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

[brotherbear]

Very nice post Shadow. In the wilderness, I believe that tigers normally choose bears at least 100 pounds ( 45 kg ) smaller than themselves as potential prey. It is my opinion that occasionally  a tiger will misjudge the size of the bear and end up in a bloody battle with a mature grizzly she-bear; a hard-earned meal. A grizzly normally leaves his mother at three or four years old and it is these sub-adults that a tiger will most often target. 
On the other side of the coin, a grizzly that dares to challenge a tiger over a carcass will only challenge a big cat smaller than himself; probably by two or three hundred pounds. I believe it is more about the size rather than the sex of the tiger. Neither the tiger nor the grizzly has a desire to find his fighting limitations. When a wild beast is injured, there is no first aid or emergency room for him. Life in the wild is harsh. 
 
There probably has been fierce bloody battles between full-grown males of both species ( over the past million years I'm sure ). My old friend Charger1 saidi it best I believe, "It would be a case of unstoppable force meets immovable object. Anything can happen." Reply