June 16, 2011

Tiger Cubs


The tigress’s cubs spend their infancy in the lair where night and day to keep they are born in litters of three to six. They suckle for up to eleven months old, the tiger cubs tend to  sleep most of the time and at about seven weeks they will have increased their weight and normally in the wild they weigh from one to four kilogram.


At this point their first year the tiger cubs begin to increase more weight and they begin to eat meat and leave the den when they are almost as big as their mother. While she is looking for food, the tiger cubs remain hidden, as there are many predators which can always be ready to attack the baby tigers if there is no protection given to them by the mother tiger and this protection is provided only for the weaning period but  sometimes the other tiger can go to hunt for food for hours and even days, and the cute  little tiger cubs are always there waiting for her to come. 


When the tiger cubs are big enough which is usually at six months , the tiger cubs will though fed mostly on meat, the they will leave their mother for sometimes but the cubs continue to suckle, thus requiring the tigress to work even extra hard and provide milk for the cubs.
When you see the tigers in the wild, its amazing to note how strange these big cats behave with al their animal instincts. As far as the tiger cubs are concerned, the survival of the cubs depends mostly on the tigress as any other female animal will defend and protect her cubs. 
As the saying goes, the tigress 

Defends her children like a tigress’ is not just an empty phrase. The first time the cubs are taken to drink they are amazed to see where there is an example: a tigress, braving the flames of a Savannah their reflection in the water. Then, following their mother’s animal instincts the tigress carries her cubs to safety one by one. example, they quench their thirst for as much as they can at the superb vigilance of the tigress.

Unstable to kill their prey, these young tigers are engaged, hut to no avail. With their claws and teeth they attack a pangolin (scaly anteater) she has rolled up tightly in a ball. The other pangolin's safely out of reach.


Momentarily abandoned by their mother, two tiger cubs have disturbed a cobra coiled in the shade of a tree. Its threatening behavior forces the unlucky cubs to retreat hastily. With such animal instincts these cute cubs will keep on facing such challenges which are part of life in the wilderness day in and day out. As the cubs keep on growing, they experiences the wild and the wild teaches them things they have to master and pass it on to their offspring as well. 


To come to think of it, is it really logical to keep tigers as pets? where in the world would you have the idea of raising and keeping tigers in your home or in your garden? These dangerous beautiful cats need all the habitat and environment where they can mark their territory and be able to smell and sniff what goes around and within its natural feeding and breeding grounds. Keeping that tiger environment with all the barks of trees to scratch and exercise every day with all the jumps and dips in the waters rivers and ponds is just one way of the tiger to master and use its animal instincts to the maximum but the few tigers which are born in captivity have their own story to tell.


A tiger cub can be reared artificially for only a short time. As the cub grows, it becomes restless and unpredictable. To avoid tragic consequences it is better to keep it caged or give it to a zoo.  Occasionally some surprising encounters occur in the jungle between animals of different species. In this case two young tigers run away from a young bear whose invitation to play was not what they expected.  



Tigers and the Big Cats

Tigers have been classified by scientists into eight subspecies: Indian (or Bengal), Indo-Chinese, Sumatran, Amur (or Siberian), South China, Caspian (extinct), Java (extinct), and Bali (extinct). With the tigers numbers going down in Asia where tigers are mostly found, the number of tiger attacks always lingers in many of the people of Asia and where many of these dangerous animal roam the Asian continent. Farmers, poachers, or people who work in the forest find themselves victims of these deadly tigers of Asia. 

Due to the remoteness of many of where the tiger attacks take  place, luck of tiger data and research is still at its hay stage and its just a matter of time which will tell the future of these beautiful Asian tigers which once used to roam the Asian lands and forest freely only to be hunted for the hides and skins while many parts of the Asian region with deep rooted cultural norms embedded tiger myths and with its sentimental medicinal value.


Once tiger hunting was the sport of the day while today, tiger shoes, wallets, bags, belts are all goods from endangered species and their sale is prohibited by some of the Asian countries but there is still yet at stake while monitoring and  the survival of the Asian Tigers 

Three tiger subspecies - the Bali, Javan, and Caspian - have become extinct in the past 70 years. The six remaining subspecies - Amur, Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, South China, and Sumatran - live only in Asia, and all are threatened by poaching and habitat loss. Are we going to see the last of the Asian Tigers go beyond extinction. Well with the onset of conservation and breeding of the Asian tigers in captivity the future still remains grim.

