Rare behaviour: male tiger cares for cubs after mother’s death #shorts

A tigress died in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve, leaving four cubs behind. A male tiger, known to be the father, has been observed to be taking care of these cubs. In tigers, it is usually the mother that provides parental care, teaching cubs to hunt, mark territories and survive. A male tiger caring for cubs is rare in tiger behaviour. The male tiger named P243 was found to deliberately leave kills in cubs’ territory so that the four young ones had something to feed on. Subscribe to @Mongabay India _______ For more news and inspiration from nature’s frontline in India, visit Mongabay India Instagram Twitter Facebook Subscribe to Mongabay India’s weekly newsletter here: