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| Tigers vs Buffaloes, Gaurs and other Bovines; Feel free to add | |
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| Ursus 21 | May 31 2018, 09:20 PM Post #1 |
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Post some natural confrontations between tigers and bovines to this thread. I would prefer to see face-to-face confrontations, but I suppose ambush scenarios are acceptable too. Please, feel free to contribute to this thread. Edited by Ursus 21, May 31 2018, 09:33 PM.
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| K9 Bite | May 31 2018, 09:34 PM Post #2 |
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Here's a Tiger and Gaur. I am honestly surprised how quickly the Tiger took charge of the animal: https://youtu.be/AMnmJBNG4Eg And here we can really see the danger a Tiger is when he grabs a Gaur, but instead of running away he openly charges and swats at the herd: https://youtu.be/etz9jx1zvz0 Pretty cool cat I say 
Edited by K9 Bite, May 31 2018, 09:35 PM.
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| Ursus 21 | May 31 2018, 09:45 PM Post #3 |
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Good stuff K9 Bite. Geez, those feral water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) are simply atrocious at defending themselves. I do realise that they are small bovines who have been bred to rely on humans for protection, but they are still so incompetent and fearful when faced with large predators. But I would argue a different case for the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), which is much larger and more powerful than its domestic counterpart. It has long been a desire of mine to see one of these beasts in person. The wild water buffalo is huge, weighing more than a tonne and possessing horns that can span over 2 metres from tip to tip; the largest horns of any living creature. It is also incredibly aggressive and territorial, wild water buffalo have been known to charge and kill people. They also kill tigers. Wild water buffalo have been known to kill tigers, this tiger was chased away Buffaloes are formidable adversaries, they have been known to gore tigers to death. With so many gigantic animals around, tigers have to be very careful. I have also seen them being chased by rhinos and elephants. Adult male tiger found dead after being killed by a wild water buffalo JORHAT: Carcass of an adult male Royal Bengal tiger was found in inundated Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam on Tuesday, a senior forest department official said. The carcass was found in Siga Forest Camp under Agoratoli Range, Kaziranga Divisional Forest Officer Sivashish Das said. Forest department officials and veterinarians, who rushed to the spot said after preliminary investigation that the big cat had died after a fight with a wild buffalo, Das said. Source: Royal Bengal tiger's carcass found in Kaziranga National Park Carcass found of an adult female tiger killed by a wild water buffalo Jorhat, Nov. 11: A Royal Bengal tiger carcass was found inside the Kaziranga National Park today, just a day after the recovery of another carcass. Park sources said guards spotted the carcass of an adult tigress inside thick bushes at Gerakati under Bagori range this morning. There were marks of severe injuries on the carcass, with the stomach pierced badly from an attack, possibly by another wild animal. Sources said the carcass did not seem very old and the animal might have been killed last night or at dawn. Park authorities suspect that the big cat was killed in a fight with a buffalo as the guards spotted a herd of buffaloes very near to the carcass today. Bagori ranger Deben Kalita said the tigress seemed to have died from fatal injuries received in the stomach.  Source: Tiger carcass found in park Edited by Ursus 21, May 31 2018, 09:56 PM.
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| Taipan | May 31 2018, 09:57 PM Post #4 |
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The Gaur was an emaciated Cow: "Although the gaur cow appears emaciated, she is still two to three times heavier than the 200-kilogram (440 pounds) cat." https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/12/03/rare-video-captures-tiger-making-its-kill/
^ They are small semi domesticated Cattle. The Tiger is the same size or bigger than many of them. |
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| Ursus 21 | May 31 2018, 10:07 PM Post #5 |
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Bengal tiger vs gaur (males): Bengal tiger vs wild water buffalo (males): Bengal tiger vs wild water buffalo (females): Gaur chases away tiger Tiger runs away from charging gaur Tiger flees when confronted by a gaur Tiger backs down from a large gaur Edited by Ursus 21, Jun 1 2018, 03:40 PM.
