Tiger vs Lion Accounts.
1.) - "In the records of the Roman arena we found that the tiger was usually victorious in such a combat." - Wild Animals in and out of the Zoo by William M. Mann, Director, National Zoological Park, Vol. 6 of the Smithsonian Scientific Series, 1930, p. 82
2.) http://www.rudimentsofwisdom.com/pages/tigers.htm } "In fights between a tiger and a lion in the wild, the tiger is usually the winner." -The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia by Tim Hunkin
3.) - "The question is often raised whether the lion or the tiger is the more formidable beast. The evidence seems to be in favor of the latter, for cases are on record of tigers in captivity killing lions, but there appears to be no known instance of a lion killing a full-grown tiger." http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost...ng+of+Beasts%3F
4.) 60 lions where killed by tigers, so this Is equal to 60 accounts
64.) “In 1857 a tiger at Bromwich broke into the cage of a lion and a fearful scene ensued: ‘the lions mane saved his head and neck from being much injured, but the tiger at last succeeded in ripping up his belly, and in a few minutes he was dead. -The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin”
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65.) 4 Lions where killed.
“ George Stubbs, the most famous and original animal painter of his time who was just reaching his peak in 1759, liked to display combats of lion versus tiger, though he did not commit the egregious mistake made in James Ward’s animal pictures painted later in the century where the lion symbolizes Britain and the tiger India; in reality, as we know very clearly from the obscene animal fights staged by the Ancient Romans in the arena, the tiger would win in such a sight every time.” (pg. 163) - 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World
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69.) Lion against Tiger
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An extaordinary combat in which the king of the beasts was vanquished in a batle to the death.
If there is one problem which caused much talk and good-natured discusion among naturalists and hunters - one subject othen debated and never settled - it has been the question of realtive strength between the Lion and the Tiger. East Indian Shikaries, or native hunters and mighty English nimrods of Bengal have maintained that the Tiger is the true king of the cat family and able to thrash any Lion that ever roared by nightfull. Other Englishmen who have hunted in South Africa as sloutly declare that the Lion is what the picture books have ever made him - monarch of all beasts and un over-match for any Tiger that may question his royal diginity.
The Asiatic Lion - or, at least, the yellow beast of Hindostan - is acknowledged to be too small and too limorous to cope with the Bengal Tiger, while the Tiger does not inhabit Africa, the homes of the gigantic black mained and created Lione, largest of their family. A meeting on equal terms the Asiatic Tiger and an African Lion would be the only really satisfactory test of the powers of the two great cats, and until a few weeks ago such a meeting had never occured.
On the morning of November 10th both animlals were reported wild with hunger and in their prime condition for the fray. Everybody hastened to the arena, and there fror hours they were entertianed royally by the prince.
Each beast had been transfered from his pen into a wooden cage, and these cages were then rolled into the arena. Ropes were attached to the fastenings of the doors, and the Gaekwur, purched on high in his royal box with the English realdent and several other diguitaries, trook the ropes in hand.
The Tiger was the first to emerge, darting into the ring with a frightful snarl. There was a shout of terror and admiration as the great beast, brown and black and yellow, went racing around the enclosure. No such Tiger had ever been seen in Baroda, and the English declared that the animal was a large man-eater as was ever caught in India. He was evidently more than ten feet long, over fourteen tail and all, and over four feet high at the shoulder. His teeth were long and white, with claws of tremendous strength and his shoulders great masses of tendons, moving with supple grace.
Restore the prince could answer and great yellow bend came through the door of the second cage, and the Lion leasurlely came decended into the arena. If the Tiger was the personificationof graceful strength nad supple energy, the Lion was the embodiment of massive power and muscle. Carrying his head more proudly than the Tiger, he lookeed taller, while his heavy mane gave him the appearance of greater size - an appearance made more conclusive by evidently large diameter of the huge legs and the bulk of his enormous paws.
There was little time for further speculation, for the Tiger was crawling forward, crouched almost flat upon the ground and evidentl measuring the distance for a spring, while the Lion, lashing, his sides with his heavy tail, emiltled a deep-voice roar. The Tiger got his balance gauged and rose into the air like a great yellow rocket. As he shot through space the Lion rose on his hind legs and recieved him even as the Highlanders at waterloo took Napoleons cavalry uopn their bayonets. There was a crash, a chorus of horrible yells and blood-curdling snarls, and then the two great bodies rolled over and over in a cloaud of sand.
The mighty fighters regained their feet and shook themselves free. As they parted from the clinch the Lion slung his right paw squarely at the Tiger's head. The blow shot in so fast that even the supple cat could not avoid the stroke, and the huge claws ripped away an ear and tore the skin on the Tiger's head in frightful fashion. Over in and a heep rolled the Tiger, and the Lion rushed in to complete its victory. His claws tore only dust, for the Tiger, regaining his presense of mind, twisted aside and escaped annihitation.
The Lion advanced, growling, lashing with his tail, and evidently looking for a chance to deal one decisive blow. The Tiger retreated , feinting from side to side, till he felt his tail brush the wood of the side wall, Then, just as the Lion rushed on, the Tiger sprang high in to the air and bounded clearly over his enemy's back landing twenty feet away. There was a roar of applause and the lion looked disgusted
Again the Lion forced the Tiger back against the wall. This time, instead of escaping with a leap, the Tiger suddenly ran in, head almost to the ground, aiming for the Lion's legs. Atlas met him with a downward wack which would of broken the neck of a bull, but did not even shake the Tiger's head. Then they rose on their hind legs, exactly as fighting dogs are othen seen to do, and exchanged right and left swings for at least three minutes, while the crowd went wild with delight and cheered like madmen.
Infighting did not seem to please either combatant. When they broke away they were seamed and gashed and the blood was pouring down their flanks. The Tiger had landed three blows to the Lion's one, but the Lion swings evidently bad much more force in them, for the gashes in the Tiger's hide were deeper and apparently the more enfeebling. The Tiger slunk away and hugged the wall, trying to regain his wind, while Atlas roaring furiously, stood his ground in the centre, the blood dripping from twenty ugly wounds.
After a few moments' rest the Tiger came forward and began to circle round and round the enemy. A couple of short rushes by the Lion failed to effect anything and the African monarch worried. Seeing an apparently favourable opening, he charged at the Tiger who darted out of danger, and then, turning like a bird upon the wing, leaped upon the Lion's back. There was another fearful struggle; the big bodies, now streaked with blood and brown with dust, rolled half way across the ring and the Lion shook himself free, delivering one of his terrible right swings as the Tiger backed away. The jungle terror, staggered by the blow, made off to a safe distance and then sat upon his haunches, watching and studying the effect of the last tussle.
The Lion had been badly mauled. There were two long rips across his back, and blood streamed from deep tooth prints on his shoulders. He was panting hoursely, and it was evident that his wind was not as good as his adversary's. The Tiger inspected him for a moment and then came circling on again. There was another bull-like rush by the Lion, and the Tiger met him fairly, plying his claws like a demon. When the next breathing spell came out, the Lion, evidently out of breath sank heavily to his kness, while the Tiger, his stripes obliterated by the fast flowing blood, seemed far the stronger of the two.
It was the Tiger's fight and he knew it. He sprang at the staggering Lion, took a fearful chop on the nose without flinching and set his teeth in to the African's bary throat. They wrestled desperately, and the Lion's heavy mane saved him from suffocation. Great mouthfulls of long cosrse hair catching in the Tiger's teeth not only preventing him from getting a death grip, but so interfered with his with his respiration that he had to release the hold, whereupon the Lion swatted him with a tremendous uppercut and snt him tumbling twenty feet away.
It was evidently nearing the finish, despite the rallying power and the indoubtable couarge of the Lion. He could hardly turn to follow the motions of the Tiger, and the striped fellow, still strong upon his legs was again moving snake-like around his victim. The Tiger darted and the Lion missed clean with both claws. Over they went; the Tiger worked fore and hind paws frantically, and in less than fourty seconds had ripped the Lion's body fairly into shreds. Atlas, with one last effort, threw the Tiger off, strove to roar, fell prostrate on the sand and died.
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72.) Despite extensive rumours to the contrary the film was not about lions and tigers specifically. It covered a wide variety of animals including the mongoose, snakes, wolves, dogs, and finally, a lion and tiger.
The fight was staged in a caged arena and the tiger is said to have injured the lion's hind leg. This disabled the animal enough for the tiger to apply a hold to the neck, shake the lion, and perhaps break the spine. The tiger suffered some claw and bite marks, but had seemingly gained the advantage from having administered the leg injury.
