What happens when Lions and Tigers meet in the wild?
It would be very unusual for a lion and tiger to meet in the wild today. Tigers are found only in Asia, whilst the vast majority of lions are found in Africa. There is a small population of Asiatic lions in the Gir Forest of India, but tigers are not found in this area. However, historically the Asiatic subspecies of lion had a much greater range, which overlapped with that of the tiger. These animals would have done their best to avoid each other – a confrontation would not have been good for either. Had they happened to meet accidentally, the most likely outcome is that one would have left the vicinity in a hurry. Fights would have occurred from time to time, of course, but these would usually have been brief, with one animal backing down before either was badly hurt. They would probably have killed each other’s cubs when they could in order to reduce the competition for themselves, just as both will kill the cubs of leopards and other predators. In response to peejay’s answer, I’d j
