=)

Maybe then I’ll get the answers as to why my Taiji (in India) screams like a white woman every time she sees a kitten or a cat…

er… my bad. That was supposed to be 10 lbs. ::glances at Jameson to make sure he didn’t notice::

Tigers attaking humans is also a psychological thing like the old school have always said if the animal senses fear it will attack..

Come our little bengali lady normally the husband probs would hav taken the fame woo hoo..

I thought that was another MIA link

The topic of why tigers become man eaters has been discussed, diagnosed etc., way back during the Jim Corbett days.

Apart from the humans-encroaching-on-tigers ecosystem-theory, there is another reason. In their old age, most tigers develop arthritis and also have natural loss of muscle strength etc., So, it becomes harder for them to hunt down deer, rabbit and other fast moving animals (even wild buffalo).Humans are easier targets for hunting. So, out of desperation and hunger, a tiger may first try to hunt and kill a human. And then steadily get used to the taste, and start attacking outskirts of villages, to drag people away from their beds into the forest.

that’s a substantial cat, tarana! maine coon, perhaps?

note to self: must find excuse to launch a cat thread sometime soon.