The Lion's Gentleness! A Discussion on How Tigers Raise Their Young
According to folklore, in today's natural world, cats occupy half the territory of carnivorous animals, and the top predator among them is the tiger. Tigers are fierce animals that mainly live in Asian forests. Modern tigers can be divided into 9 subspecies, but due to the extinction of the Siberian tiger (a branch of the Sea Tiger) and the Bali tiger and Java tiger, there are now only 6 species of tigers in the world.
Our country's tiger subspecies is the most numerous in the world. Excluding the extinct Xinjiang tiger (a branch of the Sea Tiger), there are 4 subspecies, namely Northeast tiger, South China tiger, Bengal tiger and Indochinese tiger.
Most of the time, tigers are depicted as fierce characters, often showing their claws and teeth. However, from the saying 'Tiger's mouth doesn't eat people', we can still see the warmth of tigers. That is when they are raising their young. But this 'gentleness' is relative, simply put, when tigers are raising their young, they are more cautious and alert.
It’s easy to understand that observing the behavior of dogs during raising their young will reveal that they are more fierce than usual, even towards their owners, and they exhibit a certain level of distrust, mainly because as mothers, dogs display extreme caution and fear of others harming their offspring. In the beginning of life, it starts with mating.
Although grown-up tigers are extremely fierce, they are very cute when they are young, with a ‘tiger-like’ appearance, and this vitality originates from the mating of the mother and father tigers. Most animals have a fixed period of estrus, such as African wildebeest, which generally comes into heat in summer, and North American caribou usually come into heat between mid-September and October.
From a large-scale data perspective, most female tigers come into heat between November and April of each year, and when the temperature drops, tigers will increase the frequency of mating. However, in practice, tigers do not have a fixed estrus period, and a healthy female tiger can come into heat at any time of the year, influenced by various factors, and the offspring is one of the most important factors. DuringIsTrue raising period, mother tigers will be particularly careful.
In addition, male tigers will kill or not kill offspring? Depends on whether they recognize them. Many people say that male tigers will not kill their own children, this is not accurate. If male tigers don’t recognize them, then they will not hesitate to kill, but in most cases, male tigers can recognize their own children, so they will not kill, which forms the illusion that they only kill non-blood relatives' offspring.
About this issue, the best example is the tiger King Chigil in the Indian Bandavaka National Park, when Chigil dominated the national park, it did not bite and kill its own cubs, but when it was old, it frequently fought with its two grandsons.
Tiger King Chigil
Teacher and Parent, Young Tiger Learning
Although 18 months old young tigers have mastered hunting skills, they don’t immediately leave their mothers to establish their own territories, as this is a relatively long period of time and it’s not appropriate to rush to take a step forward, so they generally stay around their mother’s territory, until their bodies become strong enough, about 5 years old, they will challenge other male tigers to expand their territory as far as possible. For example, the long-distance journey of the Bengal tiger named Chigil in 2019-2020, which covered a total distance of more than 6000 kilometers.
Regarding young tigers, it’s easier for male young tigers to leave their mothers to establish their own territories, as this is a relatively long period of time and it’s not appropriate to rush to take a step forward, so they generally stay around their mother’s territory, until their bodies become strong enough, about 5 years old, they will challenge other male tigers to expand their territory as far as possible. For example, the long-distance journey of the Bengal tiger named Chigil in 2019-2020, which covered a total distance of more than 6000 kilometers.
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