Who is more powerful, the lion or the tiger?

1. Body size comparison

There is no doubt that tiger is the largest cat.

2. Physiological data

(1) Skull comparison

Due to the mane, the lion looks quite large visually. In fact, after removing the mane, They are almost the same as tigers, and it is difficult to tell the difference between ligers and tigers after being skinned, so the skulls are not very different. The tiger's skull is slightly larger than that of the lion.

The mane is a symbol of the lion, and it is often exaggerated and even becomes a decisive weapon. Biologically speaking, the function of a male lion's mane is defined as: a display of strength between male lions and a standard for female lions to choose a mate.

The mane has a certain defensive effect on the male lion but at the same time weakens it. Attack ability.

I personally think that if a tiger and a lion are of the same physique and age,

In a one-on-one duel, the tiger will win 80% and the lion will win 60%. If it is scientific reasoning, it is still the tiger’s winning rate. Big,

And the hunting skills of tigers are far superior to that of lions.

With superb hunting skills, you don’t have to worry about the source of food. This is why tigers like to live alone, while lions live in groups.

Comparison of feline phalanges:

According to scientific research, it is found that the bone density of wild tigers and lions of the same age after death is significantly higher than that of lions. Higher density means it is stronger and stronger. This means that the tiger's gestation power is greater than that of the lion.

Global survey body size ranking:

Northern male tiger > Meng male tiger > Southern male lion > Northern female tiger > Meng female tiger > Southern female lion.

Ranking of thick limbs:

Northern male tiger > Meng male tiger > Northern female tiger > Southern male lion > Meng female tiger > Southern female lion.

Comparison of female tigers and lions in size

In fact, there is still a big physical difference between female tigers and male tigers.

The size difference between male and female tigers Bigger difference than lion. This also indirectly shows that male tigers are larger than male lions.

The sudden burst of palm power of a sub-adult female tiger, and the damage caused to people!

The palm force of an adult male lion after running and the damage caused to people!

Since the limbs of a lion are not as strong as that of a tiger, it cannot effectively bring down a strong adult bison, and its claws are not as big and sharp as those of a tiger, and can easily be thrown off. Therefore, there is no theory that a lion can kill a bison alone. . And the Asian bison is larger than the African bison. Lions usually hunt in groups, and they mainly rely on the strength of the group to pull them down.

Gao Shuaihu plays with Yi lion

The crocodile comes ashore to snatch the lion’s food. The tiger robs the crocodile's food in the water, and the lion's food is robbed by the crocodile on land. This is the difference between the tiger and the lion!

The crocodile kills the lion.

Tiger kills crocodile.

Uncle Crocodile, what’s wrong with you?

The crocodile came ashore to snatch the lion's food. The tiger robs the crocodile's food in the water, and the lion's food is robbed by the crocodile on land. This is the difference between the tiger and the lion!

The crocodile kills the lion.

Tiger kills crocodile.

Uncle Crocodile, what’s wrong with you?

The German Shepherd has been frightened out of flight by the tiger in the cage

As for the Tibetan Mastiff, this idiot is a very brave and barking lion, but it is indeed stronger than other dog breeds and deserves to be a famous Chinese dog.

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Liger (English name: liger)

Mainly a product of human influence or initiative, it is a male lion and a female lion The offspring produced by tiger mating.

The liger is larger than either a lion or a tiger, and has the appearance characteristics of both;

The probability of a lion and a tiger falling in love and becoming pregnant is extremely low. Even in captivity, the chances of pregnancy for tigers and lions are only 1 to 2.

Due to congenital deficiencies and other reasons, the survival rate of cubs is only about one in 500,000. According to data, there are only about 20 ligers alive in the world.

They are larger than ordinary tigers and lions and have lower intelligence

Tiger's sensitive reactions and hind limb strength allow them to walk and jump on two legs, but lions cannot.

