Agencies, 1 May 2024 : An amazing video has come from Pilibhit TR, where the confidence of a sloth bear wins him the day from a stalking tigress. The aggressive charge by sloth bear caught her unaware. VC – Siddhartha Singh.
An amazing video has come from Pilibhit TR, where the confidence of a sloth bear wins him the day from a stalking tigress. The aggressive charge by sloth bear caught her unaware. VC – Siddhartha singh.@moefcc @PilibhitR @ntca_india @uptourismgov@rameshpandeyifs@NGTIndia pic.twitter.com/snkBXTSIxF
— Sanjay Kumar IAS (@skumarias02) May 2, 2024
In a normal/usual encounter, sloth bears defend and hold their ground quite firmly (especially if the sloth bear has cubs and the tiger is inexperienced) and the tiger decides to forfeit rather than risk injury, especially since sloth bears can stand on their hind legs and fight, which makes them look much more intimidating.
The video begins with the tigress swiftly walking through the sides of the way towards the tall grass when it notices a sloth bear approaching. The tigress then takes a moment and sits at a distance, waiting for the sloth bear to cross the road.