No animal has captured our imagination like the tiger. No animal is more worshipped and mythical as the tiger. It is the most respected predator on earth.
@sausama77 The Genesha period where Shiva and Durga were seen riding a Lion is much older than the Vedic period where these same goddesses were seen riding a Tiger.
@sausama77 Shiva riding on a Lion pre-dates Tigers and the same can be said with Cambodia, China, and such. TIgers are the only big cats left in India, unless you count the Asian Lions in Gir Forest, which for the most part are deform due to severe in-breeding.
Lions were not only killed, but there was also a bounty on them due to Gladiatorial Games that the Romans spread throughout Europe and parts of Asia. 95% of Barbary Lions suddenly disappeared in a very short amount of time.
@Naturalhit both the Tiger and the Lion were hunted down and killed, but because lions lives in prides they were easier to found and killed compered to the elusive tigers and both were treated as gods or associated with gods coz basically both were the same animal to the most Indian people, In India the goddess Shiva is shown sometimes riding on a lion and other times riding on a tiger, and in India where the to great cats lives it's the Tiger whom considered the national animal of India...
@command76 They were hunted down and killed. If you look at the artworks in Cambodian Temples you'll see that Lions were looked upon as gods or associated with gods. In India the goddess Shiva is shown riding on a Lion. Lions in Sri Lanka were idolized and their flag bares a Lion symbol. China has Lions as their guardians.
There's only less than 150 lions left in the Gir Forest, but they are genetically deform. Tigers for the most part took the place of Lions when they disappeared.
My favorite animal is a Liger.... Gasps are where its at...
bonerdust 1 month ago
Helloooooo?! Whatever happened to "King of The Beasts"??
FIGHTER8max 1 month ago
WTF. Lions are the most famous and popular. Tigers are the second.
Kakorat009 1 month ago
@sausama Look up Ganesha period and Vedic.
Naturalhit 2 months ago
@Naturalhit source please...
sausama77 2 months ago
@sausama77 The Genesha period where Shiva and Durga were seen riding a Lion is much older than the Vedic period where these same goddesses were seen riding a Tiger.
Naturalhit 2 months ago
@Naturalhit what do you mean by "Shiva riding on a Lion pre-dates Tigers"
sausama77 2 months ago
@sausama77 Shiva riding on a Lion pre-dates Tigers and the same can be said with Cambodia, China, and such. TIgers are the only big cats left in India, unless you count the Asian Lions in Gir Forest, which for the most part are deform due to severe in-breeding.
Lions were not only killed, but there was also a bounty on them due to Gladiatorial Games that the Romans spread throughout Europe and parts of Asia. 95% of Barbary Lions suddenly disappeared in a very short amount of time.
Naturalhit 2 months ago
@Naturalhit both the Tiger and the Lion were hunted down and killed, but because lions lives in prides they were easier to found and killed compered to the elusive tigers and both were treated as gods or associated with gods coz basically both were the same animal to the most Indian people, In India the goddess Shiva is shown sometimes riding on a lion and other times riding on a tiger, and in India where the to great cats lives it's the Tiger whom considered the national animal of India...
sausama77 2 months ago
@command76 They were hunted down and killed. If you look at the artworks in Cambodian Temples you'll see that Lions were looked upon as gods or associated with gods. In India the goddess Shiva is shown riding on a Lion. Lions in Sri Lanka were idolized and their flag bares a Lion symbol. China has Lions as their guardians.
There's only less than 150 lions left in the Gir Forest, but they are genetically deform. Tigers for the most part took the place of Lions when they disappeared.
Naturalhit 2 months ago