Lions Vs. Tigers: REAL King of Beasts
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Overview: Big Cat Family
Both the Lion and Tiger belong to the feline or cat family. Although much larger in size and every physical proportion than our domestic friends, the house cat, these two animals share the same overall breed. Their habitats range from the thick jungles of Asia to the open plains of Africa where both predators reign supreme among other land carnivores in their respective regions. Compared to the other members in the big cat family, the cheetah, leopard and jaguar; the lion and tiger are the largest.
In this article I will pose the question to you, the reader, "who is the REAL king of the Beasts?"
I have included video footage to support this argument and will try not to lean in favor of the option I personally chose. However, without seeing these animals in their enviornment and natural habitat, behavioral patterns and true comparisons are hard to distinguish without scientific evidence and research.
the Lion
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The lion is the second largest member of the big cat family behind none other than the tiger. Male lions can weigh up to 550 lbs (250 kg) and are the primary means of protection for it's territory. Lions live in social groups called prides that can range anywhere from 10-30 members, including lionesses and cubs. In fact, out of all the members in the big cat family, the lion is the only member who lives, hunts and eats together as a group.
The existing habitat for the lion has dramatically decreased through centuries of dehabitation, human overpopulation and poaching. Their territories used to spread throughout much of Southwest Asia and practically the whole continent of Africa. Now however, lions are limited to small regions in Africa, mainly the sub-Sahara and the Gir Forest National Park in India where only about 300 are believed to reside.
Lions live roughly anywhere from 10-14 years in the wild, and up to 20 years in captivity. With little fear of any natural enemies, lions, like tigers roam freely and eat almost anything at will. Though their prey selection varies by region, both are accredited to being very strong predators and tackle prey often times, more than twice their size.
Lions on the Hunt
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Great hub and pics!!! But the girl lion basically does all the hunting, not the males. So, in a way, I guess the male lion isn't so dumb after all. LOL.
Sarra
The TRUE king of the jungle is the elephant. A fully mature healthy lion will NEVER attack a fully mature healthy elephant.
Cool photos of lions! Very good hub!
nice hub I really really like this.
tigers are tuffer a lot tuffer i mean it iv never seen a lion beat a tiger lions suck
of course tiger is the real king of the jungle!!
lion is the real king of the savanna and the tiger is the king of the jungle.
science has proven 85% of the time tigers come out the winners. And yes tigers lack the need to fight up to a certain limit if you provoke it then it exceeds a lions courage,and no tigers do not run from fights. So tigers are the winners in fights but does it mean that they are superior to lions. NOOOO
I think it would be a tie. It would be a tie because a lion might win once and then a tiger might win
In Rome they always used Tigers and never Lions in the colosseum, even though the owned pretty much all of Europe and northern to middle of Africa and half of the Middle East. There had to be a reason why the most dominant power chose one over the other. Cased closed, Tigers own.
Sorry to all those who belive the lion is king. But, with all due honesty, the tiger would destroy the lion. A bengail is about 600 lbs & the siberian dewarfs that at about 750-800 lbs for a big male. The biggest male lions are about 500-550 lbs . So you do the math.
Lions are the king of the jungle!
Lion has been king of the jungle and they are king for always, i think you guys are just stupid, you have seen fight bitween lion and tiger just in the park if they will fight in outsite and real fight than you guys will see which one is the reall king of the jungle .
the Tiger
Only the Strong...
The Tiger (panthera tigris) is the largest member of the big cat family and are destinctive in their appearence with stripes on their bodies that help camouflage the tiger with it's surroundings. Like the smaller leopard, no two tigers have the same pattern of stripes which helps distinguish between one another. The male tiger can exceed weights of up to 660 lbs (300 kg) and has no known natural threat (other than man) in it's habitat.
Tigers are solitary animals, and live and hunt alone unlike the lion which lives in a group called a pride. They are very territorial and display aggressive gestures by which to defend it.
