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A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee

author:Six-dimensional nature

In the animal world, the tiger, as a large carnivorous beast, has a very fierce personality, and the average animal can only hide and walk, but occasionally the tiger will be attacked. Recently, in India's Kazilanga National Park, an interesting scene was filmed: a tiger was leisurely bathing in the water, but a rhinoceros slowly approached, ready to suddenly attack the tiger, scaring the tiger to flee ashore and jump into the jungle to escape.

A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee

According to reports: At the beginning, this tiger was in the water, basking in the sun while taking a bath, very leisurely, and also lost its vigilance. When the rhino came to the river, it found the tiger's tracks, and the rhino did not violently rush down the river, but slowly entered the river and quietly approached from the tiger's back. It seems that this rhinoceros is ready to take the initiative to attack, dare to attack the tiger, which shows that this rhino has a fierce personality.

A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee
A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee

After all, the tiger is the king of the hundred beasts, the vigilance is very high, although it is more relaxed, but the huge body of the rhinoceros quickly attracted the attention of the tiger, seeing the rhinoceros attacking, the tiger quickly fled, so that the rhino sneak attack failed, and the tiger did not dare to fight back. Rhinos attack tigers, most likely to compete for water resources, find tigers as a huge threat, and drive tigers away in advance.

A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee
A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee

In the feline family, tigers are very fond of swimming big cats, because tigers lack sweat glands, very afraid of heat, so in the hot summer, you can always find tigers in the river, ponds, mountain streams and other waters to bathe and play, which is a way for tigers to achieve cooling through bathing.

A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee

In the food chain, tigers have a wide range of food sources, feeding on ungulates such as wild deer, wild sheep, bison, wild boar, red deer, and sambar deer, among which the Bengal tiger has the strongest hunting skills and can prey on large herbivores, including the world's largest white-limbed bison, female Indian rhinoceros, sub-adult female elephants, etc.

A tiger in the reserve is bathing, but is attacked by a rhinoceros, causing the tiger to flee

Among rhinos, the Indian rhino is the world's largest single-horned rhinoceros, weighing 1600-2200 kg, rhino skin is like a thick layer of armor, very hard, and the Indian rhino is a very aggressive rhinoceros, has a record of active injury, so the Bengal tiger in order to avoid injury, will not rush to attack adult rhinos, especially grumpy male rhinos.

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