A Michael Broad Blog
The question is a reference to the white blob of fur surrounded by black on the back of the ear flaps of tigers. It is so distinct that people think there has to be a reason for it. Nature through evolution has a reason for everything that it creates. So, what is the reason …
The home range size of female tigers in Nagarahole NP where there are or were high prey densities is about 15 to 20 km². Males have home ranges which typically overlaps several female ranges
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 the junction of the jaw and neck. It crushes the animal’s trachea. Tigers hold …
There are three main types of variation in tiger appearance: body size, striping patterns and the coloration of the skin and skull characteristics. This post is about tiger stripes. The ground colour of tigers’s skins (pelages) varies from dark red to pale yellow. It reflects their habitat and the humidity of the area where …
Six subspecies of tiger 2018 How many types of tigers are there? Scientifically speaking a ‘type of tiger’ is a subspecies so the question could be rephrased: How many subspecies of tiger are there? And the answer based on a recent study analysing the complete genome of 32 tigers is that there are 6 …
The answer to both the questions is an unequivocal YES. They can do both very well. I suppose this is to be expected as the tiger is the world’s largest cat and all cats are very similar in their athletic abilities. As for swimming, tigers can swim well and during the hot season in …
The Russian government wants to get along with the Chinese government. They have similar philosophies; dictatorship disguised as a quasi-democracy. Russia also wants to get along with China for economic reasons because Europe is putting the squeeze on them financially with sanctions as a result of Russia invading the Ukraine. Russia recently completed a …
Tiger facts should be succinct and selective as this is a very large subject. The facts should also be in rough order of priority so that the most important are seen first. Facts about the tiger should satisfy people searching for the information. Market research informs me that people mostly search for facts about …
