How many bulldogs can beat the Siberian tiger? 8 lionhounds, 10 pit bulls, or 20 wolves?

In 2019, a tiger attacked a couple. At a critical moment, their pet dog risked his life to fight the tiger head-on, which gave the couple a chance to escape. In the end, the tiger gave up the attack, and the heroic savior of the pet dog was also rejected. Media coverage.

The discussion of the cat-dog war has been rekindled: if one dog can repel a tiger, can a few more dogs be able to defeat a tiger?

A said: "It depends on what breed of dog it is. If it is a pit bull, three will do."

B said: "If it's a Siberian tiger, no dog will work, no matter how many you have, one bite at a time."

C said: "Ordinary dogs can't do it, wolves have a chance, and more than 10 have a chance!"

Before answering that a few bulldogs can kill a Siberian tiger, let's take a look at the strength of the Siberian tiger.

The Siberian tiger more powerful than the lion king

The Siberian tiger is the largest cat, with an average body length of 3.3 meters and a weight of 265-305 kg. An adult male Siberian tiger can reach a length of 4 meters from tail to nose and weigh 362 kilograms.

Due to its perennial habitat in cold regions, Amur tigers have thick fur and stripes of different shades. Like human fingerprints, the stripes of Amur tigers are unique.

Unlike lions, Siberian tigers are solitary animals. It would stand on its hind feet, rub its front feet on tree trunks, or leave urine and other secretions to mark its territory.

Siberian tigers are top predators, feeding mainly on large ungulates such as elk and wild boar. Rabbits are also hunted occasionally, and in extreme cases, brown bears larger than their own size.

As a super predator, the Siberian tiger has other secret weapons in addition to its size advantage:

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1. Super strong bite force

The Siberian tiger has 30 teeth, and the longest pair can reach 6cm. Combined with its strong muscle strength, the bite force can reach 1050psi, while the lion's bite force is only 650psi.

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2. Sharp claws

Siberian tiger's feet are very large, about 16cm wide, equipped with 4 retractable claws, 10cm long, curved and sharp.

Conversely, canine claws are exposed and easily worn away, resulting in dull claws.

3. Smart tactics

Tigers are built for power, not speed. Very smart, good at ambush, will attack when the time is right, lock the throat and bite the neck, the whole attack is smooth, and the prey will die almost immediately.

In addition, the tiger's front feet are very flexible, it can stand on its hind legs, and its front legs can be used to attack, and the probability of successful hunting is higher.

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tiger dog fight

From the point of view of physical quality, no dog breed is the opponent of the Siberian tiger.

Take the "God of War" pit bull as an example. The pit bull was trained as a fighting dog from birth. It has a ferocious personality and strong muscles. It is a relatively large dog breed. Individual pit bulls can grow to 90 kilograms.

Due to the influence of hormones in the fight, pit bulls do not feel pain and are extremely brave, so they are known as natural "fighters".

If the opponent is a Siberian tiger, 10 pit bulls have no chance of winning.

The two are like an adult boxer and a child. No matter how many pit bulls there are, if the Siberian tiger solves one at a time, the number cannot change the result.

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Can the legendary lionhound Rhodesian Ridgeback beat a tiger?

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is not large, generally only about 60cm and weighs about 40kg. It is native to South Africa and is a breed used for wild hunting.

The most obvious feature is that it has "reverse hair", and the hair on the back grows upside down.

In the past, this dog was used to hunt buffalo, cheetah and lion. It is said that only 3 Rhodesian Ridgebacks can hunt 1 lion, so many people think that this dog is capable of defeating tigers.

But in fact, people's understanding of the way the Rhodesian Ridgeback hunts is misunderstood.

When hunting lions, a group of Rhodesian Ridgebacks worked together, but instead of attacking the lion directly, they chased and consumed the lion's physical strength by training skilled fast forward and backward and constant harassment, so that the hunter could shoot and kill.

To put it bluntly, packs of Rhodesian Ridgebacks are just aids in lion hunting!

The only ones who can hunt Siberian tigers are wolves

The most frequent conflict with Siberian tigers is only wolves. In some areas of Siberia, wolves and Siberian tigers live at the same time. Because of the relationship between food competition, the two sides are under the constraints of one and the other, and tigers have the upper hand. "Where there are tigers, there are no large wolf packs".

The size of the Siberian tiger and the dog are very different. To defeat the Siberian tiger, personal ability is not the most important thing, because no matter how powerful a dog is, it cannot beat the Siberian tiger alone. It can only rely on the ability and wisdom of unity and cooperation.

Wolves can become top predators because of these two advantages.

Wolves are very good at preying on animals that are much larger than themselves, such as bison. It not only has good endurance and fast speed, but also takes advantage of the team to consume the physical strength of bison first, then surrounds the weakest individual bison, and waits for the bison to run out of exhaustion. attack again.

Generally speaking, wolves will not provoke tigers. If they encounter them, they will only run away after initial testing, and tigers will not attack. After all, there is a risk of injury in one-to-many, tigers are not stupid, and there is no need to take risks. .

If you must fight to the death, in theory, the wolf has a chance.

If 10 wolves are not enough, then 20, if not enough, then add more!

Siberian tigers clashed with large wolves. Even if the wolves could kill the Siberian tigers, the casualties of the wolves would be heavy. The fighting power of tigers is far higher than that of wolves, and wolves are victorious in exchange for quantity and death, and no one is the winner!

But the reality is cruel. For various reasons, the number of wolves is not large. Generally, there are 5-10 wolves, and 10 wolves are already a large group, and there are not many such wolves, and more than 20 wolves are even rarer.

at last

After the dog is domesticated, even the bravest dog cannot defeat the tiger, the king of beasts!

Only those dogs who can work in teams and are intelligent have a chance, and there are conditions for this dog to win:

The first is to win by numbers, regardless of gains and losses, and the kind that kills with tigers, such as large wolves that go crazy. As for how many bulldogs are needed to kill a Siberian tiger, no one knows at present. There are too many factors to consider. It can only be said that in the face of Siberian tigers, the more the better!