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| Flesh | Jun 1 2018, 07:08 AM Post #6 |
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The place looked like it had a lot of food for grazing. I wonder how a gaur would end up emaciated in that place. |
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| Ursus 21 | Jun 1 2018, 07:15 AM Post #7 |
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Cow destroys Bengal tiger in Valparai COIMBATORE: Tension prevailed in Valparai, a tea-growing town on the slopes of Western Ghats near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, after a 10-year-old male tiger sneaked into a cowshed in a thickly-populated locality early Friday morning. However, the lone cow in the shed not only resisted the tiger's attack but also severely injured the big cat. Unable to walk, the tiger was confined to the cowshed till late evening, when a veterinarian tranquillised it. Valparai is ringed by forests including the Anamalai Tiger Reserve and frequent attacks by leopards and elephants have been reported from here in the past. However, this is the first time in recent years that a tiger had entered a homestead. The tiger was first seen by R Gnanasekaran, a resident of Periyar Nagar locality in Valaparai, who noticed the animal in his cowshed at around 6.30am. His cow was taking on the tiger that had entered the shed expecting an easy prey. The tiger had killed a calf owned by Gnanasekaran two days ago and left the half-eaten carcass behind. Forest officials said the animal may have returned to retrieve the kill. Angry at not finding the carcass, the tiger attacked the cow, which, however, fought back. The big cat sustained gashes in its thigh and abdomen whereas the cow suffered only minor injuries. Gnanasekaran had thought the calf was killed by a leopard, common in the area, and buried the carcass. Forest officials have since confirmed that the tiger that appeared on Friday morning had killed the calf two days earlier. Though the tiger couldn't move, its periodic growls and snarls left the crowd that had gathered at Gnansekaran's house guessing whether the animal would attack. Forest officials led by Manampally range officer Arokiaraj Xavier and Valparai range officer Krishnaswami had a tough time controlling the rush of people to watch the tiger. At noon, they tried to trap the tiger in a net and shift it to a cage. That, however, failed. The wait lasted until forest veterinary assistant surgeon Dr N Kalaivanan arrived from Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in the Nilgiris by 6.30pm. Though Valaparai is prone to frequent attacks by wild animals, veterinarians with expertise in the use of tranquilizers were not available in the town or in neighbouring areas. By sunset, Kalaivanan tranquilized the tiger and the animal was shifted to a cage after treating it for the injuries. Forest officials will keep the cat in captivity in Manampally forest range office under the observation of Kalaivanan until it recovers from the injuries. Source: Tiger loses fight to cow in Valparai Edited by Ursus 21, Jun 1 2018, 03:45 PM.
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| Ursus 21 | Jun 2 2018, 04:43 PM Post #8 |
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NNTR’s grand old tigress dies in fight with gaur Also called T2, Mai was 17 and a deep gash on her hind side of the body was believed to have been caused by a fight with a gaur. She was found by the officials as well as tourists near the Nagzira Lake early morning. She was apparently writhing in pain and gave up fight for life around 3 pm, sources said. A post-mortem was conducted and Mai was consigned to flames later in the evening. Found in Nagzira since 2000, Mai has virtually sustained the tiger glory of NNTR for about 17 years, giving as many as 11 cubs to the reserve. Her last two cubs Jay and Veeru were born in 2011 and after remaining with her till 2013, they had separated from her. Source: Tigress killed by bison Tiger probably killed in a fight with a gaur  The carcass of a four-year-old tiger was found in Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura reserve on Saturday, making it the 12th feline death in the state this year. The field staff spotted the carcass in the core of the reserve, Ashok Mishra, joint director Satpura Tiger Reserve told HT. The post mortem showed the tiger had suffered external and internal injuries. The tiger probably died after having a fight with another Gaur or it died fighting with another tiger,” he said. In a similar incident, in the third week of January this year, a buffalo killed a tiger cub in the buffer zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Source: Tiger probably killed by bison Gaur who was blind in one eye and elderly fought a tiger and won This is Odin the gaur, he is very old and weighs in at 1,000 kg (2,200 lb):  He is blind in one eye and past his prime years:  He must be around 12 to 13 years old now, pretty old for a Gaur out in the wild and though he has lost much of his weight, he is still a formidable animal. I have been seeing him for the last 5 years, he’d come down during the evenings, graze by the edge of the watering hole before proceeding to drink his fill, he’d then look towards the cottages, hold his gaze for a while before moving back into the jungle. He was in his prime the first time I saw him, it was such a majestic animal with rippling muscles and an imposing gait. During my sojourns into the forest, I have seen him multiple times, grazing or resting under a tree. Most of the Gaurs would turn and bolt if they see a human approach, but not Odin, he would hold his ground knowing well that he had nothing to fear from a puny human. We both would look at each other, and we would keep a respectful distance before moving on. Gaurs are not very vocal animals, that is especially true in the evenings. So when I heard the distress-filled bellow coming from the edge of the forest at 8 in the night, I knew instinctively that something was wrong. I had seen Odin grazing in the grassland in the evening, and though he was past his prime, he was still a formidable opponent for any of the carnivores. A leopard wouldn’t dare attack a male Gaur, the wild dogs would be resting by this time and the only animal brave and strong enough to take on a mature Gaur is the Tiger. Yesterday night we had heard the Tiger call from close to the farm and during the early morning trek we saw huge pugmarks of the resident male Tiger, could it be that Odin had finally met his match? Then we heard the grunts of the Tiger mixed with the bellow of the Gaur, my fear was confirmed, it was clear that the battle was on. By the time I took the night-vision camera and raced to the watchtower, a few of our resident guests who had also heard the commotion were already there. We used the torch to see if we could see anything in the night. Apart from the alarmed spotted deer, we couldn’t see anything in the grassland, but we could still hear the battle-royale from the edge of the forest. At times the grunts would turn into thunderous roars, so it was clear that the Tiger had failed to deliver the killing blow – Tigers kill their prey by breaking the neck. Now that Odin knew that the threat was upon him, it was clear that he’d be wary of another attack to the neck and as Gaur’s usually do when attacked, he himself went into the attack mode. We could hear dry bamboo getting trampled under his weight as he was having a go at the Tiger using his massive horns. The Tiger had lost the surprise element as Odin knew that the attack was on, but the Tiger was still stronger, in his prime and the bull Gaur bull had just one eye. It was too much of a handicap to give away – surely, there was only one outcome to the end of this fight. After 10 minutes or so, the noise died out as quickly as it had started – only 2 things could have happened; Odin was dead or Odin, true to his name had outwitted the Tiger. If it was the latter, we knew that he’d come out into the grasslands once again because most of the animals feel safe close to human settlements. That is why you see spotted deer near human settlements inside the forest. We waited with baited breath, hoping to see a weary Odin limp back towards the watering hole. But there was no sign of Odin, perhaps it was the end of the majestic, bull Gaur that roamed the Thirunelly forests. Roam he would no more. After talking to the amazed guests, and telling them about what would have happened, I retired to my room. I was feeling dejected about Odin’s plight – but that is nature’s way, survival of the fittest. Odin was probably no match for the big resident male. (Boy.. how wrong was I!)I knew I wouldn’t sleep well that night, and by day-break I was up and ready with my camera and my trekking kit, and thankfully it was not raining. So at first light I headed out into the forest to see first-hand what had happened during the night. I reached the edge of the forest and in no time I could see where the battle had taken place. There were pools of blood, but there was no sign of Odin or the Cat. I scoured around to see if there was a drag mark, the Tiger, if it had made the kill would have dragged the Gaur deeper into the jungle. Odin was close to 1000kg, so he was far too heavy for a Tiger to lift, so it’d have left a distinct drag mark on the ground. I went around the area hoping that I wouldn’t see the mark and I was relieved when I didn’t. I could see the ground was trampled, large bamboo clumps were broken like twigs, there were pugmarks and hoofmarks everywhere – it was clear that both the beasts had not backed out of the fight and they both had a real go at each other.  