-Korean Pit fight.
73.) -4 lions where killed by local tigers, therefore is it equal to four accounts.
In the 1930s the Maharajah of Gwalior carried out an interesting experiment.
He believed that lions had once inhabited the local forests and chose to import three pairs of African Lions as breeding stock.
The selected release area was the Shivpuri-Sheopur forest which covered over 1,000 square-miles. A walled enclosure allowed for acclimatization.
As was typical of the day, live food was provided in the form of buffalos. Baiting of this type is now illegal in India.
In four years within the enclosure the Lions thrived and bred. They were then released into the surrounding area in pairs. Of the original six, one pair were shot as they turned to attacking local livestock; had these lions not been killed it is likely they may have turned man-eater, or been poisoned by the villagers.
The other lions spread out in the forest, but were apparently mauled and killed by the local tigers
77.) “In the Middle Ages a few lions were kept in European menageries in Germany, England France and Italy. The best known of these early zoological collections was one belonging to Henry I of England that was eventually moved to the Tower of London, where it remained until 1840. Occasionally lions where forced to fight tigers, but apparently the tigers always won.” - Wild Cats of the World by Mel and Fiona Sunquist
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78.) This observation was confirmed more recently in the 1950’s by a keeper in the Bronx Zoo, where a lion cub named Zambezi and a young tiger named Ranee were raised together. There occasional fights always resulted in a victory for the tiger. Alfred Martini, the keeper, described the tiger as being the better fighter, “like a clever boxer against a heavy hitter, shrewder and trickier.” (Mel and Fiona Sunquist, 2002 page 287)
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79.) A tiger expert pointed out there was a large tiger that none of his lions could beat. It is claimed to be a large Siberian, but it may actually be a large Bengal named Raj, that Clyde stated would score no less then a draw in a fight with a lion. It was also stated by the tiger expert that one of Clyde Beatty’s best lions was killed by a tiger.
-Dave Hoover
80.) Tiger kills a lion 1882.
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They have accidentally gotten into each otherÂ’s cages, and the tiger has killed the lion. As regard to their comparative courage in the presence of man, all evidence is in favor of the tiger. Yet the poets nearly always insist on having it the other way. (pg 497)
- A Handy Book of Curious Information
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“ George Stubbs, the most famous and original animal painter of his time who was just reaching his peak in 1759, liked to display combats of lion versus tiger, though he did not commit the egregious mistake made in James Ward’s animal pictures painted later in the century where the lion symbolizes Britain and the tiger India; in reality, as we know very clearly from the obscene animal fights staged by the Ancient Romans in the arena, the tiger would win in such a sight every time.” (pg. 163) - 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World
83.) Huerta, a 2-year-old Nubian lion, was killed yesterday in a terrific battle with Rajah, a big Bengal tiger, In Bronx Park Zoo. Keepers and attendants made fruitless attempts to stop the bloody duel. It was an unequal combat, Rajah being; nearly twice the size of his opponent, but Huerta fought gamely until he was cornered and killed by the snap of Rajah's Jaws across the back of his neck. In some unexplained manner the door between the cages of the two denizens of the Jungle became unbarred during the night, and Huerta got Into Rajah's cage 'about 7 o'clock this morning and immediately the battle began. Huerta had the better of the fight during the first few minutes. He seemed as anxious for the fray as the big tiger, and was poised for a leap at Rajah's throat when the tiger got the death grip. With the body of the lion lying inert on the floor, Rajah sniffed at it a few times to satisfy himself that he had completed his work, and then backed into a corner, where he began administering to his own wounds. He had not come out of the fight unscathed. One ear was chewed off, his neck and back had been lacerated, and he may lose an eye.
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89.) “ The lion is a less active animal than the tiger, and apparently not so powerful; in every case of a fight between the two in a menagerie the tiger has invariably killed his opponent.” (Referring to the Asiatic lion) (pg. 212) - Big Game Shooting by Clive Phillipps- Wolley 
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91.)" Historians in Italy said they supported the tiger. A famous lion called Cero II had killed many beasterii and had made a great name for himself. However this lion was killed and eaten by a tiger. However it should be noted that Cero II had been injured in an earlier battle. "
92.) “When the ancient Romans set tiger against lion in the Coliseum, the tiger invariably won…” - The Living Edens
93.) 1865 Female tiger kills male lion in Birmingham zoo.
c1957 Tiger kills a lion in a circus --Guiness book of records
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98.) Because their mother refused to nurse them, the two female animals in this compartment were reared together by hand from early infancy. They are firm friends and strongly resent separation. While Zambezi is inclined to be rough and aggressive, Ranee easily dominates her. In the middle of the floor, two beautiful cats lie sleeping cheek to cheek. Ranee is a brilliantly marked tigress, Zambesi, a softly colored lioness. Now Zambesi opened her eyes a lazily licks Ranee’s head. The tigress welcomes this attention by offering her forehead. This is a sight worth seeing, for the lion and the tiger are by nature deadly enemies who will spring to destroy each other. That is their instinct. But this instinct has vanished from this pair, who grew up together, cared for by one the same human mother. This hand-raising is not unusual in zoos when an animal mother refused to nurse her children. And so these two were reared as sisters from the time they were tiny cubs. Playful and affectionate together, they rub foreheads, wash each other down, and sleep so close that the tiger’s stripes mingle with the lion’s sandy fur. One in a while they will have a spat. Though the lioness usually starts it with a flash of ill-temper, the tigress always wins. Their keeper, Alfred Martini, says the tigress is a better fighter. “She is like a clever boxer against a heavy hitter, shrewder and trickier.”
99.) The tiger is a rare jewel in a treasure chest of truly spectacular Indian wildlife. When the ancient Romans set tiger against lion in the coliseum, the tiger invariably won. In some ways, the tiger is the ultimate predator. -PBS.ORG
http://www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/a_tiger.htm
100.) Also when it comes to Tigers vs Lions. Cal Riter in his book "Tigers in the Jungle", states, "the mane offers little protection against the tigers onslaught." Chapter 5; Page-56. "Hardly recall many cases of lions winning against tigers."
101.) In 1857 a tiger at Bromwich broke into the cage of a lion and a fearful scene ensued: ‘the lions mane saved his head and neck from being much injured, but the tiger at last succeeded in ripping up his belly, and in a few minutes he was dead. -The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin”
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102.) 1900 Trainers account mentions tiger attacking male lion and killing him quickly --Guiness book of records
103.) JB: This is Earth and Sky, with a listener's question. He writes, "Why are lions sometimes called 'the king of beasts'?"
DB: People have made this association for a couple of thousand years at least. But lions are not the biggest of animals -- and they're not the strongest. A lion would fit into the mouth of a blue whale. And, even among cats, the tiger is more powerful than the lion.
JB: Adult male lions look regal, with flowing manes framing their faces. Not only does this long, thick fur soften an enemy's blows, it also makes a lion's head look bigger -- perhaps giving it an appearance of being "crowned." The lion's roar is impressive, too. Lions roar to define their territory -- and the thundering sound can be heard from several kilometers away.
DB: And some might say that a lion lives a life "fit for a king." Lions typically sleep for about 20 hours a day. Unless it's provoked, a lion's leisure is usually only interrupted by the hunt for food -- most often, a zebra or wildebeest. After a fierce battle, lions will feast until full -- sometimes eating up to 75 pounds of meat at one meal!
JB: And here's another way lions are king -- they're pretty much at the top of the food chain in the plains of Africa where most of the wild lions live today. Ask us your science question on our website at earthsky.org. With thanks to the National Science Foundation, we're Block and Byrd for Earth and Sky.
--Author(s): Beverly Wachtel Hosts Deborah Byrd and Joel Block
105.) Despite extensive rumours to the contrary the film was not about lions and tigers specifically. It covered a wide variety of animals including the mongoose, snakes, wolves, dogs, and finally, a lion and tiger.
The fight was staged in a caged arena and the tiger is said to have injured the lion's hind leg. This disabled the animal enough for the tiger to apply a hold to the neck, shake the lion, and perhaps break the spine. The tiger suffered some claw and bite marks, but had seemingly gained the advantage from having administered the leg injury.
-Korean Pit fight.
106.) Kevin Knupe on the Tiger vs Lion.
Hello-
Who would win in fight between a Tiger and Lion?
"Well in most cases the tiger usually comes out the winner. "
Myth or fact about Tigers being afraid of Lions?
"Definately myth...I would question the credibility of anyone with such an accusation."
