I think that you have to answer the question in the title in the context of the circumstances. I’m thinking of tigers in the wild and in captivity. However, the underlying factor which dictates how tigers react to humans is … Continue reading →
Yes, some animals can kill a tiger alone while other animals in a pack can kill a tiger. I’ll describe three instances which illustrate how it can happen. However, sometimes, rarely, adult rhinoceroses and elephants are killed by tigers and … Continue reading →
Web surfers want to know the average weight of a tiger in pounds. This might seem straightforward but it isn’t. In fact, without wishing to be defeatist, I have to question the usefulness and practicality of averaging the weights of … Continue reading →
The tiger attacks color-blind animals The main reason why tigers are orange and not green is because the large prey animals that they need to feed on are colour-blind and they don’t see orange. Some scientists say that they see … Continue reading →
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is on the border with Nepal. A tigress named Beldanda living in the reserve had lost her entire litter of five cubs last year. On this occasion rangers came across the body of one of her four … Continue reading →
The home range size of female tigers in Nagarahole NP where there are or were high prey densities is about 15 to 20 km². Males have home ranges which typically overlaps several female ranges
Continue reading →There are man-eating tigers in India in 20201. This doesn’t surprise me seeing as the population of India has climbed from 238 million in 1900 to 1.4 billion in 2020 despite a massive decline in the tiger population in that … Continue reading →
There are two main reasons why tigers attack humans, (1) they are probably injured or infirm and have to rely on easy prey and (2) humans and tigers are being forced together because of increased human population and therefore there … Continue reading →
Tigers communicate with a combination of vocalisations, scent marks and visual signals. Each tiger hunts alone but they live within a social system and their system is maintained through communication. Vocalisations An expert on tiger vocalisations is Gustav Peters. His … Continue reading →
A tiger’s paw is enormous! The enormous size is made clear when you compare it with the size of a male human hand as this picture does. The Siberian tiger is the biggest species of tiger and therefore their paws … Continue reading →