The lion was scared to death by a group of Tibetan mastiffs. Visually, the Tibetan mastiffs could only die for the lions, let alone compared with the tigers.

First compare the body shape and weight.

The Siberian tiger is the largest among tigers and is slightly larger than the African lion. According to data, the largest existing cat is a male Siberian tiger hunted by the former Soviet Union in Central Asia. It is 5 meters long (excluding the tail) and weighs 760 kilograms, which is twice the size of an ordinary Siberian tiger or African lion.

The Bengal tiger is second, not much different from the African lion. The South China tiger is slightly smaller, but has the most violent temperament.

2. Compare hunting skills and status in the food chain.

The Siberian tiger has the highest hunting skills among all cats. This is because its habitat is cold and harsh, and wild animals are scarce, making it unable to withstand the failure of hunting. The Siberian tiger is the undisputed apex of the local food chain. Its prey includes all herbivores and carnivores. Large and violent herbivores such as red deer and Asian wild boars; carnivores such as Asian brown bears, leopards, and Asian black bears. , wolf, lynx, badger, fox. Since leopards and tigers eat the same food, leopards are never allowed to exist in tiger territory. Therefore, the chance of preying on leopards is very small. However, there is data showing that leopard hair has been found in the feces of Siberian tigers. Despite its size, the Asian brown bear is no match for the Siberian tiger, and there are many records of male brown bears being attacked by tigers. Black bears are even worse. Black bears hibernating in winter are often dug out of their holes by tigers without even a chance to resist. In North Asia, the number of wolf individuals is small, generally no more than 7, so they can only avoid tigers. Of course, there are many rumors about male wild boars defeating Siberian tigers, but wild boars are the defensive side. If they are not killed, they win. There are too few records of killing Siberian tigers. Moreover, tigers that are injured and die are usually old, disabled tigers (missing canine teeth) or young cubs. They are unable to prey on other wild animals, so they have to attack male wild boars with strong combat capabilities. Because Siberian tigers are far away from human living areas, Siberian tigers generally avoid humans and do not provoke strange things.

The habitats of Bengal tigers and South China tigers are relatively rich in wild animals and overlap with humans. Therefore, their hunting success rate is not as good as that of Siberian tigers, but they are the most dangerous to humans. The South China tiger has the most experience in fighting humans. The South China tiger is unique to China. It has struggled with the Chinese people for 2,000 years. It has the richest attack and avoidance skills and is also in the most dangerous situation. In the 1950s and 1960s, China hunted the South China tiger on a large scale, and now it is a more endangered and precious species than the giant panda. The record holder for killing the most people is the Bengal tiger in India, which is related to the quality of Indians and the local environment. Among local carnivores, jackals pose a threat to Bengal tigers and South China tigers. Jackals are inferior to wolves in size and attack power, but their groups are more numerous and tougher than wolves. There is no racial distinction. Different groups of jackals will cooperate to attack tigers and leopards. In India, a pack of 20 jackals once attacked an adult female Bengal tiger. In the first confrontation, the tiger killed 7 jackals and injured 6, destroying the offensive power of the pack. However, the remaining jackal group immediately summoned another group of 26 jackals from nearby territory to join the attack on the tiger. The tiger killed 4 jackals and injured 2 in the second resistance, and then began to escape. The jackal group pursued for 40 kilometers, and a third small jackal group joined in to intercept it. In the end, nearly 40 jackals hunted and killed the Bengal tiger. Half of the tiger was eaten, and seven jackals were killed in the final battlefield. There is also a legend in China that the jackal is the nemesis of the tiger.

African lions have poor hunting ability and can only rely on group ambush. They only attack African elephants, rhinoceros and bison when they are desperate in the dry season. Generally, more than 10 African lions swarm up to divide the elephant herd, and the female lions are responsible for hunting in large numbers. Elephants and bison attack from behind, while lions attack from the front. There are almost no Lions singled out. African lions alone are unable to survive. Old male lions expelled from the lion group are usually hunted by hyena packs or tri-colored jackals. Hyena packs are for revenge, tricolor jackals are for murder, and their tactics are very similar to those of Asian jackals. The African lions that caused the most harm to people were the man-eating lions in Uganda during the construction of the railway in the 19th century. The lions hunted and killed more than 100 workers and were eventually eliminated, leaving only two lactating cubs sent to the zoo.

