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?