ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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"Does a tiger also leave a long and deep scratch mark when he climbs a tree? No."

We/I have no idea what a climbing scratch mark looks like compared to a non climbing one because I know that I have never seen both to compare nor read anything that states the difference.

" When he goes down, the claws unhook and the tiger more or less jumps down, at times in stages. Hindfeet first. What do we see when a tiger has climbed a tree? Not much. If there is a mark, it is deep and not elongated."

Check out the video with Bokha, he begins higher up on the tree, slides down the tree and still has his back claws stuck in the base of the tree slightly higher off the ground and is fully stretched out and scratching the tree the same way they do when they are on the base. His claws are forward facing as well, which I still have not read that is the disguinshing factor.
Have you read anything that states that they don't measure claw marks from the side as oppose to the front of the tree?

I would think that they would simply measure where the claw marks start, and a large cat dragging their claws down a tree as they repel would make deep marks I'm sure. 

Tigers are actually pretty solid climbers, you can look up lots of captive tigers climbing high up poles and trees, even eating and swiping at food while high up. Even lions are pretty capable climbers as well, its really very impressive.
(nothing to do with the debate, just something I noticed when searching the topic) Reply