3. Compare teeth, claws and other hardware.

The size of the canine teeth and the hardness of the jaws are almost the same, and the sharpness of the claws is similar. However, some scholars admire the explosive power of tigers. There is a crack on the cement floor of the Liger Mountain Animal House at the Beijing Zoo where a Siberian tiger scratched it. The skinned ligers are so similar that they are almost indistinguishable. It was found from dissection that the heart capacity of tigers is larger than that of African lions.

4. The result of encounter between liger and tiger in nature.

The Siberian tiger is based in Siberia and has traveled all over Eurasia to the South Asian subcontinent, developing into Bengal tiger subspecies, Caucasian tiger subspecies and South China tiger subspecies. Only the sea prevents it from entering the Americas. Some individuals crossed the sea and entered the Indonesian archipelago, developing into the Sumatran tiger subspecies. It shows its tenacious adaptability from extreme cold to extreme heat. Tigers live alone. Only during the breeding season do the males and females get together for a few days, and the female tiger raises her cubs independently. It shows that tigers have better survival ability than African lions.

African lions moved north from the African continent into the Arabian Peninsula and then into the South Asian subcontinent. Historically, competition between ligers and ligers occurred in India. Although no written records were left, the lions retreated to the northwest corner of India (called Asiatic lions), and the final result was that Bengal tigers spread all over South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The above text is official information that I have seen. It has been a long time and I can’t remember it clearly. The data may be wrong, but it is definitely not fabricated.

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In history, lions were once very widely distributed. In addition to Africa and India, there were also two subspecies: Greek lions and Iranian lions (West Asian lions). Among them, the Iranian lion Lions and Caspian tigers also had fierce competition for survival.

There are real examples of ligers and tigers fighting. In October 1995, a Siberian tiger killed an African lion in an open zoo in a coastal city in my country. One night, the gate that separates the liger cage opened due to a malfunction. Due to the principle of competition among large carnivores, carnivores of equal strength must give in to each other after meeting. If there is no way out, they must fight to the death. As a result, when the staff arrived at the scene By that time, the African lion had fallen dead in the middle of the tiger zone! After investigation, it was found that the African lion invaded the tiger area after full preparation, but the result was a fatal blow from the Siberian tiger. The Siberian tiger's first attack hit the vital part of the African lion's throat, giving the opponent no chance to fight back! After killing its opponent, the Siberian tiger dragged a lion that was twice its weight for more than 30 meters.

The Siberian tiger is the largest cat, surpassing the lion in physical size. In terms of hunting skills, tigers have always been solitary and rely on themselves to hunt, so their individual fighting ability is naturally very strong; lions’ way of survival is to hunt in groups and pay attention to cooperative combat capabilities. Therefore, one-on-one hunting is a must. , the lion is by no means the opponent of the tiger.

Generally speaking, carnivores only hunt herbivores that are smaller than or equivalent to them. For carnivores of equal strength, they generally adopt the principle of avoidance, such as when a tiger encounters a bear, especially a big brown bear. , generally avoid each other, but in India, tigers sometimes hunt small crocodiles, and Bengal tigers can even steal food from crocodile mouths.

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There are tigers bigger than lions, and there are lions bigger than tigers. The male lion's head looks majestic, especially its mane, which looks majestic. It looks bigger than the tiger. In fact, the lion's body is relatively thin; while the tiger's head does not appear that big, but its body is very strong. Not smaller than a lion as many people think.

