Amur Tigers

[Apex Titan]

Initially, (last century) it was previously assumed by some researchers that tigers prey on bears when ungulate populations decline, but this opinion was debunked by modern scientific research (1992-2022). Studies and observations made by numerous researchers and biologists in both the Primorsky and Khabarovsk regions show that some tigers habitually hunt bears, and actually prefer killing and eating bears (brown & black bears) instead of ungulate prey animals.

Scientific field research confirms that habitual bear-hunting tigers like 'Dale' (M20) exhibited completely normal and common behaviour for tigers. The tiger 'Ochkarik' is another perfect example of an habitual bear-killer. A report from 2017 confirms that tigers habitually hunting bears is normal.


 In particular, the recording shows how a large Amur tiger is trying to crawl into the grotto, while in the next recording, a female Far Eastern leopard comes out of the shelter, IA PrimaMedia reports. ...

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Viktor Storozhuk, a Russian researcher from 'Land of the Leopard' reported:

“We specifically checked this cave, making sure that there is only one entrance to it ... There is no need for a tiger to hunt a leopard, most likely, he was looking for a wintering bear in a cave. Some striped predators prefer this "delicacy" to ungulates, this is normal behaviour for them," said Viktor Storozhuk, a research engineer at the Land of the Leopard Federal State Budgetary Institution.

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https://iz.ru/677772/2017-12-01/tigr-i-l...-natcparke

https://primamedia.ru/news/650351/

Bears are one of the Amur tigers top favourite prey, so much so, that their importance in the tigers diet is second only to wild boar and red deer. Some tigers even prefer hunting and eating bears over all ungulate prey animals, with bears (brown bears & black bears) making up a large significant portion of the tigers diet in the summer and fall. Reply