White, Black & Golden Tigers

[parvez]

(03-02-2017, 07:26 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(02-16-2017, 10:33 AM)parvez Wrote: Sorry for posting statement but I was unable to resist myself from sharing with everyone. 
The reason for black tigers may be to camaflogue during night times. It is well known that many herbivores cannot distinguish colours. To capitalize on this aspect too, they may prefer to be black. These tigers must have had low hunting success rate they must have been struggling to hunt in previous generations due to various reasons. This must have through various generations led to development of pigment responsible for black colour. With this their camaflogue during night increases with possibility of increased success rates. This is just an opinion.

That's a theory but I feel as though it can be contradicted by the recently discovered golden tabby tiger in kaziranga which essentially went the exact opposite route.

I have my own opinions on that too. Kaziranga has a wide range or diverse vegetation with lots of colours. To blend in that colours for camaflogue they must have developed the pigment for golden tabby colour over generations. Of course low hunting rates must have been the case here too.  Surrounding animals must have get used to colour of tiger and must be oversmarting the tigers making them hard to hunt. Tigers must have sensed it and must have gradually developed the golden tabby colour. Though this is just a theory i strongly believe i may be right. Reply