UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper 1 · Q75

Environment

Medium · Big cat / wildlife behaviour

Consider the following statements:

1. Lions do not have a fixed breeding season and can mate throughout the year.

2. Cheetahs cannot roar like lions; they communicate instead through purrs, chirps, and other vocalisations.

3. Leopards use scent-marking, through urine spraying, scratching, and faeces deposits, to establish and defend individual territories.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?