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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 10:19:58 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 10:23:58 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 10:26:55 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 10:30:07 GMT -5
This is a personal Email that smedz got from the Singinawa jungle lodge reservations in India. The question was, do you know what the normal outcome is when sloth bears and tigers fight each other? The answer was "THE BEAR MOSTLY HAS THE UPPER HAND IN A TIGER VS BEAR DUEL"
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 11:05:07 GMT -5
LOOKS LIKE 2 BENGAL TIGERS WONT ATTACK A SLOTH BEAR HEAD ON. THE SLOTH BEAR DRINKS FIRST.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 11:09:25 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 11:11:49 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 11:13:45 GMT -5
Valmik Thapar has observed a sloth bear hold its own against a male tiger named Genghis. He has also seen sloth bears walk past tigers without showing signs of fear or concern. He mentioned six cases where a sloth bear fought off a tigress.
There are about a hundred to 150 sloth bears in and around the park (Ranthambore National Park). The tigers and sloth bears keep their distance from each other. Unlike leopards, which are submissive with tigers, and sometimes even fall victim to them, the bear remains unperturbed and I have witnessed bears walking past tigers without any great concern.
The tiger remains alert, watching them move away, but does not adopt an aggressive posture. Only once did I see Genghis, who was a particularly agressive tiger, charge an unsuspecting sloth bear; both bear and tiger slapped each other with their forelegs and finally the bear retreated. But both seemed to respect each other's presence.
(Thapar 1989)
books.google.com.br/books?ei=kcL1UZ7HIITY9ASZq4HIAQ&id=2KAsAAAAYAAJ&dq=tigers+the+secret+life&q=genghis&hl=pt-BR#search_anchor
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 11:21:14 GMT -5
INDIAN BIOLOGIST YOGANAND:
Tiger activity does not seem to influence bear activity timings. The hourly activities of both species (in dry and cold seasons) were strongly positively correlated, even after controlling for the effect of temperature. They both were mainly crepuscular and nocturnal in activity and were probably influenced by the same thermal factors or an endogenous rhythm. Tigers showed a more bimodal pattern of activity than sloth bears, which was because of more daytime activity and much less post-midnight activity. This kind of increased day activity could be caused by the more thermal-buffered microhabitats (shaded, riverine habitats, etc.) the tigers used, and by the different foraging behaviours and underlying physiologies of both species. I did not find any evidence to support the hypothesis that bears avoid encountering tigers (reduce predation risk) by choosing a different timing to be active. Joshi et al. (1999) believed that to have happened in Chitwan NP, Nepal, but did not present evidence to support it. American black bears are reported to avoid brown bears by being active at a different period (Aune 1994). Many prey species are known to avoid predation risk by temporal and spatial segregation from the predators (Clarke 1983, Caldwell 1986, Ferguson et al. 1988, Lima 1988, Lima and Dill 1990).
Tiger avoidance may not be a primary force in shaping the diet activity of sloth bear, because they do not seem to have a strictly prey-predator association. Tigers do prey on sloth bear (Laurie and Seidensticker 1977, Joshi et al. 1999, unpublished data), but the killings may happen primarily during close encounters between them, and not as a case of hunting. Sloth bears are aggressive, strong, with sharp claws and large canine teeth and they could inflict serious injuries on tigers. There have been instances when tigers have been injured or chased away by sloth bears or both withdrew during such close encounters (Joshi et al. 1999, personal observations). So, the tigers too may perceive a risk and therefore avoid encountering bears. For the bears, tigers may just be adversaries, with the outcome risky mainly when encountered suddenly. Therefore, it may not be critical for sloth bears to avoid the timings when tigers are active. Sloth bears in Panna NP did not seem to avoid tigers spatially either. They frequently use habitats such as escarpments (see Chapter 6: Space Use and Habitat Selection) that tigers also frequently used. Escarpment habitat offers suitable daytime resting sites for both species and they use this habitat frequently and simultaneously.
redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_162593394393120&key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&libId=kqxytl2v0102ylrr000MLt0eszv9i1go4&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fdomainofthebears.proboards.com%2Fthread%2F772%2Fsloth-bear-tiger%3Fpage%3D17&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fetheses.saurashtrauniversity.edu%2F593%2F1%2Fyoganand_k_wildlife%2520science.pdf&title=Sloth%20Bear%20vs%20Tiger%20%7C%20Domain%20Of%20The%20Bears&txt=etheses.saurashtrauniversity.edu%2F593%2F1%2Fyoganand_k_wildlife%2520science.pdf
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Post by arctozilla on Jul 10, 2021 11:23:29 GMT -5
Nice thread! I'm finally back.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 11:25:05 GMT -5
In Chitwan National Park, Nepal, where there are sloth bears, its looks like the tiger predation is 0%
Diet of Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Abstract and Figures
We studied the diet of the Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, by identifying 109 prey items from 85 tiger scats. Tigers in this region fed upon eight different mammal species. Chital (Axis axis) was the major prey with a frequency of 45% of the Tigers’ diet. The occurrence of other prey species included sambar (Cervus unicolor, 23%), wild pig (Sus scrofa, 15%), hog deer (Axis porcinus, 9%), barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak, 4%), and gaur (Bos gaurus, 2%). Tigers also hunted livestock, but this prey comprised a small component of the relative biomass (buffalo 5% and cow 2%). Our study suggests that the tiger depends mostly upon wild prey for its subsistence in the Chitwan National Park, but will also sporadically hunt livestock.
www.researchgate.net/publication/320263844_Diet_of_Bengal_Tigers_Panthera_tigris_tigris_in_Chitwan_National_Park_Nepal
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Post by arctozilla on Jul 10, 2021 11:57:14 GMT -5
/\Oh shit nice, this says enough. I think this study will make tiger fanboys oofed.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 17:31:25 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Sept 12, 2021 13:28:54 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Sept 15, 2021 11:51:41 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 15, 2021 12:05:29 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Sept 16, 2021 0:18:00 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Sept 16, 2021 0:30:43 GMT -5
So we have three cases of sloth bears owning adult male tigers. 1.) Male dominant tiger Matkasur tries to kill female sloth bear but gets owned. 2.) Mother sloth bear scares away two tigers (Ustaad and his wife). 3.) Male dominant tiger Khali attacks a sloth bear by surprise but gets owned.
But as usual tiger fantards will say “NOOOOOO! Those tigers weren't hungry nor serious, they were just playing around, etc.” but when they see a vid of a grizzly running away from a cougar they'd use it as “valuable proof” that bears are cowards.
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 16, 2021 0:42:31 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Sept 16, 2021 7:03:39 GMT -5
Yeah but the problem is that the tiger was 12 years old, it was sick and old.
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