Mishanya strutted off importantly, leaving Don empty-handed.

Mishanya strutted off importantly, leaving Don empty-handed. With young blood coursing through his veins and his rival gone, Don has nowhere to vent his pent-up aggression. So, he takes it out on anything and everything—from the innocent ground to the logs that used to serve as scratching posts... What we are witnessing is perfectly natural behavior. There is no need to pity Don; young males encounter such situations in the wild during every mating season. More successful and experienced rivals win the females' attention, while the others must wait for the next breeding season. So, our Don will have to wait a little while, too, until the female we’ve chosen as his mate grows up and moves into his enclosure!