Big cat and Bear tale

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(05-10-2017, 02:06 PM)Rishi Wrote: Anyway, Himalayan BlackBears are THE most aggressive & dangerous animal of the Subcontinent...Probably the largest of black bears along with the Ussuri.
Jim Corbett documents a case of one driving off a resident male tiger in his memoirs "The temple tiger". 
It reads something like this: 

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Yes its an awesome story. But two very important takeaway from the story are :

1. It was sneak attack by the bear and yet at the final moment he launched the attack on the tiger but instead of being surprised and backing away, The tiger roared and faced the bear head on.
2. All this after according to Corbett that was the biggest himalayan bear he had ever seen.

3. After the whole saga upon checking the bear body there was blood dripping from several parts and even corbett admitted it was a real fight and one was bound to die. However the tiger was on usual activity during the next few days and showed no signs of injury. 

Hence it can be said the individual participating in the fight matters alot. Even against the surprise attack, size of the bear here was a tiger who was a confident male in prime and was not ready to take any crap from any other predator during feast time. So the intent and confidence of any individual is gold during any such encounter. Reply