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

[peter]

ON THE SIZE OF CAPTIVE AMUR TIGERS - VIII

VIII.1 - Introduction

This post has a story I saw on a blog. The first time I read it, I couldn't make head or tails of it. Over time, however, that changed. Although it in some ways almost compares to a poem, my adviced is to take it serious. The author knows about tigers in general and this one in particular.  

The story is about tiger 'Bengari' (no. 49 of the table). In most respects, 'Bengari' was of average size. The difference with other tigers is he was much more robust. His head in particular was impressive. Although he was offered many opportunities to pass on his genes, 'Bengari' didn't succeed. For some reason, he, as far as I know, killed all females to which he was introduced. 

Very sad, but it happens every now and then. Keepers do everything they can, but some males never breed. Same, by the way, for wild male tigers. I know of different well-documented stories.   

I first heard about this tiger about a decade ago, when our mod 'GrizzlyClaws' posted about him on a thread of the former AVA forum. I printed the post and stored it. A few months ago, 'Betty' sent me the link to the blog. 

This is my last post of this year. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 

VIII.2 - 'Bengari'

When scanning the story, I missed a few sentences. A pity, but I assume those interested will be able to find the original.  

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