It is said that tigers are extremely fierce animals and seem to eat everything. In fact, no one would deliberately embarrass themselves. If there was a fawn that was easy to capture, the tiger would certainly not fight the wild boar with tusks. However, even when she is hungry, a tiger mother will not eat her own children. This is a maternal instinct.
After giving birth, a female tiger will not only not eat her own children, but will also protect her cubs very carefully. At this time, the female tiger is particularly fierce and alert. When going out for food, it will carefully hide the tiger cubs. When returning to its nest, it will not take the same route, but will find a different path without leaving a trace. When the tiger cubs are a little older, the mother tiger teaches them the skills of hunting.
In fact, this is not the unique maternal nature of tigers. For many animals, mothers take great care of their children, and female polar bears will even fight against stronger male polar bears to protect their cubs. Usually, the mother licks the fur of the newly born larvae. On the one hand, it licks the amniotic fluid on the surface of the body to dry, and on the other hand, it smears the substance with a special smell it secretes on the cub. In fact, it makes a mark. For example, cats are like this. If you take the newborn kitten out of the nest, wash it and put it back