Mary Allen
Introduction: The Predator-Prey Relationship
ʻO ka pilina ma waena o ka predator a me ka pio kekahi mea nui o ka mālama ʻana i ke kaulike o ke ʻano. No nā tigers, ma ke ʻano he poʻe ʻaihue apex, hilinaʻi ko lākou ola i ko lākou hiki ke hopu a hopu i ka mea pio. ʻOiai ua ʻike ʻia nā tigers e lawe i nā holoholona like ʻole, hiki ke ʻokoʻa kā lākou mea i makemake ʻia ma muli o nā kumu e like me ka wahi, kahi noho, a me ka loaʻa.
ʻO ka Prey a ka Tiga: He Manaʻo Nui
He poʻe hahai holoholona ʻo Tigers a hiki iā ia ke hopu i nā ʻano holoholona like ʻole, mai nā ʻiole liʻiliʻi a hiki i nā ungulates nui. Ma keʻano laulā, ʻo kā lākou mea pio nā herbivores e like me ka dia, ka puaʻa hihiu, a me ka bufalo. Eia nō naʻe, ua ʻike ʻia lākou i ka hahai holoholona liʻiliʻi, nā manu, a me nā mea kolo. He poʻe hahai holoholona akamai nā tigers a hoʻohana i ka hui pū ʻana o ka ʻaihue, ka wikiwiki, a me ka ikaika e lawe i kā lākou pio. Hoʻohālua pinepine lākou i kā lākou mea pio a hāʻawi i kahi nahu ikaika i ka ʻāʻī a i ʻole ka ʻāʻī e hoʻopau koke ai.
ʻO ka mea pio nui: ʻAsiatic Water Buffalo
ʻO ka bufalo wai ʻAsia kekahi o nā mea ʻai nui loa no nā tigers. Hiki i kēia mau holoholona nui ke kaumaha a hiki i ka 2,600 paona a loaʻa iā ia ma nā wahi ʻāina pulu ma Asia. ʻOiai ko lākou nui, hiki i nā tigers ke lawe i lalo i ka bufalo wai ma ka hoʻouka ʻana mai hope a hāʻawi i ka nahu ikaika i ka ʻāʻī a i ʻole ka iwi kuamoʻo. Akā naʻe, ʻaʻole maʻalahi ka bufalo a hiki ke pilikia i nā tigers ke hahai. I kekahi mau hihia, ua ʻeha a make paha nā tigers i ka wā e hoʻāʻo ana e hoʻopau i kahi bufalo wai.
ʻO ka mea pio liʻiliʻi: Sambar Deer
He ʻano pio maʻamau ka deer Sambar no nā tigers a loaʻa iā lākou ma ko lākou āpau ma Asia. Hiki i kēia mau dia nui ke kaumaha a hiki i ka 600 paona a ua hoʻololi maikaʻi ʻia i ka noho ʻana ma nā wahi noho o ka nahele. Hoʻopaʻa pinepine nā Tigers i ka sambar deer ma muli o ko lākou nui a me ka nui, a hiki iā lākou ke hoʻoiho iā lākou i lalo me ka hoʻouka wikiwiki a ikaika i ka ʻāʻī a i ʻole ka ʻāʻī.
Ka Deer-like Prey: Barking Deer
ʻO ka deer barking, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo muntjacs, kahi ʻano dia liʻiliʻi i ʻai ʻia e nā tigers. Loaʻa kēia mau dia ma ʻĀsia a ʻike ʻia no ko lākou kāhea ʻāʻī. ʻOiai ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi ma mua o ka sambar deer, he kumu waiwai nui ka deer no nā tigers a ʻike pinepine ʻia no ka nui a me ka maʻalahi o ka hopu ʻana.
ʻO ka Buʻa ʻĀhiu: He pio maʻamau a nā Tiga
ʻO ka puaʻa he ʻano mea pio maʻamau no nā tigers a loaʻa iā lākou ma ko lākou āpau ma Asia. He mea paʻakikī kēia mau holoholona paʻakikī a koʻikoʻi i ka hahai holoholona, akā hiki i nā tigers ke hoʻoiho iā lākou i lalo me ko lākou mau ʻāʻī ikaika a me nā maiuu ʻoi. ʻO ka puaʻa kahi kumu waiwai o ka ʻai no nā tigers a ʻike pinepine ʻia i ka wā e liʻiliʻi ai nā ʻano mea pio ʻē aʻe.