Amur (Siberian) Tiger
  • Scientific name: Panthera tigris altaica
  • Habitat: The Amur or Siberian tigers are found in coniferous, scrub oak and birch woodlands and forest of Asia and are at home with the way they blend with their surroundings.

Amur (Siberian) Tiger

  • Location: Tigers in this part of the continent are endangered species and are mostly located in eastern Russia, with a few found in northeastern China and northern North Korea
  • Interesting fact:  With very little Amur or Siberian tigers left, this kind of tiger was almost going to extinct by the  1940s. The Siberian tiger population was almost 40 tigers remaining in the wild. 

With strict animal rights laws and policing, poaching of the Siberian tiger was reduced and many concerned governments put to action the way forward to conserve these beautiful dangerous Siberian tigers.  The Amur tiger population has improved and the total number of Amur tigers has gone up. Despite many human and animal attacks taking place, many of them are reported and caution is always there for people venturing into the tigers habitat. 

Bengal (Indian) Tiger

Bengal (Indian) Tiger

  • Scientific name: Panthera tigris tigris
  • Habitat: The Bengal tiger is mostly found in dry and wet deciduous forests of Bangladesh which also has rich grassland and temperate forests, mangrove forests
  • Location: The Indian tiger or Bengal tiger is mostly found in countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. 

Most of the Bengal tigers are found in India where many of the tiger and animal attacks also take place as the tiger natural habitat and breeding grounds has been encroached with all the advent of human and general environment activities

Interesting fact: 


As in most cases many of the Bengal tigers are cream or white in color instead of orange, due to a recessive gene for this coloration. These “white” tigers are rarely found in the wild.

Indochinese Tiger
Indochinese Tiger
  • Scientific name: Panthera tigris corbetti
  • Habitat: The Indochinese tiger is located in the  remote forests along the hilly  mountainous and  terrain of many of the South East Asian countries.
  • Location: These dangerous and one of the most deadly animals in the planet are located in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. With plenty of rainfall and good food supply, the tigers of these region blend very well with their surroundings and stalk their prey with ease and man and animal are not spared at all
  • Interesting fact: Not many people have good access where these Indochinese tigers live.  Its by really proper information, education and communication that these tigers can be properly understood with all their potentials and some of the most dangerous animals in Asia and the world in general.
Malayan Tiger

Malayan Tiger

  • Scientific name: Panthera tigris jacksoni
  • Habitat: The Malayan Tiger is mostly found in the tropical and subtropical moist broad leaf forests where they can blend with nature and attack they prey with ease
  • Location: The Malayan Tiger are mostly found on the southern tip of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia
  • Interesting fact: It was not until recently that this majestic  Malayan tiger was only identified as being a separate subspecies from the Indochinese tiger in 2004. It is very similar to the Indochinese tiger. As no two tigers are similar, the Malayan tiger is  smaller in size. Just remember the cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth. Wit such configuration, speed and agility with proper protective gear is all what can keep you safe when you encounter such tigers in the forest
South China Tiger

South China Tiger

  • Scientific name: Panthera tigris amoyensis
  • Habitat: The South China Tiger is mostly found in areas of montane sub-tropical evergreen forest where they thrive the best
  • Location: Many of them can be found in areas of central and eastern China
  • Interesting fact: A lot of data about the South China tigers is limited and the numbers of the South China Tiger ranges between 45 and 65. Most of these dangerous tigers live in  Chinese tiger zoos. There are around 18 tiger zoos which keep these beautiful tigers as a way of preserving them to the public and as a future asset for the country. There could be a few pockets of Chinese tigers in captivity and most of them could be located in  south-east China, close to provincial borders.
Sumatran Tiger

Sumatran Tiger

  • Scientific name: Panthera tigris sumatrae
  • Habitat: The Sumatran Tiger is a native of the  montane forests, the remaining blocks of the island's lowland forest, peat swamps, and freshwater swamp forests. Many of the attacks take place when other animals venture into the tiger's habitat and fall
  • victims of the tigers.

White Tigers the new generation

  • Location: With the name itself Sumatra, the Sumatra tigers are only found in this Indonesian island of Sumatra and hence the word Sumatran tigers.
  • Interesting fact: These tigers tigers are protected by law in Indonesia. Like many of the endangered species, the Sumatran tigers have full animal rights protection and there are tough provisions for jail time and steep fines. Despite increased efforts in tiger conservation, including law enforcement and anti-poaching capacity, a substantial market remains in Sumatra for tiger parts and products.