Today, the natural distribution areas of lions and tigers are isolated from each other, and it is impossible for lions and tigers to come into contact and fight together in the wild environment. It is now believed that the ancient Asian cat fossils discovered in southern China are the direct ancestors of tigers, and then migrated north, west, and south, evolving into different subspecies that spread almost throughout Asia. As for lions, some believe that they once roamed southern Europe, most of Asia, and North America in prehistoric times. Therefore, in ancient Central and Western Asia, the distribution areas of lions and tigers overlapped.

Today, wild lions have almost disappeared in the Asian continent. Lions can only be seen in a corner of the Gir jungle area in northwest India. Tigers have become the representative of Asian beasts, distributed from Northeast Asia to South Asia. Tigers can be seen across vast areas, including much of India. Is this the result of lions not being as powerful as tigers in combat?

I don’t think so.

For adult lions, female lions are generally responsible for hunting, while male lions are responsible for defending their territories. Therefore, male lions generally enjoy the benefits and are relatively lazy. Tigers, on the other hand, act alone, are alert and cunning, and have good flexibility. Physically, some species of male tigers are comparable to male lions, but in a solo fight, a lion is more likely to lose to a tiger. In the ancient Roman Colosseum, ligers and tigers fought often, and the result was often the tiger winning (Figure 119, ligers and tigers fighting in the ancient Colosseum). However, in the natural environment, lions and tigers fight, and there are very few opportunities for single combat, because lions usually move in groups, while tigers are solitary. Once a group fights, the solitary tiger will definitely suffer. Therefore, from a sociological perspective To put it in perspective, a lion is stronger than a tiger.

Why do lions give way to tigers in India? I think there are two reasons:

1. Environmental impact.

Lions originated in the wilderness of Africa, and tigers originated in the mountains and forests of East Asia. They were first most adapted to the environment and climate of their place of origin, and then gradually expanded outward. The group composition and hunting habits of lions are suitable for vast wilderness, while the mountain jungles of the South Asian subcontinent are obviously more suitable for tigers to compete for survival. On the other hand, the competition between ligers and tigers has lasted for more than ten thousand years. Since tigers are so powerful that lions are constantly retreating, why can't any tiger enter Africa? In fact, when it comes to West Asia and Arabia, lions have a favorable geographical advantage. The open plateau and Gobi desert are conducive to lions' group advantages, which makes tigers stop moving forward.

2. The impact of human activities cannot be ignored.

If you look at the history of India, you will know that before the arrival of Westerners, foreign invasions always entered the Indian subcontinent from the northwest. This is how lions entered India and was also the earliest birthplace of Indian civilization. , and it has also become the area with the most severely degraded natural environment in India. In other words, the lion's living territory is greatly disturbed by human factors. Indians, whether they are originally Buddhists or later Hindus, do not advocate killing animals. Therefore, wild animals in other areas (including tigers) are less affected by humans. This is why India still has a large number of rare birds and exotic animals. The reason why it is called the "Kingdom of Wild Animals". So it is not surprising that tigers in India have a larger distribution range than lions.

In short, differences in geographical environments determine the different fighting styles and strategies of lions and tigers. The vast plains are suitable for exerting the power of the group, locking targets, and waiting for work. In the jungle, prey can easily dodge, hide and escape, requiring higher individual fighting skills. It is not an exaggeration to say that the lion is the strategist and the tiger is the tactician. The strategist sleeps after eating to recharge his energy, and is known as the "sleeping lion" in the world; the tactician practices hard and knows swimming and various crawling and rolling skills. There is a legend that he is not ashamed to learn from cats. If you force a lion and a tiger to fight to the death, then the tiger will definitely not be able to defeat the lion in a group fight, and it will be difficult for an individual lion to defeat the tiger. In the high mountains of Asia, tigers who are good at using the terrain to build momentum have the upper hand; in Africa's flat plains, lions who are good at organizing sieges have the upper hand.

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Now in academia, about tigers being stronger than The concept of lions has been generally recognized. The following is an explanation of the detailed data of tigers and lions. The data listed are all averages.

