Why are tigers not afraid of water, love to swim and swim well?

Domestic cats and tigers belong to the same family of cats, but domestic cats are afraid of water and tigers love to soak in water and swim, tigers can even swim for kilometers.

Tiger is a rare animal with 6 subtypes, including Amur/Siberia, Bengal, Indochina, Nam Hoa, Sumatra, and Malay. In the wild, these subspecies are dispersed in the Eastern hemisphere of the Earth, mainly concentrated in the tropical forest areas of Southeast Asia - this is an area with average temperatures at the lowest level. height. Particularly in South India, the summer temperature is often at 37.7 degrees Celsius.

Tiger soaks in water.

Faced with that kind of hot and humid climate, tigers love to go swimming to cool down. Tigers often hunt at night (when the weather is cool) and during the day, tigers like to stay in the water.

In addition to the weather in the place where tigers live, another reason why tigers like to immerse themselves in water is because tigers are the largest species in the cat family, so tigers have a large surface area exposed to the air, making tigers quickly get hot in the water. people. The tiger's fur makes it even hotter. As for domestic cats, because they stay indoors, they will prevent their fur from getting wet, making them cold.

When swimming, tigers usually keep their whole body (except head) submerged in water. In general, tigers don't like to get water in their eyes or in their eyes, so they often keep water up to their necks.

The strong body and large, net-shaped feet help the tiger swim well. The records show that some tigers can swim up to tens of kilometers.

Tigers swim both to cool off, to move by waterway, and to have an advantage in hunting. They also use the strategy of driving their prey into the water to control.

However, tigers aren't the only big cats that swim. Other hot cat species such as jaguars and lions also regularly relax in the water and show off their swimming skills when necessary. African lions in Botswana's Okavango Delta will swim to dry land when the water rises where they used to live.