Difference between white and albino tigers
I have written about white and albino tigers before in separate articles. This addresses one issue: the difference between them as the internet seems to be confused as I am seeing white tigers listed...
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Can Bengal tigers live in snow?
Yes, Bengal tigers can and do live in snow. The important point in this discussion is that we know that Siberian (Amur) tigers live in snow because they live in the Russian Far East,...
Pseudo-melanistic Bengal tiger inspects scent marking on a tree
The Indian ranger, Susanta Nanda, in his tweet describes this tiger, captured in a camera trap video, as melanistic. I think, in fact, that the tiger is better described as being pseudo-melanistic. This is...
Bengal tiger’s giant leap to freedom into the Bay of Bengal
This is a screenshot from a video, provided by Parveen Kaswan, of a Bengal tiger being released from a boat on what I believe is a river tributary leading to the Bay of Bengal...
8 reasons why tigers are endangered
Here are 8 reasons why the tiger is endangered. I’m referring to both the Bengal and Siberian tiger (Amur tiger). I will try and list them in order of importance. Available space What I’m...
Endangered Nepal tiger – great efforts to save the Bengal tiger in Nepal
In 2009 I wrote that the endangered Bengal tiger in Nepal was heading towards extinction in the wild in that country. I was in despair and said that it was just one more sad,...
Rare black tigers – pseudo-melanistic tigers – photographed in India
NEWS AND COMMENT – EASTERN INDIA: An amateur photographer, Satya Swagat, 23, had the good fortune to be in the right place at the right time with this camera. He was in the Nandankanan...
Tigress kills dog in front of tourists in Ranthambhore tiger reserve, India
This unfortunate dog was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was a stray dog who was probably hanging around the tourists to try and get some scraps of food from them....
When do tigers leave their mother?
When do tigers leave their mother? Tigers leave their mother conclusively between 17 and 24 months of age. Males leave earlier than females. By 15 months of age young male adult tigers often leave...
How many tigers live in the Sundarbans 2021?
It is claimed that there are 210 tigers in the Sundarbans (the combined Indian and Bangladesh portions) as at 2021 but a new count is required on the Bangladesh side, it seems. Also I...
Sloth bear with 2 cubs on her back defeats 2 tigers
RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK, INDIA: A sloth bear came across a couple of Bengal cat tigers mating. The male tiger and female tigress clashed with the bear. The photographs by wildlife photographer Aditya Dicky Singh...
Can tigers cry?
Yes, they can but not because of an emotional reaction to something but as a physical means to wash away a substance on the cornea of their eye or eyes. The point is this:...
When do tigers become adults?
‘Young tigers continue to put on muscle until they are about five years old’. Those are the words of Fiona Sunquist in Wild Cats of the World, an excellent and reliable book by her...
How do tigers react to humans?
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...
Can any animal kill a tiger?
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...
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