38 Quotes About Tigers

Tigers, except when wounded or when man-eaters, are on the whole very good-tempered...Occassionally a tiger will object to too close an approach to its cubs or to a kill that it is guarding. The objection invariably takes the form of growling, and if this does not prove effective itis followed by short rushes accompanied by terrifying roars. If these warnings are disregarded, the blame for any injury inflicted rests entirely with the intruder"- Jim Corbett

The impact of an attacking tiger can be compared to that of a piano falling on you from a second story window. But unlike the piano, the tiger is designed to do this, and the impact is only the beginning.

No one can walk beneath palm trees with impunity, and ideas are sure to change in a land where elephants and tigers are at home.

Life is a tiger you have to grab by the tail, and if you don't know the nature of the beast it will eat you up.

Life goes on and you don't touch tigers.

AT FIVE MONTHS OLD, Machli’s cubs had grown to the size of cocker spaniels. They were still toddlers, romping around in compact bodies that made perfect little loaves when they tucked their legs beneath them.

there was Machli, lying at the lakeside, regal in repose. Shaggy and thin as she was, she was still glorious. She blinked lazily and elevated her chin as if contemplating her own magnificence. How satisfying, she seemed to say, to be so splendid.

Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

There is no off switch on a tiger.