Наша амурская тигрица Салима. Родилась в Алма-Ате в 20 апреля 2007 года.










А это наш бенгальский тигр по кличке Маска. Родился 15 июля 1991 года.

А почему тигры едят падаль очень редко? Обычно хищники ею не брезгуют...

Отредактировано Аллозавр (29 December 2011 13:58:09)

Нестор, ты пишешь иногда категоричные вещи, в природе не все так категорично.
Тигры как и леопарды ИНОГДА убивают тигриц. Вот подтверждение - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKEY-MN … r_embedded - тигр убивает тигрицую

И у леопардов также как и у тигров участки самок входят в участки самцов.

Средний вес тигров:

Взрослый самец в природе обычно весит от 180 до 250 кг (амурский по современным данным в среднем в пределах 180—200 кг. (историческим 215—225 кг.).

Бенгальский весит в среднем — 220 кг, бенгальский обитающий в северной Индии и Непале — 235 кг. Самки обычно заметно меньше самцов, у амурского[14] и бенгальского подвидов достигая массы 100—181 кг.

С учётом существующих шести подвидов тигров, средний вес самца как вида составляет около 170 кг, самки около 115 кг.

Вверху тигр, внизу лев.

The biggest skull of a Siberian tiger from Manchuria measured 406 mm (16.0 in) in length, which is about 20–30 mm (0.79–1.2 in) more than the maximum skull lengths achieved by tigers from the Amur region and northern India.

The tiger is more similar in build to the jaguar than the lion, and the jaguar is the world's strongest cat (compared to its own size.) A very important feature of strength is the animal's jaw force. The tiger has a wider skull, and the lion's is longer. Animals with wider skulls have a stronger bite, because the force of the bite is concentrated more on one area, instead of being spread out over a length. The tiger's canines are also a bit longer than the lion's, which is very easy to see in photos.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Tiger_vs_lion#ixzz1i4o3TGgi

As for the animal's paw swipe, this is the major part of the animal's overall strength, and it includes a lot of debate. The tiger certainly has stronger hind legs. They use them to leap great distances and kill prey. But many people say that the tiger has stronger hind legs, but the lion has stronger front paws, which is more important in a fight. Well, actually, the tiger's stronger back legs allow it to balance on them, and use both of its forepaws to fight. The lion usually uses just one paw at a time, not because its arms are stronger, but because it can not balance on two legs as well as the tiger. And if you have seen tigers fight before, you will have noticed the amazing speed they swipe with. It is also thought by some people that the tiger's punches are faster, but the lion's are harder and stronger. The fact is this: the more muscled the animal's limbs are, the faster the animal can move them. So, it is pretty clear that the tiger is stronger.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Tiger_vs_lion#ixzz1i4oZLp1t

Правда в программе Дискавери ввычислили что удар тигра сильнее.

Now, let's refer to the lion and tiger's strengths and weaknesses. A key feature in a fight is speed. Being cats, both tigers and lions use amazing speed when fighting. But when it comes down to it, the tiger is clearly faster. Like I said before, if you have seen a tiger fight before, you probably noticed the rapid speed they swipe and throw punches with. This is one of the tiger's strengths. It also has another advantage: accuracy and evasiveness. Tigers are more accurate when they strike, and they are also better at dodging opponent's blows. Note that a lion's mane slows it down juring a fight, which is why the agility and evasiveness are the tiger's advantages. And of coarse, there is the case of the lion's mane. The lion's mane protects it's neck from fatal throat bites. This is the lion's advantage. But the thing is, in fights, tigers do not attack with a bite to the throat. In a television show called "Animal Face-Off", the lion won because his mane protected him when the tiger attempted a throat-bite. The problem with this show is that the "experts" think that a cat is going to bring predatory/hunting skills into a fight. They were wrong. In a fight, both tigers and lions will attack each other's head, face, spine, and legs. And then, there is another thing that can prove to be an advantage: Stamina. This goes to.... Drum roll, please....... The tiger. Reason? Because, as I pointed out before, the tiger fights with bears, and bears have a longer stanima than cats. But as if this were not enough information about lions and tigers, there's more! The fight isn't decided yet!

