Two Tigers Fighting For A Big Lizard

Tigers are ferocious animals and an apex predator. Their claws are four inches long and they can run at up to 40 mph. Tigers usually use their speed, power and sharp claws and teeth to hunt prey but there are occasions when they turn them on another tiger. This footage captures one of those moments in a zoo in Dublin, Ireland. The confrontation takes place between a male and female tiger although another male tiger also gets involved at one point.

These huge and magnificent cats are always popular animals in zoos. In the wild, they are highly adaptable and live in tropical forests, grasslands, mangrove swamps and rocky mountains. Sadly, due to human activity such as agriculture, forest clearance and building transport networks, they have lost 95% or their traditional habitat. This means that they are now an endangered species and zoos like the one in Dublin are trying to play a role in protecting them.