Sable do not travel in packs or live in groups. They are solitary animals that only come together to mate or raise their young.

Since the Sable is a mainly solitary creature, they mainly compete for food, territory, and mates. Sable have been known to be very hostile when fighting for mates.

Sable are very territorial creatures. They may defend home areas that range in size from 4 to 30 sq. kilometers. They do compete with similar sized species for the same food resources.

For hundreds of years, the Sable has been hunted for fur by humans. Their fur is desirable for many humans, which has lead to taking animals from the wild and breeding them in farms for fur production. This interaction has lead to what is considered a partial domestication of the species.