Comments for Secrets of wild cats

Comment on Announcement: Lion vs Tiger by Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:00:13 +0000

the lion will win

Comment on Announcement: Lion vs Tiger by Joe

Joe — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:53:11 +0000

Lions are braver and better fighters.
The only king is the lion.

Comment on Three New Monitor Lizards from the Philippines Identified (via Herpdigest) by blingerman hodgsos

blingerman hodgsos — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:58:50 +0000

Look in your cookbooks for lizard recipes. Problem solved. They won't be coming in fast enough.

Comment on Russia’s wildlife reserve to protect snow leopards by ashirackst milsson

ashirackst milsson — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:13:02 +0000

Snow leopard cubs venture out at Cape May Zoo: CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Two baby snow leopards have stepped into the…

Comment on Why we won’t give up on tigers by pol quintoyen

pol quintoyen — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:58:02 +0000

tiger should have killed them all……..

Comment on Trekking tiger at Corbett by loeglius nan

loeglius nan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:04:19 +0000

Jim Corbett National Park lies in the Nainital, Pauri Garwhal and Bijnore Districts of Uttaranchal.
The present area of the Reserve is 1318.54 sq. km. including 520 sq. km. of core area and 797.72 sq. km. of buffer area. The core area forms the Jim Corbett National Park while the buffer contains reserve forests (496.54 sq.km.) as well as the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (301.18 sq.km.)

The core is bounded to the North by the Kanda Ridge, with a height of 1043 m at its highest point. The entire area of the reserve is mountainous and falls in the Shivalik and Outer Himalaya geological region. It forms the catchment area of the Ramganga, a tributary of the Ganga.

The Ramganga flows from East to West in the reserve through landscapes of incredible beauty. Dammed at Kalagarh at the south-western end of the reserve in 1974. The reservoir created, submerged 40-sq. km. of prime grassland. The area on the western side of the reservoir now constitutes the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary.

After India attained independence in 1947 the park was renamed as Ramganga National Park. In 1956, it was renamed as Jim Corbett National Park, in memory of Jim Corbett. Project Tiger, India's ambitious conservation program to save the tiger and its habitat was launched from Corbett in 1973
Ranthambore kanha and sunderban all have their own uniquness and you should vist these places between october and frebruary before the summer sets in march followed by monsoon in june.

Comment on Giant tortoises released onto Pinta Island for the first time for 40 years by mcneich shaemerlo

mcneich shaemerlo — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:56:25 +0000

I seriously doubt you have 5 giant Pinta Island tortoises (Geochelone nigra abingdoni).

Firstly, you would need to be in one of the southern states.

You would need a huge compound for 5 of these tortoises At least 1 acre per tortoise.

The Pinta Island tortoise was already thought to have been extinct when Lonesome George was seen for the first time on the island in 1971. Therefore I cannot see how you could have obtained 5 in the 1970's.

Despite searches of the island, no other tortoises were found.

There is a giant Galapagos tortoise in Prague Zoo, which has been suggested to be a Pinta Island tortoise. It is more likely to be a Saddleback (Geochelone Nigra Elephantophus) from the Española island.

I seriously doubt you have 5 of these either, since the Galapagos tortoises were already protected by 1970. In fact the Galapagos was declared a protected area in 1959.

BUT, ON THE OFF CHANCE that you DO have a female Pinta Island tortoise, I suggest you contact the Galapagos Conservancy without delay. There is a $10,000 reward for one.

Comment on Tiger Safaris India by aborios

aborios — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:22:15 +0000

I found the following quote in Wikipedia.
"In the wild, tigers can leap as high as 5 m (16 ft) and as far as 9–10 m (30–33 ft), making them one of the highest-jumping mammals (just slightly behind cougars in jumping ability)."
It is conceivable that the tiger felt threatened and jumped. There is indication that the people attacked were taunting the tiger. A tiger is a wild animal and has no sense of humor. She reacts to stimuli and that is her nature. She should not be faulted for it and her death should not be justified. Anytime an animal is placed into a zoo, the zoo staff have a responsibility to assure that they are properly taken care of and protected from ignorant visitors who may try to do them harm. They should have had staff or volunteers properly patrolling the exhibit areas. They didn't. They should also have had tranquillizer guns. They didn't. The result was a tragedy. The zoo administration failed miserably in their duties and I think we need to make sure the inept people are removed from their posts.

Comment on Bigfoot Appeared after Experiments to Cross Apes with Humans by thardle

thardle — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:11:29 +0000

I think if you find bigfoot, you won't need a job.

Comment on Bengal Tiger: Of reasoning and solutions by consdal seaker

consdal seaker — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:35:33 +0000

Bengals aren't bred from Leopards. They are bred from Asian Leopard Cats. A dramatically smaller, spotted species that is little, if any, bigger then a domestic cat. Some are only five pounds, but they can get up to fifteen. They are a tad longer then a domestic cat, but have rounded ears.

Yes, marbles are a true Bengal, they are just a different color variation. They aren't any less of a Bengal because of their color, nor are they mixed with anything different then a normal bengal, they just have a funny pattern. My best friend has two of them, and they are wonderful cats.

I hope that helps!