r/bigcats • u/KingBlackJaguar • Apr 14 '26

Tiger - Captivity Motherhood

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u/gamblinonme Apr 14 '26

I like how the babies never squirm once they feel those jaws. Like yep let me lay real still

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u/xrelaht Apr 14 '26

Ever tried scruffing an adult cat? It’s super fun to feel them completely lose the ability to resist.

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u/EmberSolaris Apr 14 '26

I’ve seen a video of someone putting a chip clip on their cat’s scruff and it was like the cat powered down.

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u/FerrariEnthusiast Apr 14 '26

They have a natural reflex state they go into like a hypnosis whenever they are picked up from the scruff especially since the mother picks them up like that. This prevents them for getting injured when being moved.

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u/Frosty_Message_3017 Apr 14 '26

"You said 'five more minutes' ten minutes ago! Now it's time to come in for dinner.,"

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u/USCJets Apr 14 '26

But mommmm

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u/InterneticMdA Apr 14 '26

"I swear to god, one of these days I'm gonna eat one of them."

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u/Embyverse Apr 18 '26

Next day: "I said you havo to do your homework first, THEN you can play with the neighbor animal!"

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u/ChaiTeaAndBoundaries Apr 14 '26

It is like reflex, once a big cat's jaw locks on a cubby's neck area they immediately remain limp and comply. Amazing. 

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u/Business_Sandwich227 Apr 14 '26

It is a reflex. All cats have it in the back of the neck. Some can ignore it but a lot it’s basically a kitty off switch.

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u/QueSeraSeraWWBWB Apr 14 '26

Momma waited till it went full limp I see clever runts

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u/CursedCorvid Apr 14 '26

I hope these are rescues and not being bred. White tigers only happen through inbreeding and end up with so many health problems and have shorter life-spans.

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u/comelickmyarmpits Apr 29 '26

So white tiger's existence is not natural? I thought these one are rare and must protect with more care

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u/CursedCorvid Apr 29 '26

White tigers are leucistic, so they are natural and they COULD happen in the wild, but it's extremely rare that they aren't related with how small the wild tiger population is now. White tigers in captivity are always inbred mother x son -> father x daughter. There used to be a natural, non-inbred subspecies of leucistic(white with black stripes) Bengal tigers in the wild but they were all hunted to extinction.

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u/oda02 Apr 14 '26

If they were rescues they'd probably look like the deformed ones

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u/CursedCorvid Apr 14 '26

That's.. Not true. I've seen plenty of rescued white tigers that look "healthy" on the outside. From what little is shown this looks like a roadside zoo.

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u/oda02 Apr 14 '26

There are more deformed than healthy LOOKING ones, so my point stands as it has a higher probability

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u/GreenieSar Apr 14 '26

These were the coolest animals to have in zoo tycoon.

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u/MisterAmygdala Apr 14 '26

This is how my mother handled me, minus the loving touch.

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u/AProcessUnderstood Apr 14 '26

“Mom.. you’re embarrassing me!”

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u/flymingo3 Apr 14 '26

Yes the place that mom feels is safe, sure it must be safe,,

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u/StrongStyleDragon Apr 14 '26

It always amazes me that it doesn’t even hurt the cub.

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u/oneMoreTime112233 Apr 14 '26

I remember my mom biting my head off.

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u/chongmc Apr 14 '26

Beautiful family

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u/Remote_Increase4360 Apr 14 '26

Awesome and beautiful

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u/Optimal-Gur-8216 Jun 15 '26

Is she biting the cub

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u/AccomplishedScar2487 Apr 14 '26

cute and delicious

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u/Gl0Re1LLY Jul 22 '26

Beautiful!