Alfred001 8 Posted February 11, 2016 I read this news story about a female tiger being killed by her mating partner (or potential mating partner) http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/female-tiger-killed-by-mating-partner-at-sacramento-zoo/ar-BBpmMxB?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout and I was wondering whether this is something that happens with any frequency and why. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Cuthber 3647 Posted February 11, 2016 At lest part of the reason might be that a zoo is a very unnatural environment. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carbonerd 1 Posted February 13, 2016 I agree with John. Putting two tigers who do not know each other together might trigger aggressive behaviour. You can never be sure what animal thinks, so basing any action on its behaviour is risky. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hypervalent_iodine 1288 Posted February 16, 2016 As mentioned, their environment is wholly unnatural. I do not know much about tigers, but I suspect that Carbonerd is correct. Parrots are well known for this behaviour (as another example) and you can easily find examples of captive / pet birds killing each other if they are not friends or bonded and wind up caged together. In the wild, they can just fly away. I myself have a lovebird, which is a somewhat ironic name for the species as they are extremely fearless and aggressive around other birds they don't like, small size be damned. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdEarl 677 Posted February 16, 2016 At least one species of great ape is guilty of killing members of the opposite sex. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
