Tiger Cub Meets Her Father for the First Time | 4K UHD | Dynasties | BBC Earth
While her mother and siblings sleep, Biba heads off alone, a potentially risky decision for a tiger cub particularly when there is a male tiger around…
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"The only male in the forest.. who would never harm her." 😭😭😭
Yup you see gorge a Romeo dies
😭😍❤️
If only humans could learn a little bit from them. 💔😓
Apart from her brothers of course. If she has any.
@@The_Moving_finger_writes so sorry ur father abused you?
I love how he starts chuffing at the sight of her. It shows he knows who she is, has no intention of harming her, and will continue to keep her and her family safe.
Not true if the mother sees him she will kill him without hesitation
She literally just wanted to get close to him she was still kinda scared but wanted to meet him he acknowledged her but that's it
I wonder though, does he intentionally keep her and her family safe, or is that just a byproduct of him protecting *his* territory, and they just happen to also be there?
@@YodatheHobbit you sound like you're about to cancel the tiger
@@YodatheHobbit The reason why he's protecting the territory is to provide a safe environment for the females and his offspring, so to answer your question, he is intentially keeping them safe.
He started chuffing at the sight of her. Clearly knows her as his child and immediately started communicating a token sign of affection to her.
Tigers can recognise their own cubs by their scent.
Very special moment.
@@MitjitsuI was going to ask how
Then walks away immediately. So affectionate
I love how the chuffs and greets her as soon as he notices the cub arrival.
Me too
Exactly
Tiger chuffs are adorable
"...Unless, of course, he's your father. The only male in the forest who would never harm her." *Entire Audience of people* : AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
I wish humans were civilized enough like tigers.
@@diptree large number of children that get abused are crime single mother households and get abused by their mother, what is ur pt
@@unknownbannana8241 Most children get emotionally and sexually abused in two parent households, foster homes, and religious institutions as well. Acting like it's a gender specific thing and not a "piece of shit people who crave power over others because they're miserable" thing is weird and disingenuous to young boys and girls who are abused by everyone of any household or background.
@@Velvetx4cove most number of children accounted for everything is still abused by the mother, overall single and double parent household together. Statistics, simply stating the reality isn’t being disingenuous. My comment wasn’t even about the abused children, it was abt the perpetrators.
@unknownbannana8241 Yeah, I mean both dads and moms can be assholes, what's your pt? If anything mothers are more protective of children than fathers are. This coming from a grown up man. Don't let stats tell you the whole story, bc I've made that mistake.
Absolutely adorable how the cubs each take their turn rubbing and snuggling up to their mom.....🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐯🐯❤❤
🥀🙀🌴😧🌴🙀🥀
yeah i love it 🥰
Must be Mother’s Day
The whole documentary is worth watching. This was a very loving family living in an abundant, well protected forest.
You can see when she was trying to approach the adult male, how much terrified she was in getting close. But when father uttered some sounds, then they made a connection ❤️
That sound is called 'chuffing', and it's how a tiger lets others know that they are relaxed and happy. Think a purr, but a thousand times deeper.
When your Dad leaves on a “trip” but is actually doing his job.
Tigers are workaholics, doing their job to protect their territory so much that he doesn't see them.
They have other baby Mama's to look at. No time to rest.
Visiting his 3 other families ;)
@@Kalenz1234 you know the drill
Sounds like a dad who provides.
This male tiger name is Mangu. Mangu was one of the dominant male tigers in Tala of Bandhavgarh after the fall of Bamera during 2014-2016. He was sadly last seen in 2019, and most likely gone now. I hope Mangu's sons still survive, and leave offspring.
I thought this was Bheem no?
@@johnnytightlips991 This male tiger is Mangu. I wish he could live longer.
History classes for young lions a must.
No, you are wrong this was indeed Bamera only.
It's beautiful to see how she can't resist her instincts to approach him, even tho she does have inclination in her genes to avoid males as a kitten... It is touching to see how even beasts have feelings for their own If we lose wild tigers, we are really good for nothing.
I prefer the look of tigers over lions. But I respect lions more because the males are more family orientated than male Tiger's. When I was a kid I always rooted for Tiger's over lions lol, but as I got older I realised lion's are more of a spiritual grounded animal
@@ozandrocameron8131 That's my point, she probably NEVER saw him before, might have smelled or felt him somehow, but still even the wildest beast knows it's own kin...
I wouldn’t say that we aren’t good for nothing, we’re good for me at least.
