Royal Bengal Tiger fails to hunt down confident deer; watch

Royal Bengal Tigers are known to be one of the most strongest and violent carnivores on the earth. Animals in the wild prefer to stay away from the big cat. It is assumed that no prey can escape from the deadly jaws of a tiger. 

Social media is abundant with videos showing the skilled hunting strategy of the Royal Bengal Tigers. But, there are incidents when the tigers fail to hunt down their prey. Recently, a video has surfaced on social media along with a survey report that might change your perception regarding tigers.  

You must have come across videos of tigers hunting down deer. Of course, deer have excellent sprinting and jumping capabilities. Deer are much faster than tigers and can leave them way behind when they start running. However, deer lose their speed and courage while running as they look behind multiple times out of fear and their speed reduces which makes them easy prey for tigers.

In the video, an adult Royal Bengal Tiger can be seen chasing a deer. The deer gives its best effort to escape from the deadly jaws of the predator. Both the tiger and deer continue to run near the bank of a river. However, after chasing for a while, the tiger slows down and the deer manages to escape.

Throughout the chase and run sequence, the confident deer didn’t look behind which helped it to escape from certain death.

Many things happen between the cup & the lip😊😊

Tigers are often unsuccessful in catching their prey.The success rate of tiger hunt based on observations in Kanha National Park,by US field biologist George Schaller is around 5% only. pic.twitter.com/8SkU70oTO6

— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) July 13, 2023

Indian Forest Services (IFS) official Susanta Nanda shared the video on Twitter with a caption reading: Many things happen between the cup & the lip. (sic)

Further, the IFS official wrote: Tigers are often unsuccessful in catching their prey. The success rate of tiger hunts based on observations in Kanha National Park, by US field biologist George Schaller is around 5% only. (sic)

Well, this piece of information is certainly interesting for wildlife lovers who are not aware of the statistics.