Adult healthy ligers are used below. Since the difference between female lions and male lions is too large, male lions are generally used as lions.

1. Body size comparison

There is no objection that tigers are the largest cats.

But in the ancient Western world, they had access to the largest African lions and the smallest Central and South Asian tigers, which caused visual misunderstandings and believed that lions were the largest cats. And it has become a symbol of many Western countries. It was not until they came into contact with the larger and more ferocious Menghu and Xihu more than a hundred years ago that this concept finally changed, forming a shift from the lion-centered theory to the tiger-centered theory.

In the East, the tiger has always been firmly located in the middle hall and is a symbol of God, while the lion is just a gatekeeper and a symbol of beasts.

This ultimately led to the millennium debate about ligers and tigers due to the differences in subjective awareness between the East and the West about ligers.

In battles between beasts, larger ones often have a considerable advantage. It seems unconvincing that a larger tiger beats a lion. The situations mentioned below are all situations where ligers and tigers are equal.

2. Physiological data

The following covers almost all the physiological characteristics of beasts:

(1) Skull comparison

Lions Because of the mane, it looks quite large visually. In fact, after removing the mane, it is almost the same as a tiger. It is also difficult to distinguish a liger after being skinned, so the skull is not much different.

The mane is a symbol of the lion, and it is often exaggerated and even becomes a decisive weapon. Biologically, the function of a male lion's mane is defined as: a display of strength between male lions and a standard for female lions to choose a mate.

The mane has a certain defensive effect on the male lion but at the same time weakens it. Attack ability.

(2) Heart capacity

In anatomy, the heart capacity of tigers is larger than that of African lions, which is very important. Among opponents of equal physical quality, it reflects a species' greater explosive power, endurance and physical recovery capabilities.

(3) Mouth

The opening and closing degree of the cat's mouth is about 60 degrees (the saber-toothed tiger can reach 100 degrees). The ball-shaped muscles in the tiger's jaw are the most developed among cats. There is not much difference in the bite force between ligers and tigers, tigers are slightly stronger, tigers weigh about 450kg, and male lions weigh 400kg (attached: the rear end of the crocodile is about 1000kg (2200 pounds), the front end is 770kg, the great white shark is about 770kg, and the human is about 80kg).

The canine teeth of tigers are about 6cm long, and that of male lions is about 5cm. The bite depth of tigers is about 11cm, and that of male lions is about 9cm. A bite depth of 1cm can often determine whether the opponent lives or dies. This also makes the fatality rate of lions' prey much smaller than that of tigers.

But the teeth of lions are slightly thicker than those of tigers. Biologists explain that the reason why lions have thick teeth is because the lion cannot kill the prey quickly and the prey resists. In order to prevent the canine teeth from breaking during the prey's resistance, the canine teeth evolved to be thicker.

(4) Forelimbs

The tiger’s forepaw is the largest among cats. The width of male tiger’s palm is about 10.5-11.5cm, that of female tiger is about 8.5-9.5cm, and that of male lion is about 7.5cm.

Palm strike is a common technique used by tigers. Its palm force ranks first among cats, reaching 1 ton, and its power is 10% greater than that of male lions. However, whether lions are killing or preying, palm strikes are not its characteristics.

Felines all have the habit of sharpening their claws, but the frequency of claw sharpening in adult lions has decreased. This is related to the living environment, so the claws are not as sharp as tigers.

The tiger's claws are the longest among cats, about 10cm for the tiger, 9.2cm for the tiger, and 8cm for the lion.

Lions are often thrown off by large prey, which shows that their forelimbs are not strong enough and their claws are not deeply embedded, while tigers are extremely difficult to be thrown off by bison.

(5) Hind limbs

The hind limbs of lions are not strong enough and can only stand semi-upright, so lions are not good at palm strikes. However, the hind limbs of tigers are powerful and can stand completely upright. When upright, they can be taller than lions. One and a half heads.