@@enki9013 relatives do have smell, to prevent incest
Tigers rarely fight in the wild and when they do its usually something amounting to a show of force. Since they do not want to risk injury. Whereas injured lions in a coalition or pride can still leech of other lion kills.
This is one of the best ways to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. These magnificent creatures, like all others, deserve our respect and protection from poachers and extinctions.
Couldn’t have said it any better🙌
Bless it be....
@@__magnusss__ type to
Can the country with the origin of the Year of the Tiger actually stop the tiger farms and do more to stop traditional medicine rather than market this gimmick of Year of Tiger and do nothing?
@@piyalimondal813 what
Tiger fathers are actually very involved in their cubs lives. They basically travel from family to family, make sure they are safe, say high, maybe get some food, and move on to make sure the other females and cubs in his territory are safe.
Sounds like some Hood dad's.
Why do they make more than one family at a time? How long is their mating season?
@@winxclubstellamusa funny enough scientists have noticed tiger fathers cutting down territory to focus only on one or two females
@@Primenumber19 makes sense
@@winxclubstellamusa that's male nature. What you mean why. Males are into polygyny by nature
I can very confidently say that this is NOT THE FIRST TIME the father has met the cubs. Male tigers are very involved parents as opposed to what people have believed till now.
The males know cubs are around, feces, urine - smells, etc. even without meeting them. And they too, at least the mother, knows this male is around. So meeting ir not, they know the existence of eash other.
Relax lad
If you search for it, you can find the story of the male tiger who raised his 4 cubs after the death of their mother. It happened in India, and it's unlikely to have been the only occurrence in history. It's just the only one that scientists documented.
@@MrVvulf Very cool
@@MrVvulf theres actually 2 that I know. One is the one you mentioned . The other is Zalim the male tiger who cared for his two daughters after their mom died at four months
The last few seconds where the family is walking and the cubs rub up against her was so beautiful! It’s amazing to see how such incredible creatures like them form bonds just like we do ❤️
You are gorgeous 😍😍
@anthuvanaaseevagar1387 Someone gets it, thank you!
Still they can kill you without any hesitation
A mother tiger with FOUR living cubs? Astounding!
Tigers are the most majestic animals on this planet 🐅 absolutely breathtaking animals
There are so many more majestic animals.
Leopards and lions are more majestic and noble!
Add in Elephants too. I think Elephants, Tigers and Eagles are the most majestic looking creatures in the world of the beasts.
@@amazingamazigh6847 I politely disagree with that opinion.
@@amazingamazigh6847 not a chance
There are actually very rare instances of male tigers raising their own cubs if the tigress is incapacitated in some way. Highly unlikely, but not unheard of.
I know two. The other being tiger P243
Yup, I seen a cock temporarily take charge of a mother hen's chicks when the mother hen got run down by a car.
Charger and Zalim the former raised two different sets of cubs alone. RIP Zalim
I'm starting to think alongside calling protective mothers "mama bear" we should call protective dads "papa tiger" instead of "papa bear".
@@Treize132 I think Charger was very involved with his cubs upbringing along with Sita the tigress . Always popping up to check them
When I see a big Tiger casually walking and its big shoulder muscles seems like they’re moving in slow motion, they look so awesome and beautiful. They’re so magnificent, and they can’t help! 😀
When the male stands to leave you get to see just how big he is compared to the cub
@@blurckbud yea the cub herself even looked like she was marveling at the sheer size of him compared to her mom which is probably the biggest thing theyve ever seen
Absolutely magnificent animals. They are here for one purpose and one purpose only. To ensure nature’s healthy ecosystem remains strong. We need to protect them at all cost.
@@SGIndra On my woman's shoulders.
Amen!!
To feast on nature’s juicy meat yiiihhhuauyy
Tigers aren't family-oriented as you can tell, they don't roam in packs. After this recording, they all went their separate ways never to cross paths again lol
Calm down
He say, hey baby girl, uh huh, that’s nice, ok, daddy gotta handle some business, listen to your mother 😸
It’s crazy to me how they even get this up close footage of these beauties. Dream job 😌
Absolutely
Telescopic lenses. The ones made today can get close shots like this from a kilometer away. They cost a few hundred thousand dollars too and can even go over $1 million. Keep in mind the "sound" in these documentaries are manufactured, not real. The cameras can't pick up those sounds at that range. Instead, they use pre-recorded sounds and add them in post production to make it feel like the camera was just feet away. That said, some shots are actually very close (i.e. the watering hole shot was likely just feet away from the tiger). These are performed with "trap" cameras, automatic cameras that turn on when they detect movement and begin recording. That shot was likely taken feet away from the tiger. They would have placed the camera there because it was a commonly known visting spot of tigers and they knew they'd catch some video eventually.