Whats the most ferocious and most nt big cat you worked with?
"Northern Bengal tigers...would take a lion with freakish purportions and fighting ability to beat these beasts."
will continue this conversation with you at another time. Hope I helped for the time being."
Kevin
107.) In a book called "Circus Trainer" Bert Nelson (a big cat trainer) said "the wrong cat is being called the king of the beasts"
-Bert Nelson
108.) "Despite all the hype about the Caspian Tiger, the Romans preferred the Bengal Tiger. The Caspian Tiger is often mentioned by historians, and was the first tiger to be discovered by the West. However, later Roman records mention the Bengal Tiger more often. Thapar describes that the Bengal Tiger was easily purchased by the Romans via trade relations with Egypt. Roman also traded lions with China for silk and Spices. The Roman writer and satirist Martial describes that “the streets of Rome had seen more tigers then any hunter on the Ganges.” Romans associated the tiger with India. Martial describes a fight in the coliseum in which the lion is killed by a tiger. According to Martial, the tiger became more ferocious after associating with humans. "
109.) Tiger defeats lion 1909, in Coney Island.
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110.) Based on the Skeletons the Tiger is the stronger animal.
Upon the bones of the leg, there are rugosities, or impressions, which indicate the attachment of muscles still stronger than those of the lion.
--Tigris vocabulum est linguae Armeniae; nam ibi et fagitta et quod vehementissimum slumen, dicitur Tigris; Varro de lingua Latina—Persae et Medi sagittam Tigrim nuncupant; Gesn. hist. quad
111.)Sometimes the tiger holds off three or four lions and leaves the cage unharmed.
-Jungle performers, 1941
112.) In one zoo incident 2 tigers ganged up on and killed a male lion.
--Guiness book of records.
113.) “Clyde Beatty actually says he knows of cases of tigers fighting off several lions at once and emerging from the fight unharmed. One sumatran tiger named Chester fought off seven lions at once and only incurred slight injuries.
-Clyde Beatty Tiger fought off Seven Different lions, therefore it is equal to seven accounts.
120.) The bengal tiger Rex was apparently also more than a match for lions that attacked him even when he was outnumbered”
-Clyde Beatty
121.) Expert Accounts from the book Roman times, suggest tigers beat lions everytime in the gladiator days.
-The Roman Times
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Lions 'N' Tigers 'N' Everything by Courtney Ryley Cooper
125.) A film is made in Mexico, of Big Cat's fighting and killing, and hunting other animals. Many have seen this film, other have heard about it. It was said a zoo in Mexico was going out of business and the owner held big cat fights made in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It is said a Jaguar kills a Male lion, and critically wounds a lioness. It is then said a Tiger kills a Male lion and a Male Jaguar. Confirmed there where 15 big cat fights in the documentary/movie.
126.) The Book of Animal Facts and Feats suggest that records of the Roman arena reveal that tigers normally beat lions in fights.
127.) Expert Accounts from the book Roman times, suggest tigers beat lions everytime in the gladiator days.
-The Roman Times
128.) Expert Accounts from the book Roman times, suggest tigers beat lions everytime in the gladiator days.
-The Roman Times
129.) Tiger kills male lion by find other avenues besides the throat bite to kill his oppoent.
-The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin
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New Worlds, New Animals : From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth by R. J. Hoage, William A. Deiss
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Our Animal friends and Foes by William Atherton Du Puy , Edward William Nelson
136.) "The tiger, not the lion, is king of beasts. As the result of a lifetime spent around wild animals I have become convinced that whoever gave supremacy to the lion was in error. The tiger is more powerful, more ferocious."
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137.) "Man, 2 Tigers and 10 Lions Battle in Cage } Circus crowds have ever tingled to the chilling thoughtt of a cage full of wild animals suddenly running amuck. It happened today with their trainer in with them and armed only with a chair. When the terrific battle ended, two lions were dead and tho traniner was unsethed."
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138.) "The tiger always defeated the lion in ancient rome. It always won" - The book, The Roman times.
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156.) Clyde Beatty with Edward Anthony, "Facing the big cats", Double Day & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York, 1965, p.325
-Clyde Beatty mentioned a tiger-win recorded in a turn-of-the-century book on animal training, which he called a "lucky punch" by the tiger. The tiger quickly routed a lion and killed him in a few minutes.
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164.) "The lion and the tigress knew each other for a long time, but did not live in the same enclosure (today, most zoos and wildlife sanctuaries will try to avoid tiger/lion mating because the offspring is likely to suffer all sorts of health problems).
One day the tiger enclosure was being cleaned, and the female was released in the lion's enclosure just for a couple hours. As soon as she entered the enclosure, she attacked the lion by slapping his face with her paws and roaring. The lion fought back but within seconds the tigress managed to grab his head and immobilize him. Finally he escaped her grip and ran away. She didn't try to chase him; she just sat in the middle of the enclosure, watching her surroundings. The lion didn't move from the other side of the enclosure until she was taken back to her own. The lion was more than twice the size of the tigress, and yet, she won the fight."
From: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Tigers-3675/Tiger-vs-Lion.htm
165.) "There was once where i was sent to a Malaysian zoo(i will not specify the name) to be a trainee. And during the time i spent there, there was a transfer of a male African Lion from another Malaysian zoo to the Malaysian zoo i was being posted too. Well, that lion was very aggresive as he was seperated from his mates in the other zoo. He was put in a cage adjacent to a cage of a resident male crossbred Bengal/Indochinese tiger. This particular male tiger was neutered a while ago because of his aggresion. In fact, many zoos in the world neuter their animals to keep the aggression level down. Lions are usually not neutered because the fur of their mane will drop after being neutered. As you know, neutering an animal makes it safer and less aggressive.
So the African Lion kept pacing around the bars that seperated the animal, in an attempt to challenge the tiger. The tiger, being a neutered animal, did not pay much attention to his new neighbour.
The zoo uses switches to open up bars of the enclosure during feeding time and cleaning time. There was once a particular day where a zookeeper accidentaly turned on a wrong switch, during feeding time, and the bars seperating the two animals were opened. The lion ran into the tiger's enclosure and they started snarling at each other before a fight finally broke out. All the zookeepers panicked and some of them rush to get the fire extinguisher. I was there all along to witness the entire fight. The male crossbred tiger weigh around 450lbs while the lion weighed 500lbs.
The lion was intially more dominant as he was the one who got the advantage of starting the fight, but soon after, the tiger got controlled of the fight and grabbed the lion's mane and pinned the lion down on the floor with its huge paws. It was obvious that the lion is in great pain as it didn't move.
The zookeepers got back with the fire extinguisher and seperated the animals back into their own enclosures after spraying them with carbon dioxide canister. Both animals were injured, but the lion got more injuries and had a large cut at the side of his face. Anyway, The fight took no more than 5 minutes."
From: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Tigers-3675/big-cats-2.htm
166.) The Thai(Thailand) Times
Wednesday, September 21 1983
Title: Tiger attacks Lion in Zoo.
Yesterday night at around 10pm, a 200kg male Royal Bengal tiger named Raphael escaped from his enclosure at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo. Zookeepers searched for him for hours but failed to find him.
He was finally found the next day at 9am in the enclosure of a 250kg African Lion named Leo. Leo was seen sitting at the corner of his enclosure licking his wounds. Raphael, on the other hand, was seen scent marking in Leo's enclosure when he was found.
"The enclosure was filled with fur from the lion's mane." said Murali Murugun, the zookeeper who found the tiger. Leo was badly injured, one of his canines broken, his jaw dislocated and had a long cut on his face which requires stitches. Raphael had no obvious injury except that the lion's claw was stuck on his hind leg.
"We are still finding out how Raphael managed to escape his enclosure." said Krishna Hasmula Natani, the director of Thailand's Sriracha Tiger Zoo."
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3.3.8.1 Sumatran tiger vs. seven lions
Sumatran tiger had held his own against at least seven lions.
"At one time it looked as if ten lions were battling Chester" and yet, Chester "emerged with no serious injury" (Page 79, Ref. 27), mentioned elsewhere as "In fact my Sumatra tiger Chester fought off seven lions" (Page 258, Ref. 27).
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3.3.8.2 Royal Bengal tiger vs. three-four lions
Bengal tiger whipped three-four lions at the same time.
"Rex, a Royal Bengal tiger, was the most dependable cat I have ever trained. He went to greater lengths to avoid a fight than any other lion or tiger I have known. When the issue was forced upon him and there was no escape from a battle, he fought like a demon and usually won. …… Three or four times lions ganged up on such occasions and dragged him down from his roost - and always lived to regret it. For Rex was at his best when the odds were against him" (Page 164, Ref. 7).
