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John Varty & Tiger Canyon
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  *This image is copyright of its original author marselvanoosten - Like father like son. When tiger cubs are born, the female is alone - the father usually has nothing to do with the birth or rearing of his cubs. In each litter, there is likely to be one dominant cub - usually a stronger, larger male. This cub will lead his pack of siblings and dictate to them when they should sleep, play and eat. This cub will continue to dominate them until they leave their mother to become independent. He will eat more than them and be favored by the mother. By about eight weeks, they will leave the concealment of their den and their mother will begin teaching them how to hunt for their own prey. Male cubs are more adventurous than their female siblings, which may account for the survival rate of females being higher. In this image you see the dominant cub chilling next to its father. Photographed during our recent stay @tigercanyon_sa |
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