5 unusual facts about tigers.
Tigers are the largest cats, even larger than the lions themselves, and besides, they are one of the largest predators on land. Males often exceed 300 kilograms, and with such a body weight they are still agile enough to jump up to 5 meters! This means that they can easily jump through the window into the apartment on the first floor!
Well, anyway, most of these messages can be easily checked in the encyclopedia — we have picked up something extra for you. Further in the blog "Antina Anta - my view"
1. The roar of a tiger can be heard 3 km away.
The tiger's roar is so loud that a person can hear it at a distance of up to 3,300 meters. The actual roar range is even greater because humans hear sounds in the range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, and tigers can make sounds at even lower frequencies — we call them infrasound. They are able to overcome dense obstacles such as building walls and jungles. The roar of a tiger is also very important in hunting and defense, because the low tones from the throat of these huge cats affect the labyrinth of the middle ear and literally paralyze the auditory creature. Labyrinthine disorders mean that the body is unable to determine the exact position of the body, so it momentarily blocks the possibility of movement.
2. Tiger stripes are as unique as human fingerprints.
Tiger stripes can be used as a tool to identify specific animals. Their comparison can be made without specialized equipment, the human eye is enough for this. With the help of observations and photos sent to them, scientists have the opportunity to trace the fate of specific tigers — the direction of their migration or the history of their health. The stripes also have a camouflage function. When a tiger enters tall reeds or narrow dense trees, because of the shadows falling on it, it is almost invisible to its prey, but even in the open, the striped pattern can confuse other animals who are used to recognizing whole silhouettes of predators. In this case, even slightly mobile striped bodies can be ignored by the threatened animal.