Tiger's vengeance! Big Cat took revenge on poacher for stealing its kill

Tigers are known to be strong and fierce carnivores. It is rare for prey to escape from the deadly jaws of a tiger. Tigers chase their prey and take down their target by holding onto their neck tightly with their powerful jaws. Even tigers hunt down humans under certain circumstances, but, the big cats turn man-eaters out of desperation.

But, have you ever heard of any tale of tiger’s vengeance? Generally, tigers are aggressive and hunt others for food and attack humans and other animals when they feel threatened or provoked. But, they don’t hold any personal vendettas or seek revenge.

However, here we bring a true tale of Tiger's vengeance. The incident took place in 1997 in Russia.

In Russia in 1997, a poacher shot and wounded a tiger and stole part of its recent kill. The tiger later found the cabin that the poacher was living in and then waited at least 12 entire hours for the poacher to come home. The tiger then killed and ate the man upon his return. pic.twitter.com/VQRhE8hQsh

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Vladimir Markov, a poacher shot and wounded a tiger during winter in 1997. After injuring the big cat, the poacher stole a part of the tiger’s kill.

As per reports, the injured tiger found Markov’s cabin he was living and waited for around 12 to 48 hours. Surprisingly, the tiger systematically destroyed anything that had Markov’s scent and then waited for his arrival. When Markov finally returned, the tiger killed and dragged him into a nearby bush and ate him up.

Well, the reason behind such unusual behaviour of the tiger could be anything. However, such unusual circumstance was completely driven by human behaviour.

John Vaillant, an American-Canadian writer and journalist , interviewed people of all ages from families who had lived in the Russian East for generations. The locals were quoted as saying that in living memory, there was no record of an incident like this, of a tiger hunting a human being. If the tiger hadn’t been shot, there would be no story. Vaillant says the tiger's response was "logical" and "understandable."