Question

A tiger will think twice before attacking this animal, even though it is alone. Which is it?
A. Nilgai
B. Wild dog
C. Wild buffalo
D. Chital

Answer 1

Hint: Tigers are large apex predators that are at the top of the food chain, capable of killing creatures more than twice their size. They are nocturnal hunters who travel several miles to exploit a wide variety of animals. Bubalus arnee is the scientific name of the animal tigers fear before attacking

Complete answer: Tigers, the largest member of the cat family, are strong, heavy and one of nature's most feared predators. The biggest cat species is the tiger (Panthera tigris), which ranges a total body length of up to \[3.38\text{ }m\] (\[11.1\text{ }ft\]) and weighs up to \[388.7\text{ }kg\] in the wild (\[857\text{ }lb\]). The most unusual attribute is the pattern of dark vertical bands with a lighter bottom on a reddish-orange fur. When they hunt prey, the stunning orange and black striped coats provide camouflage, as a result of which, they can reach speeds of \[65\text{ }km/h\text{ }\left( \sim\text{ }40\text{ }mph \right)\]. Apex predators are lions, preying mostly on ungulates, including deer and bovids. A big bovine native to the Indian sub-continent and South-eastern Asia is the Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee, known as an Asian buffalo). When they fight, tigers are mostly killed. So, before they attack a wild buffalo, the tiger has to think twice.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Note: Three tiger subspecies are now extinct, and one species, i.e., the South China tiger is believed to survive only in captivity. Tigers are at risk; illegal hunting, habitat loss due to agriculture and urbanization, and limited food sources are some of the major threats to their survival. Increased tiger-to-human encounters and tiger attacks also contribute to the killing of tigers.