186.) The Man-Eaters of Eden: Life and Death in Kruger National Park by Robert Frump - Nature - 2006 - 216 pages. Page 91
Put them together, who wins the fight?” “There is no doubt that in one-on-one combat,” says the African game ranger, “the lion would lose. The Bengal tiger on average weighs about five hundred
187.) Tiger kills lioness: Happened in a zoo (19th November, 1945. Bangalore Zoological Gardens).
188.) Tiger kills lioness: Happened in a zoo (January 1946. Mysore Zoo)
189.)Tiger kills lioness: Happened in a circus (1951. Milan).
190.) Gerald Wood has mentioned (Page 77-78, Ref. 19) the following documented fights (only ‘fights’ have been mentioned here).
Tiger defeats lion: a tiger victory in a staged fight in which the tiger took advantage of freeing its both front paws whereas the lion could make swipes with only one paw at a time.
Tiger kills lion: A tiger killed a lion in a fight where the tiger didn’t try to attack the mane-protected parts and overpowered the lion using both front-paws.
192.) Cooper mentions of a lion being harassed by a tiger. “Although the lion may be the king of beasts in looks, actions, and honor, he is far from it in fighting ability. The clash between the lion and the tiger invariably ends in a victory for the striped beast, and in several encounters between King Edward, a big black-maned Nubian, and Dan, a Royal Bengal tiger, the “king of beasts” had moved out second best” (Page 68, Ref. 38 ).
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A tiger made short work of a lioness.
"Bouncie (lioness) astonished me by jumping down from her high seat near the tunnel door and landing on my big tiger Theba, who was leaving the arena. It was an amazing thing for her to do, for Theba was almost two hundred pounds heavier than she, and capable of wrecking my most pugnacious animal. Theba didn't waste much time. He shook off the determined but much lighter Bouncie and grabbed her by the neck. Why he didn't snap it I'll never know; he could easily have done so" (Page 163, Ref. 27).
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Beatty said that a tiger, Sudan, could hold his own against his best fighter lion, Caesar.
”Sudan was a real fighter and could have held his own against either Prince or Caesar (two of the four ‘brother’ lions dominating the arena).” Soon afterwards Sudan had to fight at least six lions at once. (Page 67, Ref. 27).
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Sultan, the new "arena boss" that time, and so must have been the best lion fighter, "took on and whipped every tiger in my act" (Page 259, Ref. 27). What's surprising is, even though Beatty managed to write details about all the arena feuds, he has no details mentioned of Sultan whipping tigers anywhere! Additionally, he admits that it was not a typical case.
201.) Impulse Archaeology by Eldon Garnet - Social Science - 2005
“Fights between lions and tigers have been staged. The tiger always wins
202.) Our Animal Friends and Foes by William Atherton Du Puy, Edward William Nelson - Science - 2004
“So is the lion of Africa, wrongly styled the king of beasts because another cat, the tiger, is bigger, fifty pounds heavier, and has mastered the lion on many occasions, notably in the days when such creatures were matched in battle in the Roman arenas.”
203.) The Windsor Magazine - Page 20. 1896.
“most naturalists are agreed that the average lion is no match for the average tiger, being not only generally smaller but much slower and more clumsy in his movements”
204.) The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, Geology … - Page 399
by James Samuelson, William Crookes - Science - 1871
The lecturer added that he was sorry to upset the superstitions of childhood, but the tiger is a much more powerful animal than the lion, and will always beat the latter. The lion had a great mane and looked big”
205.) The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge, Page 622
TIGER, the largest and most admirable of the cats (Felis Tigris). In size and power it surpasses the lion, as it does in beauty, and expresses the highest type of feline structure
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- Reference: Martial De Spectaculis 21
While the trainers of the rhinoceros may have trembled in fear at the fate that awaited them if their animal failed to perform, and another trainer was savaged by his lion,[24] some were more successful. One trainer was noted for his tigress which, though tame enough to lick his hand, had torn a lion to pieces, “a novelty unknown in any times”
207.) The captivity, sufferings, and escape of James Scurry, By James Scurry, William Whiteway. 1824. Page: 130
“In England we have generally been taught to consider the lion as the king of the forest; but to convince me of this, would be a difficult task, as I have frequently been an eye-witness of the strength, fierceness, and agility of the tiger; to which the lion, in these qualities, is much inferior.”
208.) Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts - Page 57:
In these games a woman fought with a lion. An elephant, after having trampled to death a bull, went and knelt to the emperor; a royal tiger killed a lion; and wild cattle dragged chariots.
209.) Count Belisarius - Page 51. by Robert Graves -1938
“Occasional fights were also staged between lion and tiger (the tiger always won) or wolves and bull (the wolves always won, if in health, by attacking the …”
210.) The Eclectic Magazine - Page 547. by John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844
“Feats of strength are authenticated of the tiger to which the lion can, on evidence, lay no claim ; and of the courage before man, the evidence is all on…”
211.) Wild Beasts: A Study of the Characters and Habits of the Elephant, Lion …
by John Hampden Porter - Animal behavior - 1894 - Page 239
“and in a personal contest, the tiger would generally have the advantage over a lion.”
212.) Pets and playfellows; or, Stories about cats and dogs - Page 162. by Elizabeth Surr - 1885
“In fair fight the royal tiger would be certain to come off conqueror, for he is even bolder and stronger than a lion”
213.) Natural history sketches among the carnivora: wild and domesticated - Page 21. by Arthur Nicols - 1885
“To this may be added the testimony of Martial, from actual observation of the contests in the arenas, where the tigers always killed their antagonists”
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- Nature - Page 495. by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group - Science - 1875
“Martial also states that the tigers always killed the lions in the amphitheatre. The lion is, in truth, a pretentious humbug, and owes his reputation to his imposing mane”
215.) Daily Times News (Newspaper) - February 27, 1974. Tiger’s Top Lion’s
“That the typical tiger is a fiercer fighter than the typical lion is common knowledge. Less widely known is what gives that tiger the advantage. Simple thing. The lion stands on three paws to maul with the fourth. But the tiger balances itself on its hind legs to maul with both front paws simultaneously. Moment by moment, the fighting paws on the tiger’s side generally out-number the fighting paws on the lion’s side by two to one.”
216.) The Sheboygan Press (Newspaper) - November 3, 1943.
“Q. Can .1 tiger beat a lion in a fight?
A. The tiger is a better fighter than a lion and Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews has stated that there is only one instance on record where a lion beat a tiger This occuired.”
217.) Chicago Daily Tribune - Apr 22, 1882. A TIGER KILLS A LION.
Exciting Scenes Incidental to Moving a Menagerie. Chicago Daily Tribune
218.) The Sheboygan Press (Newspaper) - November 3, 1943.
“Q. Can .1 tiger beat a lion in a fight?
A. The tiger is a better fighter than a lion and Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews has stated that there is only one instance on record where a lion beat a tiger This occuired.”
219.) Animal Facts and Feats, A Guinness Record of the Animal Kingdom by Gerald L. Wood, 1972. Page - 78
“Alfred Court, another famous wild-animal trainer, had three enormous Siberian tigers at one time but he was afraid to put them in a mixed group with lions and other animals for fear there would be a massacre. Instead, he used them in a tiger act with four Bengal tigers, but even then he said he was always terrified they would attack their smaller relatives.”
220.) Administration of Public Education - Page 360. by Stephen J. Knezevich - Education - 1975 - 620 pages
“The answer is that there would be one dead lion. The tiger is much quicker, much more powerful than the lion. But what would happen if ten lions were put in…”
221.) The Dublin university magazine - Page 409. by University magazine, Dublin city, univ - 1877
“He mentions a case in which a tiger in a menagerie burst through the partition of his den into a lion’s, and in a few minutes killed him.”
222.) The Illustrated Natural History - Page 162. by John George Wood - Natural history - 1865
“The same Tiger is also celebrated for his battle with a lion, resulting in the death of the latter. The two creatures had been put into one large cage, or box, which was divided by a partition in the centre, so as to separate the two animals. While the attendants were” at their breakfast, the Tiger battered down the too frail barrier, and leaping into the lion’s chamber, entered into fierce combat. Not even the keepers dared interfere to stop the battle, which raged until it was terminated by the slaughter of the lion. The poor beast never had a chance from the beginning, for it was weakened by three years’ captivity, and had lost the swift activity of its wild nature. Its heavy mane defended its head and neck so well, that the Tiger could not inflict any severe injury on those portions, and the fatal lwounds, under which it sank, were all upon the flanks and abdomen,which were torn open by the Tiger’s claws.”