There was blood everywhere, it was a titanic battle between the Tiger and the Gaur. I decided to see where the animals had gone and it was not hard to find the two distinct trails, one of the Tiger and then of Odin and to my dismay, I could see that Odin had bled profusely as he moved deeper into the jungle. I kept following the track for close to 500 meters and then my heart sank when I saw the pugmark of the Tiger superimposed on Odin’s hoof mark, the Tiger had come back and had started trailing Odin once again.I had to be extra careful now as I was tracking an injured bull Gaur who wouldn’t like my approach, worse still, The Tiger could have killed the Gaur at night and perhaps he was guarding the kill and he wouldn’t take kindly to my approach either. I inched forward, stopping and listening for the sounds that would give away the presence of either of these animals. The blood trail was easy to follow and soon I reached a swamp where Odin had rested, though there were chunks of clotted blood on the ground, but it looked as though Odin was not as severely injured as I had earlier believed. The Tiger had also laid down perhaps 50 feet away from Odin, and they both had again gotten up and walked deeper into the jungle. I kept after them and wanted to know how it had ended. Soon I noticed that Odin had decided that he’d take a U-turn and come towards the farm once again! The Tiger had followed him as well. By this time I would have covered close to 2 kms and with every passing step I could see that the blood trail was getting thinner and thinner, which was a good sign! We crossed some rivulets on the way and soon I passed the mota-teak tree (the big-teak tree) which is just a few hundred meters from the farm. Where was Odin heading, I wondered as I kept following the track and then I realized that it was just Odin’s track the I was following, the Tiger had stopped the chase and I couldn’t see the Tiger’s pug mark anymore. Retracing a few paces, I could see that the Tiger had taken a forest path which went deeper into the jungle, perhaps he thought that he had no chance of surprising Odin again that night. I continued on hoping to see Odin ahead of me and just as I broke cover and entered the grassland inside our farm, I could see the familiar figure, that of Odin, standing by the edge of the grassland grazing as though nothing had happened! I stood there looking at the old warrior, admiring his courage and will to live, he outsmarted and outfought the big male Tiger, the wily old Odin!   Source: Odin the bison beats tiger Gaur kills male tiger in a fair fight Source: Tiger killed by bison in a fair fight Two tigers killed in a fight with a large gaur Source: Two tigers killed by a gaur in a fight Gaur gores and tramples tiger to death in a prolonged battle Source: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Nature Calls Tiger killed by a gaur even after ambushing it Source: Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes - Volume 87 Gaur succeeds in goring and crushing a tiger Source: Saving the Tiger Gaur - The tiger killer As they are the heaviest, and most powerful of all wild cattle, they hold a special place as the apex bovine, and their ecological role provides an important food source for only one large apex predator which is known to have killed a healthy adult – that being a tiger. Even then, there are more cases of tigers being killed by Gaurs, than Gaurs being killed by tigers. The males of the species are extremely muscular, and powerful – able to generate enough power to be deadly to predators, humans, and other domestic cattle that are unfortunate enough to provoke them. Source: Gaur kills tigers Tiger gored to death by a gaur It’s a cow… it’s a battle-tank… it’s Supercow! It has powers other cows don’t, and is from a hidden world beginning with ‘K’. Presenting the world’s largest, strongest specimen of wild cattle, the superhero of Kabini, the ‘Gaur’! Clad in all black, with white stockings and a black dewlap-cape hanging between his forelegs, and a wicked pair of horns seeming almost an afterthought on his massive head, this is one mean dude you don’t want to mess with. Weighing in at a humungous 1000kg, and with the kind of musculature that’d make