My first favorite animal

@NatGeoWilder

Ай бұрын

Cool choice! What made you pick that as your first favorite?

Tigers are the most beautiful big cats that I am ready to look at forever.

@NatGeoWilder

29 күн бұрын

Thank you for appreciating the beauty of tigers! They truly are mesmerizing.

Lion is the only king.

Almost everyone in charge of zoos today seems to agree that the lion will win in a fight with a tiger, but the lion certainly won't have it easy in all areas. Most people assume that the tiger is a bit larger, and perhaps this makes them think that the tiger would win in a fight with a lion, but during intense conservation research on big cats (since about 1980) some major changes were made to this idea. Lions are very intelligent fighters, their entire attack is planned. The key to the lion's fight is that he manages his energy, allowing for elements of deception and sudden turns of great savagery. They are very common attributes in the lion. Recent studies suggest that lions apply less weight and force than previously assumed, in fact they may not apply any at all at times. If you study the whole review without prejudice, you find that the lion's behavior is much more involved with the fight. The tiger may also generate more enthusiasm and has certainly attracted a greater number of researchers, but this does not make the animal any more feisty. All serious zoologists, bigcat zoology, understand that the lion throughout his life engages in terrible fights to the death. Most of the major debaters involved in conserving the African plains have had some experience with tigers at one time or another and have never encountered a tiger that differed in weight from a lion. Some zoologists strictly involved with tigers have a surprising lack of knowledge about lion behavior. The best qualified are zoologists who are involved with all carnivorous mammals. Simply, the lion is an animal much more experienced in fighting, much more than other mammals. In a fight involving animals of similar weights, the less experienced fighter is likely to lose. Tigers do fight, but not as much as a pair of lions holding off an entire pride. They don't plan a confrontation, like a nomad lion does. They don't live in pairs, so they can't hone their skills during mating competition. They do not have a mane which is often used as protection in battle. If we ignore these options, we ignore zoology. All sorts of theories can be argued, and tigers can demonstrate great intelligence, some of the theory may even be appropriate in one area or another, but the bottom line is that the lion is a much more accomplished veteran in its ability to kill in a fight. It has no weight disadvantage, we may have theories and rationale from passionate zoologists, but at the end of the day, the lion still has its mane around its head and neck, they can't take that away and they can't ignore it. They use their mane to cushion an attack, however aggressive it may be, holding out for about 2 minutes before their opponent's exhaustion, so that they conserve energy at those critical moments. The tiger is ready to attack at high speed and rest, his weapons are for that, instead of fighting. The lions have simply evolved at the rate of their attacks, regular combats created the ability to learn about the energy reserve and thus acquire resistance. We are talking about a long-term effect in history, 10,000 years would be necessary for the acquisition of this genetic instinct. The lion has the advantage would be my proper answer. Through the sexual dimorphism of the species, the male lion has evolved to specialize in the ability to fight, social life has allowed this specialization. Tigers simply couldn't afford to be so perfectly suited for the fight, they have other demands. They acquired certain traits that are naturally at odds with fighting, instead, they focused on hunting skill. Female lions hunt and provide food, the lion was allowed to relax in favor of other tasks specifically suited to his role in the social group. What it is basically to be fighting, in its essence. Now, you have to accept it, in this lion vs. tiger thing, the tiger is fighting against an all-terrain machine, the tiger's natural fighting ability is less than that of the lions. This does not mean that on any given day a tiger cannot kill a lion, but the male of the lion species is the better boxer, unlike the male of the tiger species. To deny this is to ignore the amazing planet we live on and how it works. You won't see any tiger hitting with this power: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4Od1aOPmsqqncY.html Nor dodge blows so fast: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWii2axvgdq9hrQ.html

@NatGeoWilder

17 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your insights on the lion vs. tiger debate! It's always fascinating to learn more about these magnificent creatures. In a real world scenario you are right, its not necessary the weight advantage tiger has will be beneficial. Lot of factors like age, environment etc. will play a role

@aristotels_aristotals

17 күн бұрын

@@NatGeoWilder It is not at all clear that the tiger has the size advantage over him. That just depends on the individual you choose. There are many lions that are bigger than tigers. But in a fair fight we are talking about two animals of similar size, age and physical condition.