‘Tigers for sale’ is a phrase that I do not want to read when it concerns private sales from unscrupulous traders selling to naive customers. This page is not about inter-zoo sales which are bad enough. Humankind should not be … Continue reading →
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 their mother for several days at … Continue reading →
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. The umbrella word for adults killing … Continue reading →
This is a cat photo that was used in an advert for Newman’s Own Organic pet food. Apparently it’s been online since 2013. There is a discussion as to whether the photo is genuine and whether is depicts a Toyger … Continue reading →
It is end of days for the big four “Tiger Kings” of America. One of these prominent big cat exploiters was (his days are numbered) the exotically named Bhagavan Doc Antle. He has been indicted on various animal cruelty charges … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT: A fourth “Tiger King” has now been charged with animal cruelty. His name is Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the owner of Myrtle Beach Safari featured in the Netflix docu-series. The previous three were Jo Exotic (the original Tiger … 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 →
This is a picture of four out of seven frozen tiger cubs. It is an horrific picture. It is a very sad picture. To think these beautiful tiger cubs were killed and frozen like this for commercial gain on the … Continue reading →
It is surprising that after a considerable amount of research through many books that I have on cats including wild cats and on the Internet (and I’m a good Internet researcher) I cannot find clear, definitive information that tigers can … Continue reading →
This is another one of those interspecies relationships that we hope is in the making. At the moment, however, this sweet and beautiful tiger cub in captivity is unsure about the attention given to him by two otters who appear … Continue reading →