ʻO ka Bea Sloth: He mea hao wale na nā Tiga
ʻO nā bea Sloth he ʻano mea pio no nā tigers a loaʻa i nā wahi noho o ka nahele ma Asia. Ua ʻike ʻia kēia mau bea no ko lākou hulu lōʻihi, ʻulaʻula a me nā ihu ʻokoʻa. ʻOiai lākou he herbivorous maʻamau, ua ʻike ʻia nā bea sloth i ka ʻimi ʻana i nā holoholona liʻiliʻi i kekahi manawa. Hiki i nā tigi ke hoʻokuʻu i nā bea sloth ma muli o ko lākou ʻoi aku o ka ikaika a me ka maʻalahi, akā he mea kakaʻikahi iā lākou ke kuhikuhi i kēia mau bea i mea pio.
ʻO ka Porcupine: He pio weliweli
He ʻano pōʻino ʻino ka pokika no nā tigers ma muli o kā lākou ʻili ʻoi. ʻOiai hiki i nā tigers ke lawe i lalo i nā porcupine ma ka hoʻohuli ʻana iā lākou a hoʻouka i ka poʻe palupalu ma lalo, pono lākou e makaʻala e pale i nā quills. I kekahi mau hihia, ua ʻeha a pepehi ʻia paha nā tigers i ka wā e hoʻāʻo nei e ʻimi i nā poki.
ʻO nā Primates: He mea hao wale akā ʻaʻole maʻamau
ʻOiai ʻaʻole ʻo nā primates he mea pio maʻamau no nā tigers, ua ʻike ʻia lākou e hoʻopaʻa iā lākou i kekahi manawa. ʻO ka mea nui, ʻimi ʻia nā macaques a me nā langurs e nā tigers. Loaʻa kēia mau primate liʻiliʻi a puni ʻo ʻAsia a ʻike pinepine ʻia e nā tigers ke liʻiliʻi nā ʻano mea ʻai ʻē aʻe.
ʻO ka Lesser-Known Prey: Gaur a me Nilgai
ʻO Gaur a me ka nilgai ʻelua mau ʻano mea pio no nā tigers. ʻO Gaur, ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo Indian bison, ʻo ia ka nui o nā pipi hihiu a hiki ke kaumaha a hiki i 2,200 paona. ʻO Nilgai, i kapa ʻia ʻo bluebuck, he ʻano antelope i loaʻa ma India a me Pakistan. ʻOiai ʻaʻole i ʻimi ʻia kēia mau ʻano e nā tigers e like me nā ʻano mea pio ʻē aʻe, he ʻāpana koʻikoʻi lākou o kā lākou ʻai.
The Endangered Prey: Clouded Leopards
ʻO nā leopards he ʻano laha ʻole a make loa i ʻai ʻia e nā tigers. Loaʻa kēia mau pōpoki liʻiliʻi ma nā wahi noho o ka nahele a puni ʻo ʻAsia a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou mau hōʻailona like me ke ao. ʻOiai he poʻe akamai lākou i ka piʻi ʻana a paʻakikī paha ka hopu ʻana, hiki i nā tigers ke lawe i lalo i nā leopard ao ke hiki iā lākou ke hoʻohālua iā lākou ma ka honua.
Ka Hopena: ʻO ke koʻikoʻi o ka mālama ʻana i ka Tiger Prey
I mea e ola a ulu ai nā tigers, he mea nui ka mālama ʻana i kā lākou ʻano mea pio. ʻO ka pau ʻana o ka noho ʻana, ka ʻai ʻana, a me nā mea hoʻoweliweli ʻē aʻe ua alakaʻi i ka emi ʻana o nā holoholona he nui i hilinaʻi ʻia e nā tigers no ka ʻai. Ma ka pale ʻana i kā lākou mea pio, hiki iā mākou ke kōkua i ka mālama ʻana i ke ola o nā tigers a me ke koena palupalu o ke ʻano.