Hind limb strength directly affects jumping ability. Tigers can jump to a height of 2.2-2.4m, female lions are about 1.8m, tigers can reach a height of 6.5m, female lions are 4.5m, and male lions can hardly jump.

Generally, tigers have stronger limbs, while lions have relatively thinner limbs.

(6) Muscles

Bengal tigers and lions are both tropical and subtropical, and their muscles are similar. The tiger's shoulders are powerful, while the lion's power is concentrated in the neck.

The Siberian tiger's fat is mainly under the skin rather than attached to the muscles. Its muscle weight can account for about 70% of the body weight. According to Chinese biologists’ anatomy report on Siberian tigers: The muscle fibers of Siberian tigers are extremely thick, with almost no fat, and are stronger than the muscles of the best bodybuilders.

(7) Bones

Tiger has more perfect bones, and its average bone density is about 1.2 higher than that of lions, which means that tigers are stronger and more capable of resisting hits.

(8) Speed

The Siberian tiger sprints at about 56km/h, the Bengal tiger is much faster at about 68km/h, and the female lion is between the two at 64km/h. h, male lion is 56m/h.

(9) Flexibility

The tiger's body is slender, while the lion's body is stubby, which means that the tiger can turn around in a wider range and more dexterously.

(10) Others

In terms of balance, tigers can walk on the balance beam in gymnastics competitions, but lions cannot.

Although the tiger's tail is not as powerful as the legend says, it is still its offensive weapon. The lion's tail has no offensive effect.

Cat observers believe that tigers are cunning in nature, while lions are relatively straightforward.

The above is a physical hardware comparison, and the following is a comparison between ligers and tigers in real life, which is actually a technical software comparison.

Skills are very important to the beasts. Someone once simulated a beast showdown before, but it was immediately made a joke because they only entered the hardware data but forgot to enter the skill data, because according to this simulation, then The cheetah will not be able to catch the goral, and the leopard will not be able to catch the zebra, because these prey are stronger than the predator. The zebra can kick the leopard over with one kick, and the data shows that the leopard will not avoid it and will 100% be kicked. Death, so this simulation believes that there is no possibility of a beast on earth that can hunt prey larger than itself, but in fact...

In fact, the above physiological data has already explained which one is better and which one is worse. Skills are more of a subjective concept based on human observation, but practice is often the application of physiology in life. Let's use it as a reference for the time being.

3. Living habits

(1) Some people say that lions have strong fighting power because they live in groups, that is, lions are stronger than tigers. In fact, this kind of people are talking based on the actual life of lions, that is, the overall consciousness of lions is strong, but they ignore another fact, that is, in a group of lions fighting among the same kind, only the strongest male lion can decide the outcome.

So will lions regard tigers as the same kind? The answer is possible, because natural mating will occur between tigers and lions. This can only happen if tigers and lions regard each other as the same kind among wild animals. occur.

(2) Some people also say that male lions make a living by fighting, so they think that male lions have a stronger desire to fight. However, they do not know that tigers are extremely territorial, and small tigers will attack anyone who intrudes into their territory. The big tigers will also not hesitate to fight, and the tigers who have the advantage of home field are more effective (because this is a job issue). On the contrary, in most cases, a male lion simply moves his mane to determine the outcome of the battle. Most of the cases where tigers kill lions in zoos are because the tiger thinks the lion has intruded into its territory. Territory disputes are common in the wild, especially when the tiger population was once prosperous.

In other words, male lions fight more for their mates, while tigers fight more for territory. The frequency of their fights is almost the same.

(3) Female tigers not only have to fight for territory but also for their cubs. Male cats have the habit of killing non-relative cubs. A single female tiger will fight for her cubs in order to protect her cubs. Male tigers often fight, and a group of female lions simply surrender when encountering such a situation. Tigers live alone, and the female tiger raises her cubs independently, which shows that the tiger's survival ability is quite strong, while the female lion simply cannot raise her cubs independently.

