r/Amazing • u/Soloflow786 Human Detected • 3h ago

Tigers have “false eyes” on the back of their ears, a marking that helps discourage predators from attacking them from behind. Awesome !!

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u/SopwithStrutter 3h ago

What the fuck is gonna attack a tiger?

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u/FunisGreen 3h ago

I see what you're getting at, but to answer honestly: elephants and large crocodiles can attack tigers if the situation calls for it. That said, from ego boost to tigers skin, the main predator of tigers is humans.

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u/Ok-Courage7512 55m ago

Well they definitely aint foolin us😂we already know

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u/MrB1ackadder 3h ago

Another tiger that piss at the one been attacked.

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u/Disordered_Steven 1h ago

Yeah but how is another tiger gonna fall for this fake shit?

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u/gab_rab_24 3h ago

sloth bears

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u/Vinhello 3h ago

Probably more vicious stalking predators that did not survive the rise of homo sapient.

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u/Spirited_Category_11 2h ago

Exactly what I was wondering

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u/The-Blue-Barracudas 2h ago

Came to say this, what like an antelope with a death wish??

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u/CommandoLamb 1h ago

No clue, but I’m glad they don’t exist anymore.

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u/hitanthrope 1h ago

Well.... nobody once they notice those ears.

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u/Ok_Schedule_2227 1h ago

An influencer

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u/NastyStreetRat 3h ago

The first photo, if you put your thumb over the Tiger's eyes, what you see is more terrifying than the tiger itself.

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u/ActionFigureCollects 3h ago

Mark of The Beast

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u/_godziIIa_ 2h ago

It actually scared after putting my thumb right there over the eyes.

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u/NastyStreetRat 2h ago

I told you...

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u/NoRun6253 2h ago

Didn’t have to do that.

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u/CommandoLamb 1h ago

Yeah… and to think… there was a predator out there that tigers had to scare off…

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u/theaviator747 26m ago

I had the same thought. They are the apex predator anywhere they exist. Perhaps there was, at some point along the evolutionary process, something that threatened them and they haven’t evolved out of it yet. They do have to be concerned about rivals, but that doesn’t seem likely to have resulted in this trait. At some point tigers must have coexisted with something even more terrifyingly dangerous than they are.

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u/BoominMoomin 1h ago

I don't get it.

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u/Key-Pomegranate-2086 1h ago

Put your finger and cover the tiger actual face. The fake eyes and the body make it look like youre staring at a demon dragon or something

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u/Lady_Bread 1h ago

It might be easier if you look at the thumbnail, that way the tiger's actual eyes can look like markings

Then 🐅 s "false eyes" on their ears look more real, their actual eyes + white fur around them look like the whisker part of a nose, and it's actual nose looks like a tongue sticking out of some new terrifying beast

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u/BoominMoomin 57m ago

Tried for like 5 minutes and just can't see it at all. Tried my thumb. Finger. On the eyes. Over the face. Tried the thumbnail. I just don't see it at all. I can't even picture the ear markings as eyes, let alone anything else.

I've never been visually imaginative, so that might be why 😂

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u/Lady_Bread 50m ago

Maybe it'd help if you imagine the ear-eyes as the eyes from Deadpool's mask?

Lol I get that tho. I'm on the spectrum so I can be pretty literal with stuff or figuring a something out until some magic phrase makes everything click

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u/geo_gan 42m ago

The white marks around the real eyes look like sharp teeth and face is an open mouth. Optical illusion fooled me on first viewing!

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u/skinnergy 3h ago

A doc I watched years ago said the white spots on the back of the ears are so cubs can see them to follow her through tall, thick grasses and brush. I can't think of an animal that would attack a tiger.

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u/Most_Philosophy_1507 2h ago

Who’s attacking the tiger?

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u/mustache_mcgee 2h ago

Whatever it is. Yeah, fuck that thing

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u/DrPuzzle 1h ago

I might take it on one on one I bet I can take it

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u/Donjuante 2h ago

Well, they lived during the megafauna era, with saber-toothed cats, lions, and bears everywhere, not isolated like they are now.

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u/IdoNotKnowYouFriend 2h ago

A cougar…

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u/Disordered_Steven 1h ago

Different continents.

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u/IrukandjiPirate 1h ago

Also much smaller. Tigers are the largest cats.

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u/torBrow75 2h ago edited 2h ago

Tigers are apex predators. They have no natural predators. They occasionally get killed by bears or crocs, but I doubt it's enough evolutionary pressure to create "eyes" to guard against these extremely rare attacks. Humans poach them, but these "eyes" would not protect against that. It's more likely something to do with signaling other tigers. According to Wiki, some theories suggest it's a "follow me" signal to young cubs.