Tigers range from the Siberian taiga and snow covered landscapes to tropical forested areas and grasslands. The Bengal tiger is the most numerous of the tiger subspecies and the Siberian tiger is the largest.
There aren't many animals that resides in the tiger's habitat that can't be regarded as a potential meal. Their prey ranges from wild pigs and rabbits to the largest species of cattle in the world called the Gaur. Because of the tiger's natural habitat (mostly woodland areas), tigers rely on stealth and speed to surprise their prey.
By far, one of the most spectacular displays of beauty and strength can be found watching a tiger hunt.
Tiger Kill
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i think tiger is most powerful animal in the world they have no fear, they roam in the jungle quite freely no one is their natural predator he can dominate anyone he wants in his territory i have a reason for that if a lion get injured somehow he can still be alive by stoling some meat from his brother or sisters but for a tiger he has to fight alone take their prey down whether he is injured or not they are actually self responsible,
if i give u another reason you commented in your documentary that lion hunts larger prey but i want to tell u that larger downs larger prey like biggest cattle in the world gaur and big brown bear also without any help so i hope you will just think on my comment
i like the imformation you said, but i think you are contradicting yourself. one moment you are saying the lion take down bigger prey than the tiger, next you saying tigers take down big prey as well. forgive me if i am wrong! but what big prey can the tiger take down?
U know 1 thing that the tiger is known to have attacked on full grown elephants in India to grizzlies in Russia
tigers are bigger than the lions and it is undeniable but they have lacking of courage to fight,they would often run away in a fight unlike to the lions.Lions are fearless and much aggressive than the tigers.I think lions would win over the tigers.
lion is the king of beasts.no one can defeat the through a fight.
I have watched many videos for tiger vs lions , Obviously tigers are the strongest , I have seen tigers fighting crocodiles in water and lions running from wild cattle . Tigers rule over lions
Most video that I have seen between lions & tigers (with the exception of biased edited video), the lion wins! tigers are great cats second only to the lion. Tigers are bigger but they lack the mane that a lion has. Lions are the protectors of the pride so their bred or their nature is to fight not hunt, they are fighters & killers & seem to be more ferocious in most exchanges between lions & tigers. While tigers are predators & their aggression is mostly based on a kill to eat. Tigers are built for predatory reason while lions are built & made to fight & kill by nature. Both animals take down much larger prey even tho the tigers might take down larger prey which is in their nature their make up isn’t to fight much larger aggressive animals or even in some instances smaller animals or really any animals…their predators. I will never forget the video that I watched on youtube.com in which a tiger & I believe a leopard did battle & the leopard gave that tiger all he could handle, pretty even fight while a lion would anihilate a leopard. If you artificially match up a tiger, lion battle by shaving a lions mane yes the tiger might defeat the lion but all & all a lion would come out on top if they go to war with both lion & tiger if you did not shave his mane.
That is really great comparison..Awesome hub
The tiger would win. First of all, it is larger and longer than the lion, which gives it the size and weight advantage. It's skull is shorter and broader than the lion's, giving it a stronger bite force. The lion has it's mane to protect it's neck, but the tiger will not only go for the neck. It's hind legs are stronger than the lion's, which gives it the option to stand on both legs and hit with it's front paws. The lion does not have this option, and will only stand on it's back legs and hit with one paw at a time. Tigers have also been known to kill adult brown bears. Lions can't hand giraffes alone, which comes to the point that tigers could defeat lions most of the time.
