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05-13-2017, 09:37 AM( This post was last modified: 02-15-2018, 10:08 PM by Rishi )
(05-13-2017, 08:18 AM)Jimmy Wrote: Although, i feel upset with the Guzarat state's refusal, i can totally see the concern and caution taken by the authorities regarding this matter cause this is entirely new case for all scientists and experts. Nobody wants to be blamed and nobody knows precisely what to expect, like- Is Kuno a tiger's-first choice habitat or a lion's-first choice habitat and will it allow for a big pride to form for defence etc etc. During the starting phase it will likely go smoothly with plenty of space and prey but it will get intense as their numbers rise and during the dispersal process of young individuals when they will encounter another apex species and vice versa.
That statement might not be very true...Also the Indian records of natural history, suggest the dominance of lions was restricted from the Northwestern open river valleys to the western desert & adjoining arid lands...Mostly Punjab & Western UP. It never reached (or, as per another school of thought, were pushed back from) further south towards Vindhyas.
The kingdom of Kota, today's North western forest complex, was the only place where they coexisted..looks pretty successfully.
WESTERN Indian colloqial languages can't even differentiate well between the two...Both are called "Sher" & the Goddess can be depicted on either.
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Moving on to more proper accounts.
Here's an old parchment from a king's journal...
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Lavish Royal "hunts" by the Princes & the Ladies.
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IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, A LOT OF THE TIGERS WERE IN PAIRS, ALMOST IN ALL POTRAYALS.
I think it could have been a behavioral adaptation...