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03-02-2018, 08:10 PM
( This post was last modified: 03-03-2018, 07:19 AM by Rishi
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@Pckts No, it's a female bear & her adolescent cub, who did a "tactical retreat".
The incident is making headlines! He was lying in the water when the two came to drink. They tried to get back into the forest but Matkasur had already spotted them & went straight for the mother! But these viral videos only show the start & the end. The middle part is what should interest a Wildfacter... An elaborate game of cat & mouse (albeit with inverted outcome) where every time the bear tries to retire, Matkasur keeps tailing her & get charged back, several times until he finally had had enough! (Personal input: I've been told it's their classic modus-operandi against bears, to keep harassing it until it makes a wrong move & presents an opening.) Feast your eyes.  I do not know if this was posted before, if so, I am sorry. I think this is interesting because it shows clearly how bigger the tiger is ( almost certainly a siberian ) compared to a full grown lion and how immediately the tiger stands on hind legs and box with front paws . By the way, the video showing Matkasur fighting with the bear is absolutely amazing. I remember very well how easily a tiger from Kanha killed a sloth bear in another youtube video. This might be explained by experience.   
I just watched the video and inquired about it to get a sense of what really happened because Sloth Bears and Tigers in general have a no conflict policy and it turns out, Matkasur's two little cubs along with Maya were nearby and Matkasur saw the female sloth bear as a possible threat so it wanted to keep the female sloth bear away from entering the waterhole. this was no predation attempt, Matkasur was not on empty stomach and obviously wasnt hunting for food. being a resident male and a very protective father, he did whatever he could to keep the sloth bear away and succeeded in doing so. if you watch the end of the video, even after being chased by the female bear. he made sure to not give her access to the waterhole. eventually the bear turned back and dissappeared deep into the forest. Tigers and Sloth bears usually share waterholes but when a mother tigress is nursing or if the tiger cubs are still in their sub adult stages, Sloth bears are usually not allowed anywhere near them. this reminds me of the time when Wagdoh clan confronted a sloth bear over a waterhole, obviously drawn by thirst. sometimes there really isnt a choice. for those of you that havent seen this before.
 *This image is copyright of its original author large male Sloth bear trying to scare the female cub, while Wagdoh was asleep.  *This image is copyright of its original author Wagdoh waking up to see a Sloth bear trying to scare off the cub.  *This image is copyright of its original author full story this sloth bear, drawn by thirst came very close to the artificial water hole where 6 tigers were present (male,female and 4 cubs). only 1 cub noticed it and moved even closer until the bear saw it..there was a stand off for couple of seconds and bear stood up on its hind legs..but the bold cub stood its ground..this commotion woke up the male tiger, who was sleeping in water hole, almost invisible..after seeing the bear, this huge male moved in with unbelievable speed..followed by 2 cubs and the tigress!!!
Mayank Purohit
Sighting of a lifetime.. When the hyena scared the crap out of a feline. . . It was late in the evening when we were about to call it quits because of the light condition, and the leopard, seen on the tree, disappeared into the bushes, and the Hyena was just roaming around a carcass of a blue bull, uninterested. But then suddenly, the hyena saw the leopard before we saw it, and in the next few seconds, things escalated quickly; with the Leopard on the tree and the Hyena jumping up to get a bite of its tail. Tried capturing the whole sequence but this was one of the clearest ones I could get. . . The Leopard (Panthera pardus) and The Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) . Canon Gear Jhalana, India February 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author
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