223.) The Cyclopćdia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial … - Page 493 1873
“It is moreover unlikely that an Indian lion could contend wilh the tiger as it is much inferior in size and strength.”
224.) Economic Zoology: An Introductory Text-book in Zoology, with Special … by Herbert Osborn - Zoology – 1908. Page 457
“The lion, while usually termed the king of beasts, is inferior to the Bengal tiger in strength and endurance, and the title properly belongs to that species”
225.) The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art - Page 284. by John Timbs, Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - Science - 1872
He stated that when the Bengal tiger and African lion fought … the Roman amphitheatres, the tiger killed the lion
226.) The marvels of nature in earth, in sky, and sea - Page 300 by Marvels – 1880
“It would appear from the most correct accounts that the Lion is hardly a match for this formidable creature. The Tiger is as beautiful as dreadful”
227.) Tales of travelers; or, A view of the world - Page 453. by Tales of travelers - 1838
“The tiger in the East Indies is more powerful than any met with in other parts of the world. It is the undisputed master of the Indian forest. Indeed the royal tiger of Bengal is more than a match for the Asiatic lion. A British officer, who resided many years at Sierra Leone, was repeatedly a spectator of combats between the lion and the tiger, in which the latter was universally victorious.”
228.) Lost Jungle fight 1: Clyde Beatty, the world's greatest animal trainer, travels the jungles of the world in search of exotic beasts and adventure. Beatty's expeditionary dirigible crashes on a remote unexplored island teeming with wild animals. One the series a unexpected and real life fight between a lion and a tiger is filmed. The Tigress defeats the Male Lion in a circus ring.
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Filmmakers Newsletter1977Page 21
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230.) There was another bull-like rush by the lion, and the tiger met him fairly, plying his claws like a demon. When the next breathing spell came, the lion, evidently out of breath, sank heavily to his knees, while the tiger, his stripes obliterated by the fast flowing blood, seemed far the stronger of the two"
231.)" Seeing an apparently favorable opening, he charged at the tiger, who darted out of danger, and then, turning like a bird upon the wing, leaped upon the lion's back."
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236.) "Man, 2 Tigers and 10 Lions Battle in Cage } Circus crowds have ever tingled to the chilling thoughtt of a cage full of wild animals suddenly running amuck. It happened today with their trainer in with them and armed only with a chair. When the terrific battle ended, two lions were dead and tho traniner was unsethed."
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That's gotta hurt now. 10 lions vs 2 Tigers. Fought 10 lions came out unharmed 5 accounts each tiger.
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246.) "There was once where i was sent to a Malaysian zoo(i will not specify the name) to be a trainee. And during the time i spent there, there was a transfer of a male African Lion from another Malaysian zoo to the Malaysian zoo i was being posted too. Well, that lion was very aggresive as he was seperated from his mates in the other zoo. He was put in a cage adjacent to a cage of a resident male crossbred Bengal/Indochinese tiger. This particular male tiger was neutered a while ago because of his aggresion. In fact, many zoos in the world neuter their animals to keep the aggression level down. Lions are usually not neutered because the fur of their mane will drop after being neutered. As you know, neutering an animal makes it safer and less aggressive.
So the African Lion kept pacing around the bars that seperated the animal, in an attempt to challenge the tiger. The tiger, being a neutered animal, did not pay much attention to his new neighbour.
The zoo uses switches to open up bars of the enclosure during feeding time and cleaning time. There was once a particular day where a zookeeper accidentaly turned on a wrong switch, during feeding time, and the bars seperating the two animals were opened. The lion ran into the tiger's enclosure and they started snarling at each other before a fight finally broke out. All the zookeepers panicked and some of them rush to get the fire extinguisher. I was there all along to witness the entire fight. The male crossbred tiger weigh around 450lbs while the lion weighed 500lbs.
The lion was intially more dominant as he was the one who got the advantage of starting the fight, but soon after, the tiger got controlled of the fight and grabbed the lion's mane and pinned the lion down on the floor with its huge paws. It was obvious that the lion is in great pain as it didn't move.
The zookeepers got back with the fire extinguisher and seperated the animals back into their own enclosures after spraying them with carbon dioxide canister. Both animals were injured, but the lion got more injuries and had a large cut at the side of his face. Anyway, The fight took no more than 5 minutes."
247.) "Animal Life and Lore", by Osmond P. Breland, Harper & Row, New York 16, N. Y., 1948, 1957, 1963-'Most biologists who have dared to express their opinions on the subject also consider the tiger a better fighter than the lion.', p. 7; 'A well-known biologist has suggested why the tiger usually wins in such encounters. He states that when a tiger fights it balances itself on its hind legs and strikes with both front paws. He says that he once saw a staged fight between a tiger and a lion, which the tiger won. The tiger used both paws, but the lions used only one at a time, and this situation turned out to be quite disadvantageous to the well-being of the lion', p. 7
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Chicago Daily Tribune, Apr 22, 1882
A TIGER KILLS A LION.
Exciting Scenes Incidental to Moving a Menagerie.
Philadelphia Press
"The exodus of nearly 500 tenants from the vicinity of Lehigh avenue and Richmond Street, yesterday, and their departure for Washington last evening, caused no little stir in that usually quarter of the city. The exodusters represented nearly every species in the animal kingdom, from a poll-parrot to Bolivar. "King of the Mastodons," and it was their transfer from the winter quarters of Forepaugh's show to the Centennial siding of the Pennsylvania Road, from which the annual tour of the aggregation was last night begun, that occasioned all this commotion. An unlooked-for tragedy was enacted in the midst of the work of transfer. In the same den were kept two lions and two tigers, separated by a strong wooden partition. To such a pitch of ferocity was one of the tigers stirred by the arrangements for the removal that he threw himself in a very frenzy of rage against the partition, pounced upon one of the lions, and, before the keepers could lift an arm, fixed his fangs deep into the throat of his victim. A torrent of blood gushed forth, and the king of beasts desperately attempted to throw off his assailant, but it was no use; the tiger's grip was death, and almost on the instant the prostrate lion, with a spasmodic effort of head and limbs, fell back cold and stiff. By that time a dozen hands were raining blows upon the head of the ferocious brute, who stood over the slain lion with glaring eyes and blood-dyed jaws, and stunned by the sudden attack he was secured with ropes and dragged into a closed cage."
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300.) Kesri Singh, Oct. 26, 1955, "Experiments in implanting African lions into Madhya Bharat " - Journal, Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 53, (p. 465-468)
"…It (the tiger) was more cunning and powerful than the lion and therefore it killed off or drove the lion away from the areas it occupied."
301.) Kenneth Anderson, "The Call of the Man-Eater", Chilton Books, Philadelphia and New York, 1961
"Then the tiger came down from the north-from Siberia and Manchuria-and the lion slowly began to lose ground before that more active animal." (p. 210)
302.) Richard Perry, "The World of the Tiger", Atheneum, New York, 1965
"If tigers arrived in India later than lions, as is possible, then there is every probability that they were the containing factor." (p.165)
303.) Jack Denton Scott, "Speaking Wildly", William Morrow & Company, Inc. New
York, 1966
"Often larger and stronger than the lion, the tiger is credited with driving it from India, …" (p. 256)
304.) Franklin Russell, "The Hunting Animal", Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., New
York, 1983
"…The lion … reaching northern India before they were halted, presumably by tigers coming from the other direction." (p.3 8)
305.) Dionne Bunsha, "A kingdom too small", Frontline , Vol. 22, Issue 10, May 7-20, 2005 "They say it is dangerous for the lions to be in tiger territory.
306.) Robin David, TOI Ahmedabad Bureau, "Should Gir lions be shifted to MP?", Times of India, June 23, 2006
"Conservationists are united when it comes to the need to have an alternate home for the lion so that its gene pool can be protected and its population be encouraged to grow again in areas other than Gujarat where it once ruled the forests till it was edged out by the tigers and humans. While some such attempts in the past have failed, others say Gujarat's pride is not as important as preserving the lion.
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After period of time's arduous efforts, the wild training had already made the preliminary progress. in October, 1995, “the center” taking advantage of the exhibition to Qinhuangdao safari park's 3 year old of Manchurian tigers, as a result of administrative personnels' oversight, has bumped into one at night with a 8 year-old African lion male beast. The result in the fight, passed through Manchurian tiger one which preliminary wild practiced docilely to bite the African lion's throat, caused it to suffocate dies. Although this is a loss not small tragedy, but in this brutal lion tiger fights, the Manchurian tiger can actually nip the African lion's strategic point, but actually do not have slightly the damage, explained that carries on wildly to it practices with the research which cultivates is docilely successful, and has achieved the world leading position in this domain.
