Animals that live in solitude

• Some animals prefer to live in solitude.
• Examples of solitary animals include tigers, leopards, giant pandas, eagles, polar bears, pangolins, woodpeckers, porcupines, spiders and foxes.
• These animals live alone most of their time except during the mating seasons.
• Examples of animals that live in solitude                                      
• The reasons animals live in solitude are:

       i) To avoid competition for food

          Some animals need to stay alone to avoid sharing the same 

          food resources. For example, a giant panda needs to eat a lot 

          of bamboo shoots at one time. Therefore, this animals needs 

          to live alone to avoid competition for limited food.

      ii) To avoid competition for space (territory) and mate

          Some animals need a larger area for finding a mate or hunting 

          for food. They lead a solitary life in order to avoid 
          competition for space and mate. These animals will guard 
          their territory from other animals.