Yes, animals are territorial.
This reflects that they do have an Ego.
The ego is a creation of nature and has a purpose – survival.
If nature gives birth ( animal or human ), it also offers tools for protection, and one of them is Ego – identification as the body.
If nature gives birth ( animal or human ), it also offers tools for protection, and one of them is Ego – identification as the body.
Why is protection necessary?
To protect the vital genetic pool that each of us carries, that genetic pool will pass through higher and higher life forms successively – and that is evolution.
So, animals are also gifted with the tool of the Ego, and that’s why they are territorial.
The ego is a necessity for survival.