: In unusual behaviour, a male tiger in Panna reserve is caring for cubs after their mother’s death #IndiaNEWS Early on June 6 morning, near a village in Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a male

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In unusual behaviour, a male tiger in Panna reserve is caring for cubs after their mother’s death #IndiaNEWS
Early on June 6 morning, near a village in Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a male tiger killed a cow. For the entire day, the tiger remained in the area but did not eat the kill. This was unexpected behaviour from a tiger and the tiger reserve management deployed ground staff deployed to find out the reason.The team found that the area where the tiger killed the cow is the territory of four tiger cubs. This male tiger, known as P243, is their father. The cubs had lost their mother a month ago. So does the father, P243’s behaviour, indicate something? Did he leave the cow for the cubs to eat? These are the questions that the forest officials have been pondering over.In tigers, it is usually the mother that provides parental care. The cubs remain with the mother and learn hunting, survival skills and marking territory before they separate to establish their own territories at about two years of age. The male tiger is not involved in parenting and acts only as the protector. P243 showed a shift from this behaviour.There were more incidents that indicated that P243 is trying to support his cubs. Officials found that earlier, on May 21,...Read more

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