{"id":2555,"date":"2021-03-09T03:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T16:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2021-03-09T06:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:27:40","slug":"who-would-win-a-fight-between-a-lion-and-a-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/who-would-win-a-fight-between-a-lion-and-a-tiger\/","title":{"rendered":"Who would win a fight between a lion and a tiger?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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1. Lions and tigers<\/a> don\u2019t overlap anywhere in their range and so, their coming against each other in the wild is highly unlikely.<\/li>\n
2. Most of the videos available online that show them engaging in a fight come from zoos or menageries (collection of animals kept in captivity for exhibition).<\/li>\n
3. There are mentions of staged fights between the two in history, in the Roman arenas, but evidence on who won these fights is unclear.<\/li>\n
4. Expert opinions differ but overall, it is believed that the lion would have an edge over the tiger.<\/li>\n
5. To begin with, lions are more aggressive while tigers are known to avoid fights with rivals as much as possible; this video collection<\/span><\/a> demonstrates how almost always the lion is the aggressor and the tiger {tooltip}never{end-text}There have been reported instances where the tiger initiated the fight. To read about these instances, click on the Wikipedia link in the sources below.{end-tooltip} initiates the fight.<\/li>\n
6. The thick mane (hair on the neck and around the face) also gives the lion an advantage.<\/li>\n
7. This is because it provides the lion with a natural defence against the main attack techniques of the tiger \u2014 the chokehold around the neck and the disabling attack on the spine.<\/li>\n
8. Also, lions are social creatures, and, owing to the tension within the social circle, the males, in particular, are used to fighting rivals.<\/li>\n
9. So, it is highly likely that a given lion would have more fight training & experience than a tiger, which is a solitary creature.<\/li>\n
10. Lions are faster as well; they can run at 70-80 kph while tigers can run at 50-65 kph.<\/li>\n
11. Having said that, the tiger has many {tooltip}physical advantages{end-text}But subspecies differ significantly and not all subspecies will have these advantages over the lion{end-tooltip}.<\/li>\n
12. For one, it is the largest feline species in the world; it is much bigger in size (2.7 m to 3.1m<\/span><\/a> for Bengal Tiger – the most common tiger species) than the lion (1.8 m to 2.1 m<\/span><\/a>).<\/li>\n
13. Tigers have a bite strength<\/a> of 1000+ psi<\/span><\/a>, while lions have a bite strength of 650 psi, i.e. a tiger can press a thing with its teeth (imagine a bone) with almost twice as much pressure as the lion can exert.<\/li>\n
14. These comparisons indicate that each has strengths and weaknesses against the other and on a given day either can win \u2014 the list<\/a> of reported fights between the two also highlights mixed results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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