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

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From the description of prof. Sysoev could be made important conclusion - some brown bears in Ussuriland not only scavenge tiger food but attach themselves to particular tiger or tiger family for prolonged periods of time - probably weeks or more and follow them. Same as some satellite jackals  called "kahl-boll" are doing in India with the significant difference that while jackal eat residuals of tiger prey big brown bears can displace or seriously injure a tigress or even kill young tiger (descripted in Sysoevs story "Amba"). If the bear is not enough big or is too old (as in Sysoevs story "Golden Rigma) the bear is doing exactly what is doing the jackal - wait until the tiger has finished with the meal. Brown bears seems to follow mainly tigresses or tiger families because they are eaisier to be displaced and intimidated. When tigress has a cubs probably she is more cautious because doesn't want to risk the lives of the cubs and easier to give way to the bear. The prove is the last years documentary case with the gigantic ar. 400 kg bear Hlamida following and displacing persistently almost a month a tigress with subadult cubs.

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