grouping on Prey Preferences and Hunting 176
Adolescent Grouping and Foraging Success 179
The Influence of Grouping on Adolescents Vigilance 180
Deterrence of Predators 183
Reasons for the Dissolution of Sibgroups 185
Female Philopatry 187
Male Dispersal 189
Summary 191
Statistics 192
8 The Mating System 199
Female Ranging Behavior 201
Resident and Nonresident Males 203
Location of Territories 213
Size of Territories 218
Location and Size of Nonresident Male Ranges 220
Ranging Behavior of Nonresidents in Relation to Residents 223
Benefits Associated with Territoriality 224
Alternative Tactics among Males 226
Summary 227
Statistics 228
9 Territoriality and Male Group Size 233
Coalitions of Males 235
Relationship between Coalition Size and Residence 239
Changes in the Pattern of Residence over Time 246
Reproductive Consequences of Male Strategies 251
Summary 254
Statistics 254
10 Foraging Success and Cooperative Hunting in Male Groups 259
Prey Preferences and Male Group Size 260
Hunting Behavior and Male Group Size 263
Foraging Success and Male Group Size 266
General Consequences of Uneven Weight Distribution of Prey 272
Communal Hunting by Coalition Partners 274
Interspecific Competition 280
X CONTENTS
Reasons for Grouping in Males 283
Summary 284
Statistics 285
11 The Behavior of Males in Coalitions 291
Behavior between Coalition Members 292
Short-Term Benefits of Group Living 296
Short-Term Costs of Group Living 302
Behavior of Males and Females in Each Other s Presence 305
How Egalitarian Are Coalitions? 309
Summary 314
Statistics 315
12 Evolution and Ecology of Cheetahs 319
Cheetah Life Histories in Relation to Other Felids 320
Cheetah Social Organization in Relation to Other Felids 326
Cooperative Hunting and the Evolution of Sociality 334
Summary 341
Statistics 342
13 Conservation of Cheetahs in the Wild and in Captivity 345
Status in the Wild 346
Threats to Cheetah Populations Outside Protected Areas 347
Threats to Cheetah Populations Inside Protected Areas 348
Conservation Implications of Reduced Genetic Variability 352
Problems in Captive Breeding 358
Reintroductions 363
Improving the Cheetah s Chances of Survival 365
Summary 366
Appendixes
1 Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in the
Text 369
2 Predator Populations and Numbers of Adult Thomson s
Gazelles They Killed in the Serengeti Ecosystem 375
3 Percentage Representation of Prey Species in the Diets of
Cheetahs in Different Areas of Africa 379
4 Weights and Measurements of Adult Cheetahs 382
5 Description of Subspecies of Acinonyxjubatus 385
6 Life History Variables of Felid Species 386
7 Adult Recruitment of Thomson s Gazelles between 1985 and
CONTENTS Xi
8 Hunting Attempts and Kills by Female Cheetahs 392
9 Estimation of Female Home Range Size 394
10 Estimation of Male Territory Size 396
11 Hunting Attempts and Kills by Male Cheetahs 398
12 Number of Adult Thomson s Gazelles Killed by Cheetahs on the
Serengeti Plains per Annum 399
Bibliography 403
Index 463
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