@@Hathur They still need to be fairly close for good shots like these. Forests are dense and the trees/vegetation/terrain will hide whatever you’re trying to film if too far away.
@@Hathur while this is true for plains, deserts, Savannah’s and flat terrains, a forest isn’t suited for long filming distance, they are probably within a range of 200 meters
zoom lens
The tiger shall protect his daughter it’s crazy he won’t even harm.
It's their father what do you expect it's natural for all big cats
@@Vish250lol so nobody can find it interesting 🙄
@@dayzeereyes128 I mean we have been watching this for more than a decade obviously, so not really surprised.
@@rishirajsaikia1323 Are you the spokesperson for what everyone knows about tigers? There is a lot of species that eat their babies, I even had a dog kill her puppy.
@@dayzeereyes128 Whenever an animal kills one of its own, it's an anomaly, an accident if you suppose. There is no incentive to kill one's own since that way you can't pass on your genes. Perhaps your dog figured that the pup was not its own? Ever thought that might be the case?
Glad to see them out in nature & not locked in a cage
4 big cubs !, this tigress is amazing for being able to take care of them by her own.
Yes indeed, Big cats have a 80% infant mortality rate within the first year. Kiddos to the mom tiger for taking care of them And the dad tiger for protecting the territory from other males 🐅
Extremely beautiful moment. Even though Dad wasn’t interested, it was awesome to see them together.
He wasn’t interested because there’s a camera crew filming him
@@conormcnagger4703 there wasn't a crew lmao. It was hidden cameras.
@@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 right… hidden cameras that follow the tiger wherever he walks, you’re a genius
@@conormcnagger4703 ah yes. Cameras can't remotely pan or anything like that. Such technology does not exist.
Well, he wasn’t interested from a human pov… we don’t know how they “feel” things
I love the little greeting chuffs the dad makes, it's super cute!
Tiger didn't need a DNA test to know he's the father!
Tiger can be spotted easily by their pattern
Urine test
Tigers are absolutely REGAL!!! So gorgeous. Aww little guy was like dad why you walk away from me. Let me go find mom. Beautiful 💞
“Dad can I have an IPhone?” Gets up and walks away.
That male tiger is an absolute UNIT. Look at the girth on those forearms and that heavy ruff
He may not be super involved but he recognized her as his own as soon as she was in his vicinity and gave her a couple of friendly chuffs to say “Hey Im you dad & I love you & your siblings & Ill be watching from a distance while your mom watches from close.”
Payshina Babachya
For me, tigers were love at first sight. Have been obsessed with them for as long as I can remember. While there are a number of conservation efforts, we need to do so much more so these magnificent & majestic creatures are here for generations to come.
How amazing these tigers .They deserve better treatment and better place to live freely.
You might not say that if you were a small deer.
@@tahiragibson6407 What would you say to people who eat beef , and pork, chicken or any animal, people who hunt deer, elks ? Not to mention poaching or killing animals for their furs or tusks?
@@necymamaril3735 Id say how do you prepare yours? I like my beef simple. Medium grilled with some salt, garlic and pepper and a side of sauteed onion and silverbeet.
Better than this..This is a jungle they r in their natural habitat and highly protected only in india not like america where they r captive ..
Some famous tigers of Bandhavgarh 1. Charger : The largest tiger of Bandhavgarh upto 2011. He was an absolute machine. Called so for his habbit of charging at elephants 2. Sita(meaning Goddess) : Charger's alpha female. She too was huge. She is the most photographed tigress. 3. Mohini(meaning Enchantress): Daughter of Charger and Sita. Exceptionally beautiful markings, died of accident 4. Bheem(Colossal) : The largest tiger in the park ever 5. Mr. X : None knows where he lives. He has been seen only a few times, along the edges of the forest. He sustains on a diet of cattles, which is why he is huge 6. Mangu : The father in this video. Extremely compassionate. Unfortunately ,he hasn't been seen since 2019
Tiger dads will let their mates and cubs eat first if they run into each other while the male tiger has a kill. They're basically the total opposite of male lions.
Tigers are so magnificent, their fur color is beautiful. Those orange, white and stripe patterns, like walking wonderful painted picture.
