Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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(10-02-2019, 08:39 PM)peter Wrote:

(10-02-2019, 12:18 AM)Nyers Wrote: Update on this case 
5 days later tiger unfortunately was dead. But after autopsy vets found a real cause of death - kidney and adrenal gland cancer and maybe this was the reason why paralyzed his hind legs

https://www.tvc.ru/news/show/id/31664

This is largely correct. The tiger, eaten by cancer and, as a result, partly paralyzed, was close to death before he attacked the wild boar. Based on what's known, the wild boar was able to get out of the grip of the tiger. Realizing the tiger wasn't able to move properly, the wild boar returned the favour. As a result of his attack, the tiger was badly injured in the region of the spine. It was the last thing he did: in spite of his bad condition and his injuries, the tiger killed the boar. After the fight, the tiger, unable to walk, left the scene of the fight. Following the unusual tracks he had left in the snow, they found him lying close to a road about 10 km. away. 

The size of the skull and the canines suggest the wild boar was a quite large animal. It's quite incredible that the tiger, badly affected by cancer, was able to kill him and then covered a distance of 10 km. using his front limbs only. You can find the details in the tiger extinction thread. 

An adult male wild boar is a dangerous adversary for any big cat. The are numerous reliable reports about tigers killed by wild boars in India, where they can reach 350 pounds (158,76 kg.) at times. In central parts of Asia, wild boars are larger. At the level of averages, the Ussuri wild boar is the largest of all subspecies. Adult males not seldom reach 400 pounds (181,44 kg.) in the Russian Far East.

1.This tiger wasn't injured.
he died only of lymphoma
2.these are very old reports, their reliability is doubtful Reply