Tigers Prey on People | National Geographic

for more than 2500 years it has been an

for more than 2500 years it has been an icon of India today an estimated 2,000

icon of India today an estimated 2,000

icon of India today an estimated 2,000 of the big cats approximately half the

of the big cats approximately half the

of the big cats approximately half the world’s tiger population live in India

world’s tiger population live in India

world’s tiger population live in India alone their range stretches from

alone their range stretches from

alone their range stretches from Pakistan to Burma and throughout most of

Pakistan to Burma and throughout most of

Pakistan to Burma and throughout most of India but the largest population resides

India but the largest population resides

India but the largest population resides in the Sunderbans National Park and

in the Sunderbans National Park and

in the Sunderbans National Park and tiger reserve nearly eight thousand

tiger reserve nearly eight thousand

tiger reserve nearly eight thousand square miles of densely forested River

square miles of densely forested River

square miles of densely forested River Delta spanning the borders of India and

Delta spanning the borders of India and

Delta spanning the borders of India and Bangladesh

roughly 250 cats dwell in this lush

roughly 250 cats dwell in this lush landscape but on the Indian side in

landscape but on the Indian side in

landscape but on the Indian side in particular the swamps lack an abundance

particular the swamps lack an abundance

particular the swamps lack an abundance of the Tigers natural prey so the cats

of the Tigers natural prey so the cats

of the Tigers natural prey so the cats often turn their attention toward the

often turn their attention toward the

often turn their attention toward the easiest quarry people frequent the

easiest quarry people frequent the

easiest quarry people frequent the Indian side of the park to collect wood

Indian side of the park to collect wood

Indian side of the park to collect wood fish and honeycomb absorbed in their

fish and honeycomb absorbed in their

fish and honeycomb absorbed in their chores they are easy targets for the

chores they are easy targets for the

chores they are easy targets for the hungry and stealthy cats the attack is

hungry and stealthy cats the attack is

hungry and stealthy cats the attack is so fast and fierce

virtually no one survives every year

virtually no one survives every year Tigers kill 50 people and the Indians

Tigers kill 50 people and the Indians

Tigers kill 50 people and the Indians under bonds alone making it home to the

under bonds alone making it home to the

under bonds alone making it home to the highest number of tiger fatalities in

highest number of tiger fatalities in

highest number of tiger fatalities in the country once locals took to wearing

the country once locals took to wearing

the country once locals took to wearing masks on the backs of their heads to

masks on the backs of their heads to

masks on the backs of their heads to discourage attacks they believed the

discourage attacks they believed the

discourage attacks they believed the ruse would deter the cats as Tigers

ruse would deter the cats as Tigers

ruse would deter the cats as Tigers rarely attack a person from the front

but now they fear the Tigers may have

but now they fear the Tigers may have caught on