There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
(08-26-2017, 09:12 AM)Wolverine Wrote: And one final detail. Even the tiger had internal skeleton fractures (broken at leat one vertebra) he had no any visible outside injuries as Diamir2 mentioned. Even prawling he didn't leave any blood trail. As we noticed from the skull of that wild boar he was huge (his body mass assessed to around 180 kg) but his canine teeth were relatively small. So probably when the boar hit him in the spine he didn't make any flesh cut. Sherlok Holmes.
Peter, I am just a humble citizen enjoying his weekend... Probably it would be better to direct your questions towards the administration of Chingan National Reserve. But with your permission I would try to tell what exactly happen that dramatic winter. So:
THEFACTS
1. The tiger suffered from advanced cancer
2. He had fracture, broken part of the vertebral column
3. He had no visible external injuries and wounds
4. Before the struggle with the male wild boar his movements were relatively OK, he was able to walk and even to jump, but after he left the dead boars body his hind legs and tail were paralysed he start to prawl
THEPLOT
Winter of 2014. Somewhere in the debts of Russian snowy forests a reall Shakespearean drama is going on. Lonely male tiger suffering from cancer is staying under the trees. He is hungry and desperate. He is stalking the animals without result. In one moment a huge adult male wild boar appear close to him. In different circimstances even the tigers avoid adult male boars, who could be extremely dangerous but this tiger is desparately hungry and decide to take the risk of attack. After 4 jumps he is reaching the boar and succeed to kill him, but during the struggle due to declined health, strength and mobility as the result of tiger's desease the boar managed to puch him in the vertebral column breaking it (or maybe during the struggle the tiger hit his back in some stone) without making external wound. This cause paralysation of the tiger's back part of body and he leave the place of the hunt prawling his hind legs and tail. Even before meeting with the boar tiger was not too far from the dead but know his misery become total. The tiger is rescued by biologists but soon he die as result of the cancer metastases. That's really vary sad story both for the tiger and for the boar, but the history of Mother Russia is full with such sad stories. Lets move to something more joyfull.
The story was written by Mister Sherlock Holmes, 221 Baker street.