Tagged: tiger behavior

Tiger attack – tigers tend to avoid people

There is a good amount of misleading information written about the tiger attack. It is something that tends to get sensationalised by journalists. And amongst the large wild cats such as the puma, leopard...

Mother and tiger cub

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...

Tiger at kill site where young cubs are vulnerable to being killed by males

Do male tigers kill their own cubs?

The question is specific and precise. It asks whether male tigers kill their offspring. The word that describes this is ‘filicide’. It describes the behaviour of animals and humans when they kill their offspring....

How tigers eat their prey animals

How do tigers eat deer?

Tigers eat deer as they would any other large prey animal. They normally kill large prey animals with a throat bite which is maintained for several minutes or longer until the animal has suffocated...

Tigress and young

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...

Tiger attacked by wild dogs

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...

Tigress and her cubs drinking

How do tigers communicate?

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 brothers fight hard in Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Do tigers fight each other?

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....

Sumatran tiger

Should tigers be housed together?

People are using Google’s search engine to find out if tigers should be housed together when in captivity. And the answer is no because tigers are solitary animals. A zoo needs to replicate, as...

Tiger

How do tigers eat their food?

I’m referring to tigers in the wild eating their recently deceased prey animals. Clearly this is different to captive tigers being fed by a zookeeper. For large prey animals tigers employ a suffocating throat...


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