Tigers blend with their environment

These big cats certainly mean business. With destruction of their natural habitat and a decline in prey species, particularly concerning the tiger and North American mountain lion or cougar, attacks on humans are increasing. The African lion is the biggest and most feared of big cats, but holidaymakers on safari are 100 per cent safe viewing from a vehicle, unless they decide to take a closer look and step down. Mountain lions are found in many national parks and are responsible for six attacks a year in the US and Canada.


Responsible for: 


Tigers all over the world are estimated to cause around 800 fatalities a year.

Hangs out in: 


Majority of the tigers and tiger attacks are located in  Africa, North America, Siberia and India.

Method of dispatch: 


With many tiger victims caught unaware, tigers usually surprise their victims by attacking from the back and look to bite the jugular or break the neck. Like any other cat family,  the mountain lions stalk their prey and often attack from a vantage point. Presumably they then set about mauling the victim in a manner identical to that we’ve all seen in countless nature programs.


Siberian Tiger

The Siberian tiger is found around mainly Trans-Caucasus.  Part of its  food chain is mainly  composed of wild boar, roe deer, red deer and domestic animals such as dogs, pigs, sheep, horses, donkeys, goats and cattle in winter.


Useful avoidance techniques: 


To avoid a dangerous tiger attack people should stare them in the eye and don’t look away. To make yourself appear larger by opening your coat; they are unlikely to attack a larger animal, particularly in the case of a mountain lion. DO NOT turn and run – you may as well flash a neon sign asking to be attacked. They can outrun you in any case. Shout, scream and throw stones. If one has you, punch its nose and eyes.


In countries such as Iran  feast on  gazelle while in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan  where boar are available in plenty they top the food chain not to mention  dears golden jackals, jungle cats, lynx, dholes, wild horses,  wild ass and argali. In Tajikistan and other regions of central Asia, as well as Kazakhstan, tigers frequently attack dogs, horses and rarely  camels, hares, rabbits, and fish.


 Human beings are also part of the food chain and will be attacked without warning. Many farmers, ordinary people and travelers along the path or terrain of the Siberian tiger have fallen pray to this huge beast which roams the cooler regions of central Asia and the Russian Peninsula.


Due to the booming trade of the tiger skin and presumably its medicinal use, you find those who go out to hunt these few rare endangered species find themselves to be the hunted.
 
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Tiger Cubs: Ferocious Little Fluffballs

Introduction

Who can resist the charm of tiger cubs? These adorable, striped felines are a sight to behold, and it's no wonder they are one of the most popular animals in the world. But behind the cuteness lies a complex and fascinating world. In this blog post, we'll explore the life of a baby tiger, the challenges they face, and the efforts made to protect them.

The Life of a Baby Tiger

Tiger cubs are born blind and helpless, weighing only a few pounds. They rely completely on their mother for survival, nursing for the first few months of their lives. As they grow, they learn to walk, run, and play, developing their hunting and social skills. Tigers are solitary creatures, but cubs will often stay with their mothers for up to two years before setting out on their own.

The Challenges Faced by the Baby Animal

Unfortunately, the life of a tiger cub is not all fun and games. Many cubs don't survive past the first few months due to disease, predation, or accidents. In addition, habitat loss and poaching are major threats to tigers, putting their entire population at risk.

Conservation Efforts to Protect

Thankfully, there are many organizations dedicated to protecting tigers and their habitats. Efforts include conservation education, anti-poaching patrols, and habitat restoration. Additionally, many zoos and wildlife parks participate in breeding programs to ensure the survival of the species.

Fun Facts

  • Tiger cubs are born with their eyes closed and their ears folded.
  • A group of tigers is called a "streak."
  • Tigers have retractable claws that they use for hunting and climbing.
  • Tigers are excellent swimmers and love to play in water.
  • The Siberian tiger is the largest cat in the world, weighing up to 700 pounds.

Challenges of Raising a Baby Animal

Raising a baby tiger is no easy feat. Their care requires specialized knowledge and experience. Tigers are also powerful animals, and as they grow, they can become dangerous to their caretakers. Despite the challenges, many people are dedicated to raising tigers, and their efforts have helped to ensure the survival of the species.

Interesting Facts in Culture

Tigers have long been a symbol of power and strength in many cultures. In Chinese folklore, the tiger is one of the 12 animals of the zodiac and is associated with courage and bravery. In Hindu mythology, the goddess Durga is often depicted riding a tiger, symbolizing her power and ferocity.