Incredible shots and editing-- I love that these otherworldly creatures are out there living in perfect natural balance.
Yes Luckily indian govt and specially people working in these tiger reserves doing a great job saving them
Felines in general are so Damn graceful and beautiful whilst also being so immense and deadly, I love them so much.
The brave and caring mom 👍
I love how lions and tigers are the best big cat dads and most big cats are great mothers it’s great there so protective
Love how one by one each cub gives mom a cheek rub
Tiger is at the top of food chain in India, we should protect it to protect forests. It looks such a majestic animal and not sure why someone would kill for money. People should start looking beyond money, enough of selfishness.
The way the cub was looking at the father 💔
Family means a lot...To all Animal Lovers...❤🐯
To tiggas as well♥️🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯♥️
I love seeing tigers socialize because, despite preferring solitude (unlike, say, lions) they are still capable (very much so) of socialization.
Omg four cubs to raise...the tigress ain't paid enough for this 😂
Such a beautiful sight to watch..let the population of tigers grow
I love how he starts chuffing at her immediately upon seeing her!
These animals are so beautiful. How could we hurt and kill them? Shame on humans.
In China there is ( mis) belief that tiger's bones are very useful in treatment of impotency or lack of sexual desire. Thats why the CHINESE POACHERS & THEIR INDIAN COUNTERPARTS , BOTH GREEDY OF MONEY ONLY, SMUGGLE THE BONES TO CHINA . INDIA IS THE LAST HOME OF ROYAL BENGAL TIGER. Both INDIAN & CHINESE GOVERNMENT TAKE COUNTER MEASURES TO CONTROL THE SMUGGLING. But as long as the belief prevails in neighbouring China, there is always threat to this natures most beautiful haunting creature. At least Chinese Government should educate their people or ask them to go for another cheap option for having more sexual pleasure . In India some 3-4k tigers were counted officially in forests reserved for tiger before last 2 years. Some 7-8 years before I heard the news that Indian forest department team detained a supremo of tiger bone smuggling gang & demolished the poacher gang all over India. Eventually there is rise of the tiger counts ,which were about to extinct just like Tasmanian tigers in Australia. BTW White Syberian Tiger & not Royal BENGAL tiger is the biggest cat on the earth.
@@rajupnjkr What you said. People are still brainwashed by those atrocious lies, and thus they're as bad as the poachers for purchasing the products and keeping the demand. They still believe those stupidities, unaware that the poachers couldn't care less about their 'problems' and are only in for the money 😡
Food
Defense
The safety of our children.
This forest most probably in India, Maharashtra, Tadoba - Andhari tiger reserve. Best place to find this majestic animals.
This is from bandhavgarh national park
Beautiful creatures
Father Tiger: I won’t kill you… but I won’t pay child support either.
They love their mommy. 🐅🐅🐅🐅
Heart warming to see these great beasts roaming what is left of their habitat.
i wish they weren’t endangered, we must do everything to protect these animals and other species from dying out
Tigers are the cutest of all big cats. Looks so cuddly and fluffy. Best admired from far in the wild.
Outstanding footage. Exquisite quality. Remarkable animal.
adorable...he was chuffing as soon as he saw her! Perhaps didn't want to get scolded by Mom (dog fathers can be afraid of puppies for this reason) or just tiger personal space standards...but still seemed not unhappy!
Dog father's are usually afraid of accidentally stepping on them..they are curious and very protective
@@danuk2136 Actually I guess it's not dog fathers but other male dogs I meant
@@chir0pter alpha wolves are very protective of their young..dogs come from wolves..they carry the same protective pack genes of wolves..depending on the size/species of dog
@@danuk2136 k
You think male tigers take shit from females?
2:46 such an incredible creature
a truly magnificent filming job. I cannot but greatly admire the skills of photographers/filmers to get these glorious beasts in such a brilliant quality in front of their lens. And the soothing voice explaining..... just wonder-full!
He is a great father Its just that keeping her safe takes all of his time
What An absolute unit that male tiger is. This is some really enticing footage i must say. Pure masculinity
💪🏻
Tigers are absolutely precious beautiful mammals ❤️🥰. Just love them so much!!
Tiger cub: hey you must be my dad right ? Mom keep asking about ali - Tiger: adios
beautiful tigers
Tigers are the coolest animals ever! They are majestic, powerful, and beautiful creatures. I hope these great animals never go extinct, or get any closer to that point. 🙏🙏🙏 For tigers and they're well-being.
