Freak Felids - A Discussion of History's Largest Felines

[Vinay]

(11-22-2016, 03:37 PM)ronron Wrote: Hello, i would know about one thing:

In the other hand, Tigers might diverge from Leopard/Jaguard/Lion lineage

I have found myself Snow Leopard look like more tiger than leopard, in particular for his massive face

Also one question about stripes, why Tigers are the only ones having those stripes among all big cats?

Due to the environment? swamp, forest, jungle...

Yes, Tigers and Snow Lepoards are closely related and evolved/diverged from one common ancestor.

One Grandma cat (like today's house cat size) --------> Intermediate cat-Clouded leopard ------> a and b

a) Snow leopard and Tiger
b) Lion,Jag and Leopard (for me, jag is leopard with some dots!)

Siberian... lite orange,lite stripes
Bengal.... medium orange,medium stripes
Sumatra... dark orange,thick stripes

So,more vegetation more thick color and stripes help the tiger to blend in.

It look funny how a big orange cat with black stripes in green jungle camouflages!! but it work just fine for tiger.

Scientist theory: Scientists say that many wild animals are color blind, or do not see vivid colors, instead they only see certain shades. This means that the tigers vertical stripes would then look like bands of shadow and light in the tall grass. The stripes break up and hide the outlines of its body as it hunts, making it hardly noticeable. Reply