Friends friends, this debate has gone on for centuries, and the only reason these arguments still hold water, is because no matter which cat is better, we are still going to favor the one that we Want to be the best. I have watched so many clips on tigers battling Lions, both are natural born killers, and both hunt similar prey, however prey can very in size in favor of both the Lion and the Tiger. However, if you want to figure out which is the best over all, than you need to find each one's attribute to a warrior. A Lion is better armed than a a tiger, this can give an advantage if the tiger tries to go for the throat. The Tiger has much more over-all fur than the Lion. The blinding boxes of the tiger are much quicker than the Lion, but the Lion's Boxes are stronger, and could knock a tiger down. Tigers can attack bears (though they prefer not to make it a regular thing) and other large animals, however, the tactic that a tiger uses for hunting, or attacking large prey is the pounce, and stealth. The Tiger is bigger and heavier than the Lion, and when it pounces, or drops from a tree, it puts all its weight on that animal. Now, imagine a tiger in a Lion's habitat, the tactics that it normally uses would be impossible on the African plains, there would not be much stealth, and pouncing would be a rare option. But put a Lion in a Tiger's habitat, it would be much easier for him, because, normally, it is at 20 from his prey before he leaps out and attacks, while a tiger is (normally) within striking distance before it considers attacking. When a Lion hunts, it (unlike a Tiger) will chase its prey for an elongated time, and after the chase, will pull it to the ground an bite the throat, rather than wait within striking or pouncing distance and then attack. So, you decide which one is over-all better
Tigers' are undeniably an embodiment of strength & more ferocious & aggressive. Tigers single handed can bring down a gaur over 1000 kgs & drag the carcass without any problem. By contrast it requires a pride of lions to bring down a buffalo let alone pulling the carcass single handed, besides Tigers are known to hunt where as lionesses do the hunting.
Yes lions are string but no match when compared to the brute strength, might & ferocity of a Tiger.
Truly the Tiger rules :)
Tiger and lion should both be king
Tigers are the largest of the living cats and size does matter. Tigers have the ability to bring down the world's largest cattle "the Gaur" single handed which weighs over 1000 kilos. Also, Tigers have been known to attack fully grown elephants and not to forget has brown bears too in their menu. Imagine their power and wrath! A lion doing this alone just forget about it. It takes a pride of lions(that too female lionesses), to bring down a cape buffalo weighing 800 kilos.
Tigers are the king of beasts.
Well this is for you all tiger fans have you seen a tiger kill a lion watch this video instead yeah i agree that lions run away from a fight with tigers but lions really win watch this video instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiJxtQ-Rmzs
well this is for you tiger fans have you seen a tiger killing a lion?? not likely i agree with you that lions run away from a fight with tigers watch this one male lion scares three tigers but watch this instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML7I-Mhsp-c
this is for all tiger fans watch this video about your fave cat killed by the king of beasts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqE0KwhS26M
Lion have been the king for thausand of years, and they the king
So who wins?
So far we have discussed the various prey and habitats of both the tiger and lion. One species prefers solitude while the other are more adapt to a social lifestyle. Both the lion and tiger are fearless predators with high maternal and territorial instincts that truly make them rulers over their kingdoms.
So what is the verdict? Who truly reigns supreme over the big cat family, both in size and strength?
- The tiger can exceed weights of up to 600 lbs but in only one subspecies, the Siberian tiger.
- The lion hunts primarily in a group of other lions called the pride and live on wide open grasslands, whereas the tiger prefers thick woodlands for cover.
- Both the lion and tiger are top land preditorial animals in their respective domains.
- The tiger is the largest member of the big cat family with the lion in second place.
The fighting styles of these animals are mainly displayed through territorial and mating encounters. Because of different habitats, strengths vary as do prey, with the lion being more adapt to longer and intense fights with neighboring prides and other predators, such as the hyena. The tiger, however, does not have as much competition or opposing threats as the lion.
The wildebeast, zebra and water buffalo are among the normal diet of the African lion and although they hunt in numbers, lions are more than capable of bringing down prey by themselves. The tiger hunts relatively smaller animals such as warthog and deer but are more agile than lions and bring down large prey as well.
The argument however, cannot be won on the pages of debate forums, nor can it be solved by uneducated arguments that defend that person's idea of the superior animal. Regardless though, it makes for a great debate on the mightier of these two beasts. Who is king?
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samboiam 2 years ago
Cool picture and video. I really enjoyed this hub. Thanks for sharing.