Personal Opinion & Speculations

[Rishi]

(04-06-2018, 02:45 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Considering lions in typical tiger habitat or tigers in typical lion habitat, wouldn't their coat colors cause considerable problems in their hunting capabilities?

(04-06-2018, 04:20 PM)sanjay Wrote: Yes, in some extent.. Tigers black stripe is more visible in open and plain grassland. Lion plain color can not hide well in tall grass, forest with lots of logs etc..

Not true! 

Tigers are extremely at home in grass & i don't mean Indian elephant grass. Here's paddy. It's 2-3 feet tall.

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...in tall grass though.

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And lions are extremely at home in dry forests too.

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In dense forest/mangroves you won't see your own outstretched arms! Tigers there use vegetation for cover, not camouflage. They have little need for the latter. Let's see how the lions of Gabon fare...

The camouflage isn't meant to work with bland greenery, where both would stand out equally.
It's meant to work with fallen leaves of the ground, branches & leaves of the undergrowth, alternating dry & wet grass, sunlight & shade... 

For example, Can you spot the lion/s in the following image?

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Did you? If yes, good, you have fine eyes. Now try a bit tougher.
This one is my favourite!

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I'm sorry for just wasting some of your time, but there is no lion (...or is there?) 
But you did spend time looking for it, didn't you?

It's another important aspect of camouflage. False positives!
If one have been to a jungle-safari he'd know how often we go, "Whoa! There's a lion/tiger... eeehhh.. nope.. That's just twigs..."

And the predator can be the way you're not looking! Reply