Under the law of the jungle only the fittest survive, so what is this healthy-looking 
tiger doing hob bling around on three legs?
The WWF conservation group issued the pictures today of the Sumatran tiger limping in an Indonesian national park.
The WWF said that its staff suspect that the tiger is one reported caught in a snare in November 2006 “that somehow scratched or cut his paw off to escape, leaving part of his leg behind in a snare”.
But how does a tiger find food on three legs, especially in the first few weeks before the injury heals? After all, there are only 400 of the Sumatran tigers left.
Maybe smaller animals that have caught something to eat get scared and run away at the sight of a tiger coming, without bothering to count the number of paws? If any tiger interrupted my picnic I’d panic and run off.
Any ideas?
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Poor Animal
It is painful to see the entire balance of life being altered by humans.
- Posted by Vijay Vaidyanathan