(4) Some people say that male lions will not measure the strength of their opponents and move forward bravely. In fact, this is a serious misunderstanding. The standard for male lions to measure their opponents is their manes. Lions with poor manes will choose to retreat automatically. In the eyes of male lions, tigers are lions with poor manes, because male tigers do not have long manes, so male lions often think that tigers are not as good as themselves and can fight.

Tigers, like other cats, are cautious because they live alone, and they will also carefully evaluate the strength of their opponents, because errors in evaluation will cause serious injuries and prevent them from hunting. In other words, tigers will not fight uncertain battles. This raises a question, that is, a lion fighting a tiger is a beast that can be defeated by the tiger, and this assessment is definitely more accurate than that of humans.

4. Fighting skills

The bite force of cats is not the largest among beasts, but their claws are the strongest and their agility is the highest. Therefore, claws are the winning weapons, and teeth Just a weapon of death. Claws and skills make cats the only mammals among beasts that can independently defeat beasts more powerful than themselves (others can only rely on group strength).

(1) Tiger fights use palm strikes, which are actually a set of combination punches. They rely more on their skills and rarely get their heads in early.

(2) Male lions are an exception to the cat family. The fight between them is actually about whose mouth is bigger. Due to the lack of strength and skills of the limbs, the advantages of cats' claws and skills are almost abandoned. . Male lions rely more on their body and strength, which is a pushing method, but we know that lions will not have an advantage over tigers in terms of size or strength.

Tiger can use both palms simultaneously, while lions cannot fully support the weight of the whole body due to the strength of their hind legs. To fully exert the power of their palms, they must support the ground with one front paw.

(3) The mane has a certain protective effect on the male lion's throat, but tigers often fight with their forelimbs first, and then choke after gaining a considerable advantage, because before they have gained the advantage, If you rashly lock your throat, you are actually irresponsible for your own throat.

5. Hunting skills

Hunting skills can reflect the skills of the beast from the side.

(1) Tigers usually hunt by sneak attack, followed by a short-distance sprint, which requires stronger explosive power, because if the reaction is slow, the prey can easily escape, and chasing long distances is not a tiger’s strength. To deal with a bison, one has to jump on the back of the animal and hold on tightly, even for larger adult Asian female elephants. However, a lion can only pounce on the back of the bison and is easily thrown off, and the Asian bison is not smaller than the African bison. Not going anywhere. Lions usually hunt in groups, and they mainly rely on the force of the group to pull them down.

(2) Lions bite the neck of smaller prey, and bite the nose of larger prey such as bison. However, the nose-biting method of suffocation often seems sloppy, and lions often have the possibility of escaping the prey they have obtained. In the TV show, 5 lions (including a male lion) killed a bison and finally escaped. In fact, this reflects that lions cannot effectively kill prey quickly, and they actually caused cheetahs, which have almost no killing power, to be seriously injured and escape. This reflects the lion's kill rate.

The success rate of killing tigers is quite high, and the killing methods are also more abundant, including breaking the cervical vertebrae, biting the throat, biting the neck, etc. For smaller ones, it is almost straightforward to break the cervical vertebrae. For tigers weighing more than 200kg, such as The bison bites the neck, which is completely different from the method used by lions to deal with bison, but it is more lethal. It is often fatal with one blow. The prey rarely has the possibility of escaping, because tigers cannot afford such mistakes, especially Siberian tigers. .

(3) The hunting success rate of lions ranges from 10 to 20% depending on the prey, and the success rate of tigers is about 5%. Although the success rate of lions is greater than that of tigers, it is very low on average. . The food utilization efficiency is also not as good as that of tigers, which can only manage one meal, while tigers often hunt for a long time once they prey.

The fact that lions are the only cats that eat scavengers is a reflection of the success rate of a single lion in hunting.

