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World Tiger Day, 5 Myths About the ‘Giant Orange Cat’

&NewLine;<p>As reported by the official WWF website&comma; the number of tiger populations has decreased by more than 95&percnt; since the beginning of the 20th century&period; Currently&comma; there are only about 3&comma;900 tigers left in the wild&period; Apart from natural factors&comma; the decline in tiger populations is also due to rampant poaching&comma; illegal wildlife trade&comma; and conflicts with humans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>To increase public awareness and concern for tiger conservation efforts&comma; the idea emerged to make July 29 World Tiger Day&period; This annual celebration was initiated for the first time at the International Tiger Summit in St&period; Petersburg&comma; Russia&comma; in 2010&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>So&comma; so that you get to know the big cat better&comma; consider 5 false facts about tigers that often misunderstand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">1&period; Living in Groups<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Tiger1-1024x681&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-4562"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Unlike lions who live in groups&comma; tigers are solitary animals that tend to live alone&period; Although you often see several tigers kept in one cage in zoos&comma; the fact is that in the wild tigers are almost never seen living in groups&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The male will only meet the female during the mating season&period; Tigers mark their territory by using urine and clawing at objects around them&period; Male tigers cannot share territory with other male tigers&comma; so tigers need large ranges to survive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">2&period; Fear of Water<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Tiger2-1024x682&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-4563"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Some types of cats are known to be afraid of water&period; However&comma; unlike tigers&comma; they are reliable swimmers and are not afraid of water&period; Tigers that live in climates that tend to be hot&comma; will usually cool their bodies by soaking in water&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Tigers even have the ability to hunt in water&period; Not infrequently they chase their prey into the water and are able to swim up to several kilometers to hunt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">3 Roars at its prey<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Tiger3-1024x683&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-4564"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If you think a tiger will roar at its prey&comma; then you are wrong&excl; Because tigers tend to use their roars to communicate or repel anyone who disturbs their territory&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Known as the silent killer&comma; tigers will not make conspicuous movements when hunting&period; They will sneak slowly to approach their prey&period; When it feels close enough&comma; the tiger will jump to pounce on the back of the neck of the prey target&period; By utilizing its physical strength&comma; the tiger is able to kill the prey animal in an instant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">4&period; The white tiger is an albino animal<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Tiger4-1024x768&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-4565"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The white tiger is not an albino tiger&comma; they are a subspecies of the Bengal tiger&period; The white color of the Bengal tiger is caused by a recessive gene that makes its skin color lighter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Currently&comma; white tigers are very rarely found in their natural habitat&period; However&comma; this type of tiger can still be found in various captivity and zoos&period; Although classified as rare&comma; the white tiger has not been considered a distinct species from the Bengal tiger&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">5&period; Often prey on humans<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Tiger5-1024x695&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-4566"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It is undeniable that there have been many cases of killing humans by tigers&period; However&comma; this cannot be seen from a single point of view&period; Instinctively&comma; tigers do not see humans as prey&period; They tend to stay away from when they meet humans&period; Tigers will only attack humans if they feel threatened&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Several cases of tigers that enter human settlements are caused by the disruption of the ecosystem in their natural habitat&period; The rampant poaching disrupts the food chain system&comma; making it difficult for tigers to find food&period; As a result&comma; some tigers prey on anything they encounter&comma; including humans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Those are 5 false facts about tigers that are not widely known&period; By getting to know them better&comma; hopefully&comma; we can become more concerned about this big cat conservation effort&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s preserve the tiger habitat so that it can survive for generations to come&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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