Beautiful tigers🐯🐅❤
They are absolutely beautiful. How could anybody hurt them? That’s why it makes me so irate what the dentist did.
The most beautiful animal on earth
So magnificently beautiful! I adore tigers.🐅
Wonderful wildlife video 💐Thanks for the effort you have put on this!
it's easy to believe, that care, love, family, duty and other emotions, behaviors, even philosophies, evolved long ago at least within the mammal lines david attenborough and the documentary makers' writing is an admirable attempt to bridge humanity with nature. though it must be so easy to be inspired to write such things, since that connection is simply very natural.
majestic cat, i enjoy the narration
Tranquility, if I have to define it, and so define it I, is anything brought in by the voice, or noise, of Sir David Attenborough. I'm addicted to it.
Love watching all of the Big Cats with Cubs.
Second most beautiful kitty in the world. Second only to the SNOW LEOPARD. My opinion. 😊
A valid take.
the black leopard is my favorite
@@trizaikha everybody has their own favorite. Nice that GOD gave us so many too choose from, isn't it?
The snow leopard itself traces its lineage to the tiger, so it’s all cool.
What a beautiful creature
beautiful four cups, woww.. mom tiger did a good job. hope all survive & have their own families.
When he walked away all I could think of was that “emotional damage” meme lol. But I guess his love language was protecting by patrolling the forest 🤷🏾♀️lol
I think that him walking away was giving her permission to drink from the pool. She probably wouldn’t have with him still sitting there. An animal is vulnerable when it’s drinking.
Amazing and heart-warming footage where you can see the whole Tiger family together Fantastic work whoever recorded the video
They are so magnificent and stunning that they make you want to cry.
Aw how nice the female tiger meets her daddy
I love the chuffing sounds the male tiger makes when he sees his cub.
Such an amazing and beautiful animal 🐅♥️
Beautiful !!!. David Attenborough, outstanding MAN !.
Such magical creatures 🤍❕ we need to protect them and their beauty they bring to our world
For those who enjoyed this I can really recommend watching the whole incredible, heartbreaking episode ... So much more to this story
What is the episode called
@@kji794 Dynasties, season 1 episode 5
Ok Mr Cat
the daughter gets attacked by a rival pride
Did she survive?
Holy sheeesh Male tigers arms are massive!!!
Very comforting to see. Thank you.
what a beautiful amazing animal! they are truly a treasure of earth.
Such a beautiful family 😍💖
Just beautiful!
the little welcome noise when she arrived, cute
Another of mother natures beautiful creations.
The music in the beginning reminds me of Westworld. Beautiful!
I feel those last few seconds, just trying to walk straight forward and the kids do nothing but get in the way trying to show you things xD. My cousins do that to me XD
David Attenborough is a national treasure.
Beautiful
15-20% larger than an African lion on average, but also 15-20% faster. Greater brain-to-body-mass ratio, quicker reflexes, greater bone and muscle density, a more advanced memory, longer canines and claws, greater "swipe" striking force, a bite force 46% more powerful on average, and can take down buffalo and bears solo without the need of a pride. Tigers can fight on their back and on both hind legs, where lions have to "tri-pod" stand and swing with one clumsy paw. In the only known (unfortunate) incidents where they have shared enclosures, tigers have routinely beaten up or even killed the lions; in 2011 in a Turkish sanctuary, a small(ish) tiger killed a male lion with a single swipe to the throat, severing his jugular through his mane, disproving the notion that the mane would protect him. Perhaps from other lions, but tigers are much stronger, pound for pound, and have longer, sharper claws. They will kill 3,000 pound gaur and drag them into the brush unaided. The roar of a lion - that territorial "ow!" call that large cats make - is more robust, given they have a larger nasopharynx. Some say you can feel it in your chest a mile away. But the growl of a tiger is truly terrifying, and the one that gets used in Hollywood movies to represent any large cat growl. Scientists can't pinpoint it yet, but it tends to shock the auditory system of creatures in the vicinity, humans included. It throws off the inner ear fluid, temporarily stunning a target. While lion society is absolutely fascinating, and the males in particular lead an horrifically brutal existence, tigers are truly kings of the jungle. Oh, and they actually live in jungles.
This is everything lion fanboys need to hear. TIGER is the KING
Such beautiful creatures
So majestic and powerful 😻
Tigers are the most majestic & beautiful animals ever