Tiger, a combination of fierceness, nobility, beauty and elegance. In our impression, the tiger is covered with orange hair, with exquisite black stripes on it, a round head, strong limbs, and a tiger, the king of the hundred beasts.
But there is a kind of tiger, the color of the body is more special, showing black and blue, there are dark black stripes on it, the name is blue tiger, also known as black tiger, black blue tiger.
According to historical records, the mysterious blue tiger is distributed in Fujian, Hubei, Hebei, Sichuan and other places, and the blue tiger has been found more than once in Miyun, Beijing. But because there is no video data, most people have questions, does the mysterious blue tiger really exist?
However, there are really Blue Tigers in India! At present, only 6 blue tigers have been found in India, which is very rare and rare.
01 Blue Tiger was found in Beijing, covered in black and blue, and the wolves did not dare to approach within 10 miles
The Blue Tiger is a rare tiger species in China and is legendary. In the first Chinese dictionary, the Shuowen Hubu, it is said: Lin, Black Tiger also.
It is rumored that the Blue Tiger was found in Hebei during the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, in 1905 and 1912, the Blue Tiger was hunted twice in Hebei.
In 1924, an American claimed to have found a blue tiger in Fujian, and wrote a book ,"Blue Tiger", which recorded his discovery of the blue tiger and its form, "The pattern on this beast is very beautiful, the background color is blue-gray, and the stripes are clear." ”
In 1951, in Miyun, Beijing, a pair of small blue tigers were found.
In 1957, still in Miyun, Beijing, a mysterious blue tiger appeared, witnesses said that the blue tiger was strong, light black fur with dark black markings, always active at night, preying.
Locals told that because of the ferocious blue tiger in the mountain forest, there was no trace of a wolf. It can be seen that the Blue Tiger threatens to shake the mountain forest, within a radius of ten miles, the wolves do not dare to approach, do not dare to compete with the Blue Tiger for food resources.
After hearing the news, animal expert Tan Bangjie planned to go to Miyun to find and photograph the Blue Tiger, but unfortunately did not go to Cheng, and could not leave a photo to confirm the existence of the Blue Tiger. Some people still question whether the Blue Tiger really exists.
02 India has found many traces of blue tigers, the back is as black as ink, and the white spots on the ears are obvious
It is understood that in the 1970s, the staff of the Silipal Tiger Reserve found 2 adult blue tigers, but there was no video data.
In 2007, at the Silipal Tiger Sanctuary, an infrared camera captured 3 blue tigers, causing a sensation. After that, the blue tiger was also found many times.
According to the Sun, in November 2020, a photographer inadvertently photographed two muscular blue tigers at the Sillipal Tiger Reserve, saying: "The first time I saw a blue tiger, I couldn't believe my eyes. ”
The blue tiger in the photographer's photo is the same as that of ordinary tigers, but a thick black stripe cannot be ignored, the black on the back is the most concentrated, the back is as black as ink, and there are yellow hairs on the side.
The limbs are mostly yellow, while the tail is almost completely black, and the black lines on the forehead are also very thick. The white spots on both ears are more pronounced against the black background, a bit like two "big eyes". Judging from the body color alone, it is somewhat different from the blue tiger recorded in the history of the mainland.
The 2 Blue Tigers were strolling leisurely, walking for a while and simply squatting down and yawning lazily. After a while he got up and went into the woods, wandering freely in the woods.
03 Only 6 in the world! Hunt down 300 pounds of wild boar, eat a full meal, but do not eat for 5 days
Currently, blue tigers are found only in the Silipal Tiger Reserve, and only 6 are found. Of course, the Blue Tiger, which was previously reported, is suspicious because of the lack of evidence in the wild, but it does not mean that witnesses have fabricated the existence of the Blue Tiger.
According to the monitoring of the reserve, the Blue Tiger will go out to move out day and night, but the state of the day is very leisurely, sometimes lying on the ground to rest, lazy like a cat, sometimes wandering around, not hurried, like going on vacation.
But at night, the lazy big cat Blue Tiger will transform into a good hunter. The pitch-black body color blended with the dark night, and when it ran through the forest, it was as mysterious and swift as a ghost.
The blue tiger's main diet is wild boar and wild deer, especially the succulent wild boar. The Blue Tiger chased a wild boar weighing about 300 pounds at night, which was very fierce. After tracking down the wild boar, it hit it with one blow, but the wild boar was after all thick and thick and difficult to deal with, and it ran amok with brute force, trying to crash away from the blue tiger and escape.
The Blue Tiger jumped to the side, flexibly avoided the impact of the wild boar, bypassed the back of the wild boar, attacked the wild boar from behind, and fought for a long time before taking the wild boar down. After a full meal, you can skip food for 5 days.
When the Blue Tiger is lazy, it looks like it has little deterrent power, but when hunting, it is very strong, agile, wild, and strong in combat. At this time, the blue tiger, no matter what herbivores he saw, would attack, even the monkeys who did not have much flesh on their bodies.
04Why did the Blue Tigers only come in one place? Experts speculate that the vegetation in the area is lush and easier to hide after blackening
The tiger that lives in the Silipal Reserve is the Bengal tiger, and the blue tiger is a variant of the Bengal tiger, which, like the white tiger and the golden tiger, is caused by genetic mutations. The reason why it turns black, similar to that of a panther, is that it is heavily formed by the deposition of melanin in the skin or hair.
As a result of human activity, the tiger's habitat has been fragmented. Geographical estrangement, tiger populations are isolated from each other, genetic communication is very limited, there is a serious inbreeding, and then easy to cause genetic mutations.
The blue tigers found in India are all from Silippur, and the probability of genetic mutations in Bengal tigers in this place is high, why? Why have Bengal tigers in other regions never given birth to blue tigers?
After many studies and analysis, experts boldly speculate that tigers in other parts of India live in forests and plains, with open terrain and sufficient light. The Silipal is a subtropical jungle with lush vegetation and dark light.
Then the blue tiger living here, with a darker body color, is easier to hide itself in the jungle, and it is easier to ambush prey when hunting. In short, this is the result of tiger evolution.
05What problems does Blue Tiger face?
On the one hand, blue tigers are sought after because they are rare and rare, but for themselves, the offspring of the blue tigers that are bred in close inbred are slightly smaller than the ordinary Bengal tigers, and there are other problems, such as low resistance and natural lifespan.
On the other hand, due to the rarity of the Blue Tiger, some criminals have attracted the attention of the Blue Tiger. The infrared camera installed in the reserve is to better study the blue tiger, but I did not expect to photograph the blue tiger, but I photographed poachers.
In addition, zoologists have found that the number of ungulates in Silipal is declining. The shortage of food resources will also affect the survival of the Blue Tiger.
At present, the blue tiger is in a state of endangerment, hoping to be able to protect it well, so that the blue tiger can continue to multiply, so that future generations can also witness the mysterious blue tiger's true appearance.