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

[Wolverine]

Reason for scavenging of wolf kills by brown bears which probably could be applied for the brown bears and tigers as well:

"Additionally, grizzly bears now take advantage of the predatory behavior of wolves by waiting for the wolves to finish hunting and then contesting the wolves for access to the carcasses of their kill (Smith et al., 2003). As a result of being the larger animal in these standoffs, bears usually win, giving them access to food without the work involved in actually tracking down and killing the prey themselves (Smith et al., 2003). In addition to the obvious benefit of being able to consume this food, the grizzly bear populations do not have to expend the energy to hunt, as they now have a species that virtually does the hunting for them (Smith et al., 2003)."

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