A video of a tiger and a sloth bear having a close encounter has leaked on the internet. The tiger sits on the ground when the bear stands on its hind legs. Sandeep Tripathi, an IFS officer, shared the video on Twitter.
On social media, a video of a tiger and a sloth bear is making the rounds. The tiger and the sloth bear had a close encounter in this video.
Sandeep Tripathi, an IFS officer, shared the video on Twitter. “A really close call!!! A razor’s edge… Who knows…even the tiger is perplexed!!!!” While posting the video, Tripathi wrote.
The video starts with a tiger strolling down a woodland trail. A bear enters the scene a few seconds later, causing the tiger to turn around.
The bear approaches the tiger, who is inspecting the situation. The bear suddenly stands on its hind legs, causing the tiger to sit down on the ground. After studying humans in the area, the bear rises up again and goes away. The tiger sits on the ground and looks in the direction where the bear bolted.
The video has received more than 3,900 views on the microblogging site. The film elicited a wide range of responses from the public.
“Baloo and Sher Khan are having a conversation,” one person said. “Here rule of nature broken, bear fled away after observing humans instead of tiger,” another wrote.
“They’re both capable of bringing each other down,” said a third user. “Respecting each other is also a method of living sustainably,” said another.