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 →
I am referring to wild cat species and secondly there is no cat species which only lives in the snow all the time. I guess that is common sense but the wild cat species listed, of which there are 12, … Continue reading →
Yes, sometimes tigers do fight each other at times of flux and tension. The most sought-after resource for male tigers in the wild are females rather than food. Males compete for access to females. Females compete for access to food … Continue reading →
The title really should read “suicide by big cat”. I’ve chosen the tiger because this is the big cat chosen most often by men (yes, it appears always to be men) who want to end their life by jumping into … Continue reading →
This is a great picture of a tigress and her three cubs. I believe it was taken by Swetha Kumar. I am not sure where it was taken but it was probably in India or Bangladesh because I am fairly … Continue reading →
People ask why there are no big cats in Australia but they could also ask a much wider question namely, “Why are there no native cats at all in Australia?” The answer must be found in the fact that the … Continue reading →
Athough they look very different, there are relatively few differences between domestic cats and tigers. They are 99% the same in terms of anatomy and behaviour. The default position is to regard them as fundamentally the same, although of course … Continue reading →
TLAQUEPAQUE, MEXICO: A Bengal tiger escaped a private residence possibly owned by a crimimal who kept the cat as a status symbol. The tiger nonchalantly sauntered down the sidewalk in the hot sun minding their own business. A passing motorists … Continue reading →
Pictures showing mouth and nose swabs being taken from tigers at Miami Zoo to test for Covid-19. They tested negative but had symptoms of a feline infection perhaps a cold.
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