A disease most common in dogs has managed to begin infecting tigers and turning them into fearless man eaters!
Since tigers are finding their habitats drastically decreasing over time, they are being forced share habitats with other animals, including dogs. This makes it that much easier for tigers to fall victim to canine diseases and while some of them result in their untimely death, another effect is fearlessness.
The infected tigers have been noted to wander onto human roads and into villages where they previously were too frightened and cautious to visit. Now they barge in as if unafraid of anything.
Unfortunately, it’s not actually fearlessness, but rather a symptom of brain damage caused by the disease. The disease also causes respiratory problems, seizures and loss of motor control.
Very little is known about the disease so far except that severity of the effects vary from tiger to tiger and can be none-existent to extremely severe. Veterinarians and researchers are working hard to figure out just how the disease works and just how to protect the world’s diminishing tiger population.