Tigers of Central India

[Pckts]

Kabir Shah

My Kanha visits have always been special and so has it been this time too. KF was the only Mukki tiger I missed last year, but this time he was the showstopper!

This was clicked near Umarjhola lake.

*This image is copyright of its original author

Vijayarajan Muthu

While all of us are aware of the fact that Male Tigers biting the nape of females during copulation is a common behaviour, here's an interesting insight provided by British Zoologist Dr.Desmond Morris, in his 1990 book "Animalwatching : A Field Guide to Animal behaviour". Please do take a moment to read this. He states :
"Many male mammals can be seen to grab their mates by the scruff of the neck when mating. This neck-biting looks aggressive and even brutal, but it is not. In fact, it is a small behavioural trick played by the males on their females, enabling them to mount without too much difficulty. The neck bite acts as a pacifier and immobilizer. To find the reason for this, it is only necessary to look back what happens to young mammals when they are being transported by their mother. She picks them up by the scruff of their necks, holding them firmly but gently in her jaws. Their reaction to this is to lie immobile and to allow themselves to be transported without struggling. This is important if they have to be quickly removed to a safer place. When the adult mammal grabs his female in his jaws, she reacts as if she were his offspring. Programmed in infancy to lie still and not struggle when her mother bites in this manner, she automatically responds in the same way to her mate. In this fashion infantile responses can be usefully exploited as a technique that ensures a smooth copulation.”
Junior Banda & Umarpani Female, 2008, Kanha TR.

*This image is copyright of its original author

Kabir Shah


Unstoppable!
‪#‎KingfisherMale‬,
Umarjhola,
Mukki,
May 2016.

*This image is copyright of its original author

Rituraj Jaiswal‎
Kursapar pench mh handsome male June 16 

*This image is copyright of its original author

Reply