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Can any animal kill a tiger?

PoC avatarPosted on December 13, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 13, 2020

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 →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged Asiatic wild dogs, bengal tiger, tiger behavior

How do tigers communicate?

PoC avatarPosted on September 1, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2020

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 →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged amur tiger, bengal tiger, cat marking, cat marking territory, cat vocalisations, scent marking, tiger behavior | Leave a reply

Do tigers fight each other?

PoC avatarPosted on August 4, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 4, 2020

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 →

Posted in tiger behavior | Tagged bengal tiger, bengal tiger reserves, cat fight, Indian Bengal Tiger Reserves, tiger behavior, tigers, tigers fight | Leave a reply

Should tigers be housed together?

PoC avatarPosted on June 7, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 7, 2020

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 best they can, what happens in … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoos | Tagged captive wild cat species, captive wild cats, cat behavior, private zoos of america, solitary, tiger behavior, zoos | Leave a reply

How do tigers eat their food?

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 11, 2020

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 bite which is positioned just below … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged cat feeding behavior, feeding cats, tiger attacks, tiger behavior, tiger ecology, tiger facts | Leave a reply

Tiger versus buffalo fight

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 11, 2020

Tigers do kill animals that are considerably larger than themselves. However, there are records of tigers killed by gaur and water buffalo after a massive struggle from both. W.R. Foran in his book of 1933 “Kill or be killed’ writes … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged cat predation, tiger behavior, tiger prey, tiger versus lion | Leave a reply

How much do tigers eat in a day?

PoC avatarPosted on March 25, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 25, 2020

An adult tiger eats from 18 to 27 kilograms of food a night (40 – 60 pounds). Other examples of how much tigers eat at one sitting or during one day are as follows: A male tiger ate 35 kilograms … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged bengal tiger, tiger, tiger behavior, tiger prey | Leave a reply

How do tigers scent mark?

PoC avatarPosted on January 10, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 10, 2020

Male and female tigers communicate through a combination of visual signals, vocalisations and scent marks. It is believed that scent marks are perhaps their most important method of communication. Tigers deposit a musky liquid which is strong smelling and which … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged scent marking, tiger, tiger behavior | Leave a reply

How does a tiger kill its prey?

PoC avatarPosted on April 17, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 17, 2019

The tiger has two basic techniques for killing prey and they are dependent on the size of the animal. Smaller animals are normally killed with a bite to the back of the neck. Larger animals are suffocated by a bite … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged Tiger Attack, tiger behavior | Leave a reply

How strong are tigers?

PoC avatarPosted on July 22, 2017 by Michael BroadJanuary 8, 2020

The tiger’s strength is legendary. There are many stories about this cat’s awesome ability to move a carcass that is several times heavier than itself. The authors (Mel and Fiona Sunquist) of Wild Cats of the World refer to some … Continue reading →

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