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Tiger
A rare look at a magnificent predator.
Supple, powerful, long, lean and intense, tigers are one of the world's most beautiful predators. Though fierce and efficient, an estimated 5,000 tigers are all that survive in the wild.
Tiger provides a thorough understanding of this remarkable animal based on firsthand observations. Using stunning photography and maps, the book reveals how shrinking habitats and decreasing food supplies are forcing tigers to live in unnaturally high densities, often with deadly results.
Tiger draws on the latest research and extensive field experience to deal with every aspect of its behavior:
Social structures Breeding patterns and family life Martial arts-like hunting tactics Dietary favorites and oddities Communication and interaction. Two hundred and fifty photographs capture tigers in range of activities: devouring prey in the jungle, at play with cubs, warding off scavengers, at rest and on the prowl. Fascinating commentary offers intriguing new ideas about supporting this critically endangered animal, a first step in ensuring that they never die out.
Supple, powerful, long, lean and intense, tigers are one of the world's most beautiful predators. Though fierce and efficient, an estimated 5,000 tigers are all that survive in the wild.
Tiger provides a thorough understanding of this remarkable animal based on firsthand observations. Using stunning photography and maps, the book reveals how shrinking habitats and decreasing food supplies are forcing tigers to live in unnaturally high densities, often with deadly results.
Tiger draws on the latest research and extensive field experience to deal with every aspect of its behavior:
Social structures Breeding patterns and family life Martial arts-like hunting tactics Dietary favorites and oddities Communication and interaction. Two hundred and fifty photographs capture tigers in range of activities: devouring prey in the jungle, at play with cubs, warding off scavengers, at rest and on the prowl. Fascinating commentary offers intriguing new ideas about supporting this critically endangered animal, a first step in ensuring that they never die out.
168 pages, Paperback
First published July 3, 2004
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March 29, 2012
I bought this one to act as 'research' for The Hunter Hunted, which I was in January (2010) attempting to revise. I was rather delighted to discover that my portrayal of tigers was reasonably accurate, and that with just a little tweaking I could not only make them more realistic, but make the story deeper and more complex also. Huzzah!
Seriously, if ever you need to know about tigers, this is a go-to book. Excellent, comprehensive and comprehensible information on patterns of behaviour, inter-tiger dynamics, mating, rearing cubs, territories, hunting, and the effects of their diminishing territory fills this book. Well, almost; there are also excellent sections on man-eaters, conservation efforts, and a huge list of places you can go to see tigers in the wild. I *hugs* this book muchly B-)
Seriously, if ever you need to know about tigers, this is a go-to book. Excellent, comprehensive and comprehensible information on patterns of behaviour, inter-tiger dynamics, mating, rearing cubs, territories, hunting, and the effects of their diminishing territory fills this book. Well, almost; there are also excellent sections on man-eaters, conservation efforts, and a huge list of places you can go to see tigers in the wild. I *hugs* this book muchly B-)
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