318.) Popular Mechanics, July 1936
By Capt. John D. Craig - 'Tigers are Gentlemen'
"Many are the legends and stories told about the, to my mind, true king of the beasts. The old Mogul emperors entertained their guests with animal fight and the major event was usually a death battle between a lion and a tiger, matched evenly. Always it is reported the tiger won. Clyde Beatty told me that in his years of experience in the training of ring of leading circuses he had eighteen tigers killed by lions in fights. Only four lions were killed by tigers. That looked bad for the tigers. But I learned the tiger was a gentleman even in a brawl for when a fight started the lions would gang up on the sole tiger. But when one lion was jumped by one tiger, the tigers let their fellow fight his own battle, and he usually won within two minutes."
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1)This observation was confirmed more recently in the 1950’s by a keeper in the Bronx Zoo, where a lion cub named Zambezi and a young tiger named Ranee were raised together. There occasional fights always resulted in a victory for the tiger. Alfred Martini, the keeper, described the tiger as being the better fighter, “like a clever boxer against a heavy hitter, shrewder and trickier.” (Mel and Fiona Sunquist, 2002 page 287)
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2)“When the ancient Romans set tiger against lion in the Coliseum, the tiger invariably won…” - The Living Edens
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3)“ The lion is a less active animal than the tiger, and apparently not so powerful; in every case of a fight between the two in a menagerie the tiger has invariably killed his opponent.” (Referring to the Asiatic lion) (pg. 212) - Big Game Shooting by Clive Phillipps- Wolley
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4)“In fights between a tiger and a lion in the wild, the tiger is usually the winner. - The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia by Tim Hunkin
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5)They have accidentally gotten into each otherÂ’s cages, and the tiger has killed the lion. As regard to their comparative courage in the presence of man, all evidence is in favor of the tiger. Yet the poets nearly always insist on having it the other way. (pg 497)
- A Handy Book of Curious Information
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6)“In the Middle Ages a few lions were kept in European menageries in Germany, England France and Italy. The best known of these early zoological collections was one belonging to Henry I of England that was eventually moved to the Tower of London, where it remained until 1840. Occasionally lions where forced to fight tigers, but apparently the tigers always won.” - Wild Cats of the World by Mel and Fiona Sunquist
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7) 1830 fight in the London tower. Male lion enters enclosure of male tiger and young female tiger. Lion is badly mauled but survives.
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8)“In 1857 a tiger at Bromwich broke into the cage of a lion and a fearful scene ensued: ‘the lions mane saved his head and neck from being much injured, but the tiger at last succeeded in ripping up his belly, and in a few minutes he was dead. -The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin”
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9)“ George Stubbs, the most famous and original animal painter of his time who was just reaching his peak in 1759, liked to display combats of lion versus tiger, though he did not commit the egregious mistake made in James Ward’s animal pictures painted later in the century where the lion symbolizes Britain and the tiger India; in reality, as we know very clearly from the obscene animal fights staged by the Ancient Romans in the arena, the tiger would win in such a sight every time.” (pg. 163) - 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World
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10)The tiger is a rare jewel in a treasure chest of truly spectacular Indian wildlife. When the ancient Romans set tiger against lion in the coliseum, the tiger invariably won. In some ways, the tiger is the ultimate predator. -PBS.ORG
http://www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/a_tiger.htm
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11) Historians in Italy said they supported the tiger. A famous lion called Cero II had killed many beasterii and had made a great name for himself. However this lion was killed and eaten by a tiger. However it should be noted that Cero II had been injured in an earlier battle.
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12)If an adult male tiger and an adult male lion were to fight, the tiger would win hands down, it has far superior strength and ability, contrary to popular belief the tiger is the true king of the jungle.
-David Attenboroughs documentaries
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13)“The question is often raised whether the lion or the tiger is the more formidable beast. The evidence seems to be in favor of the latter for cases are in record of tigers in captivity killing lions but there appears to be no known instance of a lion killing a grown tiger.” -
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14) “The tiger is a beautiful animal but he is very fierce. He is the largest and strongest of the cat family. The Keystone View Co
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15) Also when it comes to Tigers vs Lions. Cal Riter in his book "Tigers in the Jungle", states, "the mane offers little protection against the tigers onslaught." Chapter 5; Page-56. "Hardly recall many cases of lions winning against tigers."
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16) Because their mother refused to nurse them, the two female animals in this compartment were reared together by hand from early infancy. They are firm friends and strongly resent separation. While Zambezi is inclined to be rough and aggressive, Ranee easily dominates her. In the middle of the floor, two beautiful cats lie sleeping cheek to cheek. Ranee is a brilliantly marked tigress, Zambesi, a softly colored lioness. Now Zambesi opened her eyes a lazily licks Ranee’s head. The tigress welcomes this attention by offering her forehead. This is a sight worth seeing, for the lion and the tiger are by nature deadly enemies who will spring to destroy each other. That is their instinct. But this instinct has vanished from this pair, who grew up together, cared for by one the same human mother. This hand-raising is not unusual in zoos when an animal mother refused to nurse her children. And so these two were reared as sisters from the time they were tiny cubs. Playful and affectionate together, they rub foreheads, wash each other down, and sleep so close that the tiger’s stripes mingle with the lion’s sandy fur. One in a while they will have a spat. Though the lioness usually starts it with a flash of ill-temper, the tigress always wins. Their keeper, Alfred Martini, says the tigress is a better fighter. “She is like a clever boxer against a heavy hitter, shrewder and trickier.”
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17)The Book of Animal Facts and Feats suggest that records of the Roman arena reveal that tigers normally beat lions in fights.
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18) "World Renowed Lion expert Craig Packer, not knowing his decision. I asked him who he favored, and to my suprise the biggest lion expert in the world favors the tiger."
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19) c1957 Tiger kills a lion in a circus --Guiness book of records
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20) However, the tiger also shows up in this show. In “Animal Planet’s the Most Extreme: Strength,” the lion didn't make the top 10, while the tiger was number 4 in the top ten.
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21)1900 Trainers account mentions tiger attacking male lion and killing him quickly --Guiness book of records
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71) Despite all the hype about the Caspian Tiger, the Romans preferred the Bengal Tiger. The Caspian Tiger is often mentioned by historians, and was the first tiger to be discovered by the West. However, later Roman records mention the Bengal Tiger more often. Thapar describes that the Bengal Tiger was easily purchased by the Romans via trade relations with Egypt. Roman also traded lions with China for silk and Spices. The Roman writer and satirist Martial describes that “the streets of Rome had seen more tigers then any hunter on the Ganges.” Romans associated the tiger with India. Martial describes a fight in the coliseum in which the lion is killed by a tiger. According to Martial, the tiger became more ferocious after associating with humans.
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72) A film is made in Mexico, of Big Cat's fighting and killing, and hunting other animals. Many have seen this film, other have heard about it. It was said a zoo in Mexico was going out of business and the owner held big cat fights made in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It is said a Jaguar kills a Male lion, and critically wounds a lioness. It is then said a Tiger kills a Male lion and a Male Jaguar. Both people I know who have seen the video and even one showed me a pick, confirmed there where 15 big cat fights in the documentary/movie.
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73) Huerta, a 2-year-old Nubian lion, was killed yesterday in a terrific battle with Rajah, a big Bengal tiger, In Bronx Park Zoo. Keepers and attendants made fruitless attempts to stop the bloody duel. It was an unequal combat, Rajah being; nearly twice the size of his opponent, but Huerta fought gamely until he was cornered and killed by the snap of Rajah's Jaws across the back of his neck. In some unexplained manner the door between the cages of the two denizens of the Jungle became unbarred during the night, and Huerta got Into Rajah's cage 'about 7 o'clock this morning and immediately the battle began. Huerta had the better of the fight during the first few minutes. He seemed as anxious for the fray as the big tiger, and was poised for a leap at Rajah's throat when the tiger got the death grip. With the body of the lion lying inert on the floor, Rajah sniffed at it a few times to satisfy himself that he had completed his work, and then backed into a corner, where he began administering to his own wounds. He had not come out of the fight unscathed. One ear was chewed off, his neck and back had been lacerated, and he may lose an eye.
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74) Tiger
The Ultimate Predator
http://www.wildlywise.com/tiger_predator
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http://www.robertefuller.com/RobertEFullersite/bigcats.htm
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76) Based on the Skeletons the Tiger is the stronger animal.
Upon the bones of the leg, there are rugosities, or impressions, which indicate the attachment of muscles still stronger than those of the lion.
--Tigris vocabulum est linguae Armeniae; nam ibi et fagitta et quod vehementissimum slumen, dicitur Tigris; Varro de lingua Latina—Persae et Medi sagittam Tigrim nuncupant; Gesn. hist. quad
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77) http://experts.about.com/q/Wildlife-2507/T...s-Lion-wins.htm
Expert: David Stringer
Date: 7/15/2006
Subject: Tiger vs Lion: Who wins?
Question
Hi David, You have probably been asked this a lot, but who would win a fight, a Lion or Tiger? lets take the mordern day African Lion and put it against either a Bengal or Siberian Tiger, who would win. Now, from what I have understood is that the Tiger is the bigger, stronger, more agile cat, but the Lion is the more aggressive, has the more fighting experience and has the mane which is said to protect it. Are these statistics true and who in your opinion would win?
Thankyou for your time,
Scott.
Answer
Hi Scott,
I have had a lot of "who would win in a fight" questions, but surprisingly this is the first tiger vs. lion Q. I am highly opposed to any animals actually fighting unless outside of completely natural situations, but as I assume this is all hypothetical, here's my take...
Given the physical and behavioural attributes of both cats, it is indeed a difficult question as they are both built killing machines. As per your points above, it is debatable if the lion is more aggressive, but it generally does have more fighting experience. Male lions often must fight off other lions challenging for the pride, as well as other predatory animals on the African plains. Although lionesses do a large majority of the hunting, males are very good hunters too (young, individual lions manage to hunt on their own until they find a pride of their own).
Tigers are solitary animals and are more of a stalker than the lion (ie, they creep up and pounce on prey). So compared to a lion with strong forepaws, the tiger has very strong hindlegs for pouncing.
Overall, I would peg their strength as being approximately equal, so I will give the edge to tigers on agility. They are both highly successful cats, but the overall stamina and movement of the tiger will come out on top.
David
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78)Lion against Tiger
http://www.willamette.edu/~ehodder/lion-tiger_0001.jpg
An extaordinary combat in which the king of the beasts was vanquished in a batle to the death.
If there is one problem which caused much talk and good-natured discusion among naturalists and hunters - one subject othen debated and never settled - it has been the question of realtive strength between the Lion and the Tiger. East Indian Shikaries, or native hunters and mighty English nimrods of Bengal have maintained that the Tiger is the true king of the cat family and able to thrash any Lion that ever roared by nightfull. Other Englishmen who have hunted in South Africa as sloutly declare that the Lion is what the picture books have ever made him - monarch of all beasts and un over-match for any Tiger that may question his royal diginity.
The Asiatic Lion - or, at least, the yellow beast of Hindostan - is acknowledged to be too small and too limorous to cope with the Bengal Tiger, while the Tiger does not inhabit Africa, the homes of the gigantic black mained and created Lione, largest of their family. A meeting on equal terms the Asiatic Tiger and an African Lion would be the only really satisfactory test of the powers of the two great cats, and until a few weeks ago such a meeting had never occured.
On the morning of November 10th both animlals were reported wild with hunger and in their prime condition for the fray. Everybody hastened to the arena, and there fror hours they were entertianed royally by the prince.
Each beast had been transfered from his pen into a wooden cage, and these cages were then rolled into the arena. Ropes were attached to the fastenings of the doors, and the Gaekwur, purched on high in his royal box with the English realdent and several other diguitaries, trook the ropes in hand.
The Tiger was the first to emerge, darting into the ring with a frightful snarl. There was a shout of terror and admiration as the great beast, brown and black and yellow, went racing around the enclosure. No such Tiger had ever been seen in Baroda, and the English declared that the animal was a large man-eater as was ever caught in India. He was evidently more than ten feet long, over fourteen tail and all, and over four feet high at the shoulder. His teeth were long and white, with claws of tremendous strength and his shoulders great masses of tendons, moving with supple grace.
Restore the prince could answer and great yellow bend came through the door of the second cage, and the Lion leasurlely came decended into the arena. If the Tiger was the personificationof graceful strength nad supple energy, the Lion was the embodiment of massive power and muscle. Carrying his head more proudly than the Tiger, he lookeed taller, while his heavy mane gave him the appearance of greater size - an appearance made more conclusive by evidently large diameter of the huge legs and the bulk of his enormous paws.
There was little time for further speculation, for the Tiger was crawling forward, crouched almost flat upon the ground and evidentl measuring the distance for a spring, while the Lion, lashing, his sides with his heavy tail, emiltled a deep-voice roar. The Tiger got his balance gauged and rose into the air like a great yellow rocket. As he shot through space the Lion rose on his hind legs and recieved him even as the Highlanders at waterloo took Napoleons cavalry uopn their bayonets. There was a crash, a chorus of horrible yells and blood-curdling snarls, and then the two great bodies rolled over and over in a cloaud of sand.
The mighty fighters regained their feet and shook themselves free. As they parted from the clinch the Lion slung his right paw squarely at the Tiger's head. The blow shot in so fast that even the supple cat could not avoid the stroke, and the huge claws ripped away an ear and tore the skin on the Tiger's head in frightful fashion. Over in and a heep rolled the Tiger, and the Lion rushed in to complete its victory. His claws tore only dust, for the Tiger, regaining his presense of mind, twisted aside and escaped annihitation.
The Lion advanced, growling, lashing with his tail, and evidently looking for a chance to deal one decisive blow. The Tiger retreated , feinting from side to side, till he felt his tail brush the wood of the side wall, Then, just as the Lion rushed on, the Tiger sprang high in to the air and bounded clearly over his enemy's back landing twenty feet away. There was a roar of applause and the lion looked disgusted
Again the Lion forced the Tiger back against the wall. This time, instead of escaping with a leap, the Tiger suddenly ran in, head almost to the ground, aiming for the Lion's legs. Atlas met him with a downward wack which would of broken the neck of a bull, but did not even shake the Tiger's head. Then they rose on their hind legs, exactly as fighting dogs are othen seen to do, and exchanged right and left swings for at least three minutes, while the crowd went wild with delight and cheered like madmen.
Infighting did not seem to please either combatant. When they broke away they were seamed and gashed and the blood was pouring down their flanks. The Tiger had landed three blows to the Lion's one, but the Lion swings evidently bad much more force in them, for the gashes in the Tiger's hide were deeper and apparently the more enfeebling. The Tiger slunk away and hugged the wall, trying to regain his wind, while Atlas roaring furiously, stood his ground in the centre, the blood dripping from twenty ugly wounds.
After a few moments' rest the Tiger came forward and began to circle round and round the enemy. A couple of short rushes by the Lion failed to effect anything and the African monarch worried. Seeing an apparently favourable opening, he charged at the Tiger who darted out of danger, and then, turning like a bird upon the wing, leaped upon the Lion's back. There was another fearful struggle; the big bodies, now streaked with blood and brown with dust, rolled half way across the ring and the Lion shook himself free, delivering one of his terrible right swings as the Tiger backed away. The jungle terror, staggered by the blow, made off to a safe distance and then sat upon his haunches, watching and studying the effect of the last tussle.
The Lion had been badly mauled. There were two long rips across his back, and blood streamed from deep tooth prints on his shoulders. He was panting hoursely, and it was evident that his wind was not as good as his adversary's. The Tiger inspected him for a moment and then came circling on again. There was another bull-like rush by the Lion, and the Tiger met him fairly, plying his claws like a demon. When the next breathing spell came out, the Lion, evidently out of breath sank heavily to his kness, while the Tiger, his stripes obliterated by the fast flowing blood, seemed far the stronger of the two.
It was the Tiger's fight and he knew it. He sprang at the staggering Lion, took a fearful chop on the nose without flinching and set his teeth in to the African's bary throat. They wrestled desperately, and the Lion's heavy mane saved him from suffocation. Great mouthfulls of long cosrse hair catching in the Tiger's teeth not only preventing him from getting a death grip, but so interfered with his with his respiration that he had to release the hold, whereupon the Lion swatted him with a tremendous uppercut and snt him tumbling twenty feet away.
