Silky Stalking

http://www.saveoursiberians.org Mohan, a bengal/siberian mix stalks senior keeper Steve Klein in Cedar Cove's primary tiger habitat.
Striking in his focus, Mohan gives an excellent example of stealthy approach as his prey's awareness is turned towards and away from him. Using the cover of ambient noise and adjusting his path to remain outside his prey's field of view, were it not for the chain link and a backwards facing camera this would have been a clean kill.
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• tiger
• lion
• cub
• sanctuary
• cedar
• cove
• exotic
• preservation
• conservation
• leopard
• cougar
• serval
• caracal
• asian
• leo

[0301nghosh]

In other words is he being playful? Because when he comes up to the fence he simply pushes against it to walk away. He doesn't attack viciously nor slam against it.

So despite the deliberateness it doesn't seem like an attack.

[CedarCoveTigerPark]

@0301nghosh There are many instincts governing their behaviors and they all overlap and combine to make them successful predators. In this case, I've helped raise and bottle-feed Mohan and have a good working relationship that keeps him (initially) from seeing me as prey, but more a sibling.

Especially as cubs, stalking is a very strong natural instinct they practice early and often. The results are most often sparing with siblings, but ultimately prepare them for hunting success in the wild.

[nikoBCN]

0:19 "crapping-my-paints' sequence engaged..."

[MizuNotes]

that tiger is the most beautiful cat i've ever seen

[borofalcon101]

1:16 I'm gonna getchaa.... I'm gonna Getchaa..... Oh fuck theres a fence!

[borofalcon101]

Who let Shere Khan out of the Jungle book?

[Gizmogirl192]

The intensity in his eyes when he is stalking in amazing...

[Bernler75]

Naww... Poor tiger :( He couldn't get out of the fence :(

[BritishBlue1]

Bloody hell, that was quite frightening on a primal level. No doubt this would have been the last thing many of our ancestors would have seen many millenia ago.

[yanss0]

it's like a huge cat.... :D

[JaCalsGal]

Our cat does this when she's trying to play fight our feet lol She's never rough, doesn't try to eat us, and I think this guy is playing as well. But who knows, he's a big cat haha

[jwebbM109R]

You might as well be a Tasty-Cake... he wants to eat you.

[awesomecdiperson]

that tiger is in the zone.