2007-01-24 13:47:44 · 7 answers · asked by Jeeper 777 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Humans kill humans for many reasons. One reason is war. If one nation, like say for example Nazi Germany in WWII, threatens its neighbors and butchers its citizens another nation will bomb them to smithereens. Another reason is state execution for murder. Another reason is self-defense. Still more reasons humans kill humans are greed, lust, jealousy, and revenge to name just a few of the more prominent reasons.
I have never seen a tiger killing another tiger but I have seen a tiger killing some type of deer or deer like animal. I've seen very few animals killing their own kind except piranha and certain types of fish, komodo dragons, and crocodiles. Oh, and bears and lions sometimes do kill their own kind. And hippos fight the head honcho hippo and can die or kill the head honcho. Cannibalism, territorial disputes and dominance are the reasons.
2007-01-27 09:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, tigers kill other tigers. Two major reasons:
1. Tigers are solitary and territorial. When a young tiger want's to establish territory, it will challenge a territorial tiger - which may end in the death of one of the two fighters.
2. Male tigers have several female tigers in their territories. When a new male tiger takes over territory from another male, it will kill the cubs born to the previous territorial male.
In fact, after poaching by humans - tiger killing another tiger is a leading cause of their deaths.
2007-01-24 22:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by Elephas Maximus 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I saw a Discovery Channel Documentary once, where the tigers were killing one another.
2007-01-27 21:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Qyn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have heard of a tiger killing another tiger. Many tiger cubs are killed by their own fathera, or by other males.
2007-01-24 21:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gosh Jeeper, that's a great attempt at logic!
Unfortunately, the way you wrote your sentence, and your ignorance of Zoology defeat you.
Many animals DO fight each other.
Why DO humans write books, have you ever heard OF a tiger holding a pen in its paw and writing poems???
2007-01-24 22:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by WMD 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They kill each other because there scared that the other one might become more dominate than the other so they must stay in control of what they have.
2007-01-24 22:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by Gabe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All animals kill their own kind, we are all in it for ourselves.
2007-01-24 21:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