It was evidently nearing the finish, despite the rallying power and the indoubtable couarge of the Lion. He could hardly turn to follow the motions of the Tiger, and the striped fellow, still strong upon his legs was again moving snake-like around his victim. The Tiger darted and the Lion missed clean with both claws. Over they went; the Tiger worked fore and hind paws frantically, and in less than fourty seconds had ripped the Lion's body fairly into shreds. Atlas, with one last effort, threw the Tiger off, strove to roar, fell prostrate on the sand and died.
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85) “Clyde Beatty actually says he knows of cases of tigers fighting off several lions at once and emerging from the fight unharmed. One sumatran tiger named Chester fought off seven lions at once and only incurred slight injuries.
-Clyde Beatty Tiger fought off Seven Different lions, therefore it is equal to seven accounts.
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86) The bengal tiger Rex was apparently also more than a match for lions that attacked him even when he was outnumbered”
-Clyde Beatty
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87) Tiger defeats lion.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8132/liontiger7hddi6.jpg
-Montgomery Zoo
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91) In the 1930s the Maharajah of Gwalior carried out an interesting experiment.
He believed that lions had once inhabited the local forests and chose to import three pairs of African Lions as breeding stock.
The selected release area was the Shivpuri-Sheopur forest which covered over 1,000 square-miles. A walled enclosure allowed for acclimatization.
As was typical of the day, live food was provided in the form of buffalos. Baiting of this type is now illegal in India.
In four years within the enclosure the Lions thrived and bred. They were then released into the surrounding area in pairs. Of the original six, one pair were shot as they turned to attacking local livestock; had these lions not been killed it is likely they may have turned man-eater, or been poisoned by the villagers.
The other lions spread out in the forest, but were apparently mauled and killed by the local tigers
-4 lions where killed by local tigers, therefore is it equal to four accounts.
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92) Expert Accounts from the book Roman times, suggest tigers beat lions everytime in the gladiator days.
-The Roman Times
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93) 1865 Female tiger kills male lion in Birmingham zoo.
-Guiness book of records
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94) In the movie the Big Cage, what was shown in the movie, the tiger defeats the lion, by applying a throat hold to the top of the lions neck.
-Big Cage Clyde Beatty
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95) Majority of the World favored the Tiger in a World wide poll. With well over 1,000,000 votes. The tiger had 75% of the votes, while the lion had 25% of the votes. The reason being Asia Is 60% of the world's population. Both China and India favor the tiger, the 2 largest Places in the world.
-Tiger vs Lion Discovery Channel Poll
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96) Beatty also cites cases of tigers holding their own against several lions at once.
-Clyde Beatty
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97) In Iran this same Scientist saw a picture of a tiger standing over a lion. In Iran the tiger is favored.
-Iran
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98)Forgotten Horrors 2: Beyond the Horror Ban book mentions tigers defeating lions.
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99)*Despite extensive rumours to the contrary the film was not about lions and tigers specifically. It covered a wide variety of animals including the mongoose, snakes, wolves, dogs, and finally, a lion and tiger.
The fight was staged in a caged arena and the tiger is said to have injured the lion's hind leg. This disabled the animal enough for the tiger to apply a hold to the neck, shake the lion, and perhaps break the spine. The tiger suffered some claw and bite marks, but had seemingly gained the advantage from having administered the leg injury.
-Korean Pit fight.
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100) A viscious battle took place between a tigress and a lioness in korean pit fight. This fight ended with the tigress as champion.
-Tiger vs Lion documentary, Korean Pit fight.
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101) A tiger expert pointed out there was a large tiger that none of his lions could beat. It is claimed to be a large Siberian, but it may actually be a large Bengal named Raj, that Clyde stated would score no less then a draw in a fight with a lion. It was also stated by the tiger expert that one of Clyde Beatty’s best lions was killed by a tiger.
-Dave Hoover
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102) Kevin Knupe on the Tiger vs Lion.
6/29/06
12:34pm
RE: Tiger vs Lion
Hello-
Who would win in fight between a Tiger and Lion?
"Well in most cases the tiger usually comes out the winner. "
Myth or fact about Tigers being afraid of Lions?
"Definately myth...I would question the credibility of anyone with such an accusation."
Whats the most ferocious and most nt big cat you worked with?
"Northern Bengal tigers...would take a lion with freakish purportions and fighting ability to beat these beasts."
will continue this conversation with you at another time. Hope I helped for the time being."
Kevin
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103) Interspecies conflict voting poll closed for some strange reason, after Siberian Tiger recieves more votes then any other animal, as the top carnivore.
- Lairwebs Interspecies conflict
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104) The largest cat of all, the tiger is a powerful symbol among the different cultures that share its home.
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-World Wide Fund For Nature
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105) http://www.earthsky.com/shows/show.php?date=20020924
JB: This is Earth and Sky, with a listener's question. He writes, "Why are lions sometimes called 'the king of beasts'?"
DB: People have made this association for a couple of thousand years at least. But lions are not the biggest of animals -- and they're not the strongest. A lion would fit into the mouth of a blue whale. And, even among cats, the tiger is more powerful than the lion.
JB: Adult male lions look regal, with flowing manes framing their faces. Not only does this long, thick fur soften an enemy's blows, it also makes a lion's head look bigger -- perhaps giving it an appearance of being "crowned." The lion's roar is impressive, too. Lions roar to define their territory -- and the thundering sound can be heard from several kilometers away.
DB: And some might say that a lion lives a life "fit for a king." Lions typically sleep for about 20 hours a day. Unless it's provoked, a lion's leisure is usually only interrupted by the hunt for food -- most often, a zebra or wildebeest. After a fierce battle, lions will feast until full -- sometimes eating up to 75 pounds of meat at one meal!
JB: And here's another way lions are king -- they're pretty much at the top of the food chain in the plains of Africa where most of the wild lions live today. Ask us your science question on our website at earthsky.org. With thanks to the National Science Foundation, we're Block and Byrd for Earth and Sky.
--Author(s): Beverly Wachtel Hosts Deborah Byrd and Joel Block
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106) Author's notes:
Thousands of years ago, lions roamed over a range which stretched from Europe through Iran to India and over much of Africa. Humans hunted them to the point of extinction in most areas, proving who the true 'king of beasts' really is.
Sometimes the lion is referred to as the 'king of the jungle,' which is incorrect, since lions have never lived in the jungle. They currently live mostly in Africa south of the Sahara, like in the Serengeti. They prefer grasslands and savanna. This misnomer may stem from the misguided idea that Africa's climate and landscape are mostly "jungle"-like.
There are records as far back as 1375 B.C. linking the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III with the symbol of the lion.
Lions are also among the most social of animals. They typically live in groups known as prides which on average consist of 7 adult females and 2 adult males and a variable number of cubs. When a male reaches about 2 or 3 years of age, he's driven from the pride by the other males. He must then challenge the males of other prides. If he wins, he takes over the position in the pride and gains access to the pride's lionesses. This behavior may also enhance the historical association between lions and royalty.
--Author(s): Beverly Wachtel Hosts Deborah Byrd and Joel Block
http://www.earthsky.com/shows/show.php?date=20020924
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107) Big Cat trainer Alex Kerr favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Alex Kerr
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108) Big Cat Trainer Bert Nelson Favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
- Bert Nelson
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109) Big Cat Trainer Cal Riter favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Cal Riter
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110) In a book called "Circus Trainer" Bert Nelson (a big cat trainer) said "the wrong cat is being called the king of the beasts"
-Bert Nelson
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111) In one zoo incident 2 tigers ganged up on and killed a male lion.
--Guiness book of records.
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112) Tiger defeats lion in an online poll about there strengths. 55% to 26%
http://www.bigcats.com/page1018756127.mv
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113)The worlds top Lion Expert (Craig Packer) says people overrate the Lion as being hardwire to fight.
-Craig Packer
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114) Mabel Starks favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Mabel Starks
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115) Alex Kerr Favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
- Alex Kerr
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116) The Tiger is without a doubt the greatest killer and predator on earth.
- World Renowed John Varty
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117) Tiger kills male lion by find other avenues besides the throat bite to kill his oppoent.
-The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin
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118 and 119) 2 accounts of Tigers killing male lions with throat bites.
-Book Lions Tigers and Me
-Roman Proske
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120) Randy Miller favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Randy Miller
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121) John Seidensticker favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-John Seidensticker
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122) Rick Glassey favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Rick Glassey
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123) Diana McDonald favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Diana Mcdonald
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124) Alan Turner favors the tiger over the lion in a fight.
-Alan Turner
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126 Sometimes the tiger holds off three or four lions and leaves the cage unharmed.
-Jungle performers, 1941