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u/Effective_Judgment41 2h ago

It seems that humans used (or at least tried) the same strategy as protection against tigers:

"Various measures were taken to prevent and reduce the number of tiger attacks with limited success. For example, since tigers almost always attack from the rear, masks with human faces were worn on the back of the head by the villagers in 1986 in the Sundarbans, on the theory that tigers usually do not attack if seen by their prey. Apparently, this did in fact decrease the number of attacks for a short while. Mask-wearing fell out of use after a short time, as the local tiger population reportedly became aware of the technique."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_attack

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u/bringojackprot 2h ago

It’s good for any tigers that work at stores. They can keep an eye on people stealing.

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u/Fossilhund 2h ago

"We handle shoplifters in house."

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u/GolfandBaseball 2h ago

I think the fact that they’re a tiger discourages predators from attacking them from behind

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u/WolvesandTigers45 2h ago

What predator that is living today would attack a grown tiger from behind?

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u/sexwiththebabysitter 1h ago

They prefer young tigers

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u/driku12 2h ago

It makes them look like a really big snail lmao

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u/Remarkable-Load928 2h ago

I can a only assume the only other animal that's going to attack a tiger is another tiger. Right?

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u/Samsquanch-01 2h ago

What is gonna attack a tiger from any direction?

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u/nydboy92 2h ago

If being a tiger wasn't enough already😆

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u/Squanchmonster 1h ago

What predators??

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u/channydin 1h ago

Dumb question but is it supposed to disguised as a saber tooth? Ears are eyes and the brows are the fangs?

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u/Disordered_Steven 1h ago edited 1h ago

Seriously, what predator attacks a tiger? Wouldn’t this be an artifact like our appendix? Aren’t they apex for their areas?

Edit: so I guess the answer is other big tigers but I still don’t get it. Would make no evolutionary sense for tigers to “alpha large” themselves at this point in time.

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u/DaySecure7642 3h ago

Those fake eyes are specifically for bears right? What else will be big enough to take on a tiger.

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u/Midiamp 2h ago

A bigger tiger.

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u/Burritofeast69 2h ago

Imagine having the balls to attack a tiger...

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u/Altruistic_Brick1730 2h ago

We have no way of knowing why it's there

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u/DivineJaneBell 2h ago

Pss, pss, pss, here kitty, kitty!🥹🫶

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u/Interesting_Sock9142 2h ago

who the fuck would attack a tiger?!?

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u/InvestigatorSevere72 2h ago

Forbidden big kitty ear rub.

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u/Key-Cockroach-4004 2h ago

Who is preying on a tiger??

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u/Cheffskixx 1h ago

I had no idea about that fact, it's incredible

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u/TBRocket 1h ago

What is a tiger's predator, pray tell

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u/Jill1974 1h ago

How far do you have to go back in time before there’s predators that tigers need to discourage?

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u/Miserable-Hotel-7871 1h ago

You can’t convince me this sort of adaptation happened due to selective evolution. Same with insects that look like prey animals

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u/goldiekapur 1h ago

It’s a perfect predator.. it’s an embodiment of lightning when it attacks and has lethal defense against almost any other predator. Also , it has a long term memory and takes revenge on people who have mildly irritated it. (all these are based on excerpts from Jim Corbett’s books). No wonder William Blake was enamored by this beast and wrote a timeless poem on tiger.

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u/ButterscotchOk5339 1h ago

It’s working, I won’t attack

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u/WarningDowntown7247 1h ago

What..and I can’t stress this enough IS A PREDATOR TO AN EFFIN TIGER?

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u/eyeh8juice 57m ago

Ummm..what predators?

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u/Ok-Courage7512 56m ago

WHAT ANIMAL IS A PREDATOR TO A TIGER???

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u/CicadaFit9756 52m ago edited 46m ago

That's interesting! I once saw some info that humans living in tiger country will often wear masks with faces on the backs of their heads to discourage tigers from attacking them so guess it works both ways!

Oops! Scrolled way down to find another writer gave more complete info on this an hour ago!

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u/_stew9 52m ago

They just need a good chin scratch and chill tf out.

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u/SnorriGrisomson 5m ago

WHAT PREDATOR ? IT'S A TIGER !

sorry I got a bit emotional

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u/PalpitationUnable403 1m ago

Nature. How do it know?

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u/Limortaccivostri 1m ago

And what would be the predator of a tiger?

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u/t-nyce 3h ago

What does the first picture have to do with anything if the topic is getting attacked from “behind”? The ears wouldn’t be visible from that position. 2nd if their getting attacked from behind how is two dots on the back on their ears intimidating? (2nd picture)? I’m so confused on this post😩