those hunks at the WWF look to alternate careers (babysitting and horticulture are the buzzwords, we’ve heard), this mean machine has the local bad boys looking fearfully over their tawny shoulders. While Gaurs have no natural enemies (who’d want to wrestle with 1000 kg of pure muscle and sinew?), nature isn’t responsible for the stupidity of those who don’t know better. There have been instances of macho predators being cut to size, with an incident of a tiger having been gored to death by a Gaur. It doesn’t always have to be physical though, and if the Gaur can avoid a battle through intimidation, he will. In Nagarhole, recently, a herd of Gaur walked as a menacing phalanx towards a stalking tiger, forcing him to turn tail. This lesson in intimidation is learnt and honed during face-offs between adult males vying for female attention; they rarely fight, but ritually strut their stuff, taking small, measured steps towards each other, whilst showing off their muscular development (we’ve always known it… size does matter… sigh!), till one or the other bends the knee. As a spectator at this Mr. Kabini contest, you may be tempted to whistle loudly, but our Gaur can whistle back, and be heard a mile away, to boot. Now, is that superhero stuff, or what? Source: Gaur - Inoformation Two separate cases of tigers being killed in fights with gaur Due to their formidable size and power, the gaur has few natural enemies. Saltwater Crocodiles, leopards, and dhole packs occasionally attack unguarded calves or unhealthy animals, but only the tiger has been reported to kill a full-grown adult. One of the largest bull gaur seen by George Schaller during the year 1964 in Kanha national park was killed by a tiger[3]. On the other hand, there are several cases of tigers being killed by gaur. In one instance, a tiger was repeatedly gored and trampled to death by a gaur during a prolonged battle. In another case, a large male tiger carcass was found beside a small broken tree in Nagarahole national park, being fatally struck against the tree by a large bull gaur a few days earlier. When confronted by a tiger, the adult members of a gaur herd often form a circle surrounding the vulnerable young and calves, shielding them from the big cat. A herd of gaur in Malaysia encircled a calf killed by a tiger and prevented it from approaching the carcass; while in Nagarahole, upon sensing a stalking tiger, a herd of gaur walked as a menacing phalanx towards it, forcing the tiger to retreat and abandon the hunt. Gaur are not as aggressive toward humans as Wild Asian Water Buffaloes. Source: Gaur - Ecology and behaviour Edited by Ursus 21, Jun 2 2018, 05:40 PM.
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| Ursus 21 | Jun 3 2018, 05:16 PM Post #9 |
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Wild water buffalo bull turns the tables on a male tiger after an ambush Wild water buffalo cow defeats a tiger that ambushed it Wild bull defeats adult male Bengal tiger in a fair fight BAHRAICH: It was a spectacular battle in the forest along Belchna-Babhaniya Road passing through Katraniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday morning. As a wild bull and a tiger fought ferociously near the road for more than an hour, traffic came to a standstill. People, including passers-by, police and forest department officials, watched the deadly duel with amazement and terror. The fight ended with the bull - both its horns broken – hurling the tiger in the air and forcing it to beat a hasty retreat. Eye-witnesses said the two beasts came face to face in Kakhra range of the sanctuary early in the morning. Taking the adversary lightly, it was the tiger which started the fight but soon realised its folly. In the first round of the bout, that lasted around 15 minutes, the bull hurled the adult male tiger in the air using its horns. The tiger fled into the jungle. The bull was the clear winner. By that time a large number of villagers, cops and forest officials had assembled on the road adjacent to the spot where the fight was taking place. As they were all about to disperse, the tiger returned with a vengeance and attacked the bull while it was grazing. This time, it was a fight to the finish and both the fighters were in no mood to relent. Both suffered injuries but it was the bull which prevailed ultimately. The big cat had to accept defeat and flee to save its life. The second round lasted for nearly 55 minutes. Although victorious, the bull was left with broken horns.  Source: Wild bull defeats tiger in forest fight Edited by Ursus 21, Jun 3 2018, 06:48 PM.
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