Actually, I am fascinated to know that nature's two top cats, once lived in the same country. (As an American I am also impressed with the widlife heritage of India.) Anways, according to books I have read, these cats once lived even in the same region.
Thus, I have some questions I am hoping can be answered.
Which species lived in India first? Tigers? Or Lions? Also, does anyone know if there were any conflicts between these two top predators? Did one moving into the territory of India cause problems for the other species? Did past empires of various Indian
cultures have them fight each other like in Roman pit fights? Which cat is viewed as the more dominant of the two in your culture? Or as equals? Did these species simply avoid each other? If they did have conflicts naturally or man made, who was more often
the victor? Has it been so long since the two once lived in the same natural areas that widlife officials won't put them in the same parks for fear of them conflicting violently?
I hope someone knows the answers to these questions. I also, sincerely, hope that your nation as well as mine(USA) work to save the last remaining wildlife areas all around the globe. I hope they both can be saved. I fear after your cats are poached, they
will come after our big cat, the Cougar (bigger than leopards, but much smaller than tigers and Lions). Our bears are already being poached in California for the markets of East Asian countries.
If anyone has questions about american animals I will do my best to answer them. Thank you, Jason