(4) Both lions and tigers have the ability to hunt very large prey under extraordinary circumstances, such as lions against female elephants, giraffes, etc., and tigers against female elephants, bison, etc., but a single Lions are unable to hunt prey larger than themselves. This is actually rare among cats. It is probably only the serval cat that is like this. However, the serval cat is the most skilled among cats after all. Like the cheetah, it has to use its small mouth for agility. The price is excusable.

6. Competition for survival

The main competitors in the living environment of lions are hyenas and leopards, while Bengal tigers are jackals and leopards, and Western tigers are brown bears and Amur leopards. .

(1) The life of a lone lion is extremely difficult. A lone male lion expelled by a pride of lions generally has only three endings, namely starving to death, being chased by a pack of hyenas, and being murdered by a pack of tricolor jackals.

(2) A single jackal is not as powerful as a hyena, but the size and resilience of a jackal group are much greater than that of a hyena group. Jackals from different groups can even unite to deal with Meng Hu. The famous case of more than 60 jackals taking down a female Bengal tiger at a heavy cost was composed of three different groups of jackals.

(3) Brown bears are much larger beasts than Western tigers. Amur leopards have an extremely difficult time surviving under the pressure of Western tigers, but leopards of the same species as Amur leopards have a much harder time surviving under the pressure of lions. The life is quite prosperous. It can be seen that the ability of lions to stifle the development of leopards is far less than that of tigers. Therefore, leopards are called the most successful big cats in survival.

Therefore, the competitive environment between tigers and lions can be said to be equally dangerous, but even so, excluding human factors, tigers are still very successful in living alone, while living alone means death for lions.

7. Examples of fighting battles

The ligers and tigers we see now are all in captivity. To be precise, we cannot draw conclusions from this, but we can draw reference conclusions.

(1) Captive beasts have degraded in ability compared to wild ones, but there is an important fact, which is that the more skilled the captive beasts are, the greater the losses will be.

If the bears, which tend to be strong, and the cats, which tend to be skill-oriented, are both raised in captivity from an early age, the cats will obviously suffer greater losses. The same is true for humans. If a newborn child is locked up from an early age, the unique human skills will be lost the most. Such a person can only be considered a human being biologically speaking, but in fact he is no different from an idiot. . The lion lies in strength, while the tiger lies in skill. The loss will undoubtedly be greater than that of the Lions.

But even so, the winning rate of captive tigers is much higher than that of lions, let alone wild ligers.

(2) There is also the fact that in all the records or videos of lion-tiger fights, it is not surprising that a small tiger defeated a large lion, but there has never been a small lion defeating the lion. The case of the big tiger.

(3) In the case of choosing a tiger-lion fight, male lions are generally selected, while for tigers, they are almost always selected regardless of male and female. In fact, female tigers are better than male ones. There is still a big physical difference between the tiger and the lion, but it is not as big as the difference between the tiger and the lion. But if you really choose, you might as well have a fight between a female lion and a male jaguar.

But even so, female tigers also have cases of defeating male lions. Male tigers slaughter female lions, and female lions have no chance of winning against female tigers.

8. Evolution

Ligers and tigers come from the same ancestor. At present, it is impossible for wild ligers to meet, but in history, the territories of lions and tigers have overlapped, and finally retreated to the northwest corner of India (called Asiatic lions), and the final result is that Bengal tigers are all over South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Before there was human interference, tigers once had their footprints all over Eurasia, showing their tenacious adaptability from extreme cold to extreme heat, while lions could only be confined to the tropical and subtropical tropics.

Biologically and geographically speaking, the tropical rainforest is the richest land on earth, and this is the living area of ??tiger tigers. In fact, it can also be compared through the competition between jaguars and cougars. It is an indisputable fact that jaguars are stronger than cougars. The jaguar occupies the center position of the South American tropical rainforest, while the cougar can only be on one side.

After listing all the data, we found that lions lag behind tigers in almost all aspects. Wild lions without any physiological advantages can be said to be almost completely defeated by wild tigers!