Personal Opinion & Speculations

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If a Bengal tiger is to be introduced in Africa, then it will take time for him/her to adjust to the environment or climate around them. If it comes in contact with a small lion pride, then it will fight till his last breath. It will fight very ferociously. But it will be defeated as a small lion pride contains 1 to 2 male lions and 3 to 4 lionesses. All these pride members will be seriously injured. 1 or 2 will be dead most certainly. But I have a doubt if one male lion of pride is killed the other lions will retreat or fight till their death is interesting aspect. If they retreat then tiger wins. If male lion is roaming alone with some work like scent marking territory then he will be killed. Killing 3 to 4 lionesses later will also be extremely difficult for the male tiger but probably will find a way at last. It will learn many lessons here. Next time he will avoid such pride. But if it is a big pride then it will be easily killed. It will live secretive life or prefer to live such life. It will surely climb trees. Then he will face one by one individual lions. Or there is a possibility that while separating from mother brothers will unite and try to hunt together. Even tigresses can do the same. They will sire many cubs for exerting their dominance. They will mostly live in such groups. They will easily kill cape buffalos as they kill gaurs easily in the Indian subcontinent. Even tigresses will try to hunt cape buffalo but won’t be as successful I think so. They may prefer bigger species of deer. But if the tiger were to be in confrontation with hyenas what will happen? We see in documentaries of ngc a male lion will kill one hyena then other hyenas retreat. The same may happen with tigers too. It may kill one or two hyenas other hyenas run away. If a tigress faces hyenas, then it will also kill one or two if not it may retreat into a tree. If it has cubs, it will surely fight ferociously till death and will leave hyenas running away thus saving cubs. Reply