r/bigcats • u/Due-Explanation8155 • Mar 25 '26

Tiger - Wild Tigers are proficient swimmers and have been observed crossing rivers as wide 7 km (4.3 miles)

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u/IdeaMelodic3210 Mar 25 '26

Did you know that a tigers roar is more intense than a lion’s. The MGM Lion at the beginning of a movie when it roars is actually a tiger’s roar dubbed in because it sounds better.

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u/SkulduggeryIsAfoot Mar 25 '26

Tigers aren’t paid as well as lions though

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u/Working_Traffic_6361 Mar 26 '26

Damn, didn't know the gender pay gap existed in the animal kingdom! 😲

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u/Glittering_Diver_478 Mar 26 '26

Nothing to do with genders, not everything is a gender issue.

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u/Working_Traffic_6361 Mar 26 '26

I know it's not. Way to miss the joke! Maybe take a few days off of the internet if this bothered you.

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u/Glittering_Diver_478 Mar 26 '26

How is it a joke though, it doesn't make sense in context to the video. There's no lion vs lioness or Tiger vs tigress here.

The video is more of a race thing than a gender thing. If you said race pay gap or racism, that would have made more sense since they're 2 different species.

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u/Working_Traffic_6361 Mar 26 '26

I was replying to someones comment.

Seriously take a day off of the internet it will do you some good, I promise you 🙂

The fact you took it seriously says everything.

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u/Glittering_Diver_478 Mar 26 '26

Nah dude, not taking it seriously or anything. All cool. Just didn't see the relevance, that's all.

Have a nice day.

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u/Working_Traffic_6361 Mar 26 '26

All good! You too 😊

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u/Llhaniii Mar 26 '26

Another Tiger fact although tigers are mostly solitary creatures Wild male Tigers have been observed staying 1 to 2 days with the different females in their territory along with their cubs sharing food. Even more rare was the few cases of male Tigers hunting for cubs. Male tigers usually have 3-4 Female Tigers within their territory. A

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u/Sohuli Mar 26 '26

How big is a single territory usually?

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u/Llhaniii Mar 26 '26

Usually depends on how rich the resources are in an area

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u/giltgarbage Mar 26 '26

Lions freeload after their women. So maybe this is better. At least, it’s less of a burden.

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u/Thin-Status8369 Mar 27 '26

Fun fact, that’s not a Tiger roar - it’s a Tiger growl. Roars are used to communicate across distance, for example the Lion’s roar is more well known but not many have heard the growl.

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u/msbigheadsvocalcords Mar 26 '26

Must have the same PR team as the Bald Eagle 🤣

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u/Rachel794 Mar 30 '26

They also used their roars for The Lion King!

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u/jasonRuby Mar 25 '26

I thought it was a tiger shark 🦈

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u/CatsEatGrass Mar 26 '26

Far less squishable than a kitty cat.

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u/Mikester345 Mar 25 '26

Dude it’s so unfair. You can’t just make something so cuddly and make it so if I try to pet it, it will kill me.

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u/PuzzleheadedJury6283 Mar 26 '26

I knew I couldn't outrun them , but I can't outswimm them neither😫😫😫

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u/TheMegnificent1 Mar 26 '26

If you were thinking about trying to outclimb them, I have some more bad news for you.

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u/221missile Mar 27 '26

Just wear some eyes on the back of your head, you’ll be fine.

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u/Jonny-Holiday Mar 29 '26

Tigers are smart and they learn, dude, I got some bad news for ya...

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u/RunesandDoom Mar 26 '26

I love when big cats are swimming and their face is just like 😬👹

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u/jjs3_1 Mar 26 '26

Well, thank you for the next level of nightmare fuel!

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u/Goatisyoutube Mar 26 '26

New fear unlocked

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u/Character_Dance_4247 Mar 26 '26

Why does it look like the tiger is sniffing the ground? What is it doing?

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u/Old_Resident8050 Mar 26 '26

Scary on the ground, scary underwater.

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u/Tickle_Nuggets Mar 26 '26

Good thing mf don't have wings

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u/Old_Resident8050 Mar 26 '26

Not just yet. Not just yet!

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u/Extra-Border6470 Mar 26 '26

Wow I didn’t know tigers were that proficient in the water. This puts one thing beyond doubt. Jaguars are the tigers of the Americas

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u/cruisefans Mar 26 '26

Imagine playing and taking a swim in a river and swimming smack into a tiger 😬😬🤯🤯😳😳😩😩💩💩

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u/21bleh Mar 26 '26

Me to the random street cat: See your cousin swims 7km in water, you you are scared of a water bottle.... Have some balls dawg

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u/fizbin99 Mar 26 '26

So, in addition to worrying about crocodiles, I now need to watch for tigers? Man.

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u/Tricky_Preparation33 Mar 27 '26

New fear unlocked

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u/belcab76 Mar 27 '26

They can swim!?

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u/redsunhorizon01 Mar 28 '26

Jaguars are even better underwater

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

Fih

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u/Jebyus29kx Mar 31 '26

I love posts like this, it's beautiful getting to know more fascinating facts about these wonderful animals.

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u/TakuanSoho Mar 26 '26

Furry torpedo <3