Conclusion

Tiger cubs are undoubtedly some of the cutest creatures on the planet, but they are also an important part of the ecosystem. Their survival is crucial for the health of their habitat, and efforts to protect them should be applauded. By learning about these incredible animals and supporting conservation efforts, we can help ensure that future generations can enjoy the wonder of tigers.


The Challenges Faced by the baby animal

Despite their cute appearance, tiger cubs face a number of challenges during their early months of life. One of the main challenges is finding enough food to support their rapid growth. While adult tigers are apex predators and can hunt large prey, tiger cubs are too small and vulnerable to hunt for themselves. Instead, they rely on their mother to provide them with milk for the first few months of their life.

Another challenge faced by tiger cubs is the risk of predation. Although tigers are apex predators themselves, their cubs are vulnerable to attacks from other animals such as leopards, hyenas, and wild dogs. This is why tigress keep their cubs hidden away in dens until they are old enough to accompany her on hunts.

The Dangers of Baby Tigers being faced

Unfortunately, the biggest threat to tiger cubs is not other predators, but humans. Tiger populations have been devastated in recent years due to habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict. As tiger habitats continue to be destroyed, tigers are forced to come into contact with humans more frequently, which can lead to conflicts that often end in the deaths of both tigers and humans.

In addition, tiger cubs are highly prized in the illegal wildlife trade, where they are sold as exotic pets or for their body parts, which are used in traditional medicines.

Conservation Efforts to Protect

To protect tigers and their cubs, many conservation organizations are working to preserve tiger habitats and combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade. In addition, efforts are being made to reduce human-wildlife conflict by promoting sustainable land use practices and developing alternative livelihoods for people who live near tiger habitats.

Conservation organizations are also working to raise awareness about the importance of tigers and their role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. By educating the public and encouraging support for conservation efforts, these organizations hope to ensure a brighter future for tiger cubs and their parents.

Fun Facts

  • Tiger cubs are born blind and weigh only about 2-3 pounds.
  • Tigers are excellent swimmers and often cool off in water during hot weather.
  • A group of tigers is called a "streak" or an "ambush".
  • Tiger cubs start hunting with their mothers when they are around 6 months old.
  • Tigers have striped skin as well as fur, and their stripes are unique to each individual, much like human fingerprints.

Challenges of Raising Baby animal


Raising a baby tiger is no easy task, and tigress have their work cut out for them. In addition to providing food and protection for their cubs, tigress must also teach their cubs how to hunt and survive on their own. This process can take up to two years, during which time the tigress must stay vigilant and protect her cubs from danger.

Interesting Facts in Culture

Tigers have long been revered in many cultures around the world, and feature prominently in art, literature, and mythology. In Hindu mythology, the goddess Durga is often depicted riding a tiger. In Chinese culture, tigers are one of the 12 zodiac animals and are seen as symbols of power and strength.

Conclusion

Tiger cubs may be cute and cuddly, but they face a number of challenges and dangers during their early months of life. While tigers are apex predators, their cubs are vulnerable to predation and human threats. However, through conservation efforts and public education, we can work to protect these magnificent animals and ensure a brighter future for tiger cubs and their parents.

Further Reading and Resources

If you're interested in learning more about tiger cubs and conservation efforts to protect them, here are some recommended resources:


The Challenges Faced by the Tiger Cubs


Despite their cuteness and playful nature, tiger cubs face a number of challenges as they grow and develop. Here are some of the most common challenges faced by these adorable little predators:

Finding enough food: As young cubs, tigers rely on their mothers for nourishment. But as they get older, they need to learn to hunt for themselves. This can be a difficult and dangerous process, and not all cubs are successful.

Avoiding predators: Tigers may be top predators, but when they're young, they're vulnerable to other predators like hyenas and leopards. In addition, adult male tigers have been known to kill cubs that are not their own.

Surviving in a changing environment: Tigers are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change is making their habitats even more unpredictable. This can make it difficult for cubs to find food and avoid danger.

Learning to socialize: Tigers are solitary animals, but cubs are often born in litters and need to learn how to interact with each other. They also need to learn how to interact with adult tigers in their territory.

Avoiding human conflict: Tigers sometimes come into conflict with humans when they venture too close to human settlements or attack livestock. This can lead to retaliatory killings and further threaten tiger populations.

Despite these challenges, tiger cubs are resilient and adaptable. With the right conservation efforts, we can help these amazing animals thrive in the wild.

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