How are Bengal tigers able to defend themselves?

My home town is beside Sunderbans, home of the Bengal tigers. question is a bit awkward, except for poaching, which is poisoning dead carcass, the scenario is totally the opposite, we are always in constant alert to defend from the tiger. read more

The Bengal Tiger is very large and powerful and rarely needs to defend itself against anything other than humans, which have guns making self defence futile on the Tigers part. read more

Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris Introduction to Bengal Tiger. Of all the members of the cat family, the tiger is regarded as the strongest and most powerful. One of the well-known tiger subspecies is the Bengal Tiger. Due to where they live, they are often referred to as Indian Tigers. They are the most commonly known tigers. read more

And, unlike other cats, Bengal Tigers are very strong swimmers. Bengal Tigers can generally swim several kilometers to cross a river or for hunting purposes. Even cubs will play in the shallow water and will even bathe themselves in rivers. On land, these tigers can reach speeds up to 60 mph and can leap about 6 meters far and 5 meters high to try and catch prey. read more

Tigers have no consistent natural predators other than man, so the need to defend themselves from attack is rare. Tigers only fight amongst themselves if there is a dispute over territory, but these fights are usually based solely on intimidation and end with one tiger adopting a submissive posture by rolling over and showing its belly. read more