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UPSC 2024: Consider the following statements: 1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season. 2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar. 3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking. Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Lions are polygamous breeders that mate throughout the year, so they lack a specific breeding season. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/animal/lion/Reproduction-and-life-cycle?utm_source=openai)) Cheetahs cannot roar because their hyoid apparatus is fixed; instead they purr, chirp and growl. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/one-good-fact/which-big-cat-purrs-instead-of-roaring?utm_source=openai)) Male leopards, like other big cats, stake out territory by urine-spraying, rubbing and scratching vegetation, i.e., scent-marking. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_rubbing?utm_source=openai)) Hence only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
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