This is probably a very important part in a fight: Which animal is smarter? To decide this, experts would have to consider the habitat and behaviors of these two carnivores. The lion lives out on the open savanna, which is an overall simple biome. Tigers, on the other hand, live in the dense jungle. This is a complex biome, even to look at, not to mention navigate through. The tiger spots prey with his keen eyes in this habitat. The jungle also includes some grassland and open fields, so the tiger has experience chasing prey and fighting to take it down, as well as being an ambush killer. The lion, on the other hand, hunts in a pride. Hunting in packs has been proven to require a lot of strategy and concentration. (Take wolves, for example.) Lions chase down their prey, directing it from one lion to the other, and forming a formation of a half moon, or semi-circle, around it. They have many other strategies to take down their prey that a tiger would never use. However, studies on the big cats' brains have shown that the tiger's mind is a more developed then the lion's. This probably has something to do with their evolution. And one more thing about the topic of habitat and lifestyle: What kind of prey the tiger and lion hunt. We already established that these animals do not bring hunting skills into a fight. But some people speculate that lions are stronger because they hunt huge buffalo, and tigers only hunt deer. Actually, tigers hunt the largest cattle in the world: the guar, and they have even been known to take down small Asian elephants. It takes a whole pride of lions to take down a large African elephant. This is looking pretty one-sided, isn't it?

But, there is still one very, very important topic to consider. The animals' courage and ferocity. Courage is the lion's major advantage. It is true that, when lions and tigers meet in reserves, tigers sometimes submit to lions. Male lions can seem more aggressive, and naturally take control over the situation, like a true king. And when they fight, they don't easily back down, they fight with a stubborn desire to win. (This is another advantage) But the reason for this is NOT that tigers are cowards, they are simply trying to avoid an unnecessary fight. When a lion insists on a battle, and the tiger is pressed to fight, the tables are turned. Within the Bengal tiger scientists found a most disturbing ferocity, and when it comes to the decision to fight, this cat attacks bravely and violently, most often winning any fight against a lion.


In the end, the tiger's agility, stanima, ferocity, and power comes out on top. The majority of experts agree that the tiger would be victorious about 90% of the time. (9 out of 10 fights) So now, it is clear that ..

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Энциклопедия "Мир дикой природы", том "Хозяева джунглей":

Вот здесь материал по кошачьим согласно мемуарам 19 века путешественников по Средней Азии: http://rus-turk.livejournal.com/103091.html

Глеб :

В древней Греции был герой Ахилл и у него было слабое место  пята. Кто-нибудь знает где такое  место находится у тигра ?

Люди, работающие на бойне, знают, что на лбу любого животного есть точка, которая находится на пересечении двух воображаемых линий - от правого уха к левому глазу и от левого уха к правому глазу. Они наносят смертельный удар, целясь примерно на люйм или два выше этого места. так учил мой дядя который, впрочем не работал на бойне. Просто он отлично знал, как следует убивать живые существа.
                                        Р. Желязны "Козыри Судьбы".

Глеб, дело в том, что здесь любительский, но тем не менее научно-популярный форум. Если вы предпочитаете общение в стиле "каментоф в прикольных ЖЖ" - вам следует идти и общаться именно там. Если вы хотите общаться здесь - учитесь связно и четко выражать мысли и ставить вопросы. По существу.
Сообщения в таком духе, как у вас, здесь не приветствуются. Перспектива бана совершенно реальна.

Я честно говоря вообще ни чего не понял - о чем вообще речь?

Глеб :

Нет, нет не про это.  Столько тут много интересных сведений приведено, а этого нет.  Природа с ним другую злую шутку сыграла. Из-за этого он вынужден лапами махать не как все кошки,  а в два раза чаще, и на задние лапы становиться, и даже то что они у него отросли как у кенгуру с этим связано.  Как говорится один недостаток компенсируется множеством других  достоинств.

Глеб ,что за бред несете?  Если написанное стёб,  делаю предупреждение !

Глеб :

Так и у всех тигров  в пасти имеется какая-то помеха...
На западе любители обмениваются мнениями и иногда упоминают в разговорах про эту помеху, а у нас ни от кого я не слыхал.

А ссылку можно, где об этом говорится? То, что млекопитающие не могут дышать именно во время акта глотания (надгортанник закрывает вход в гортань), это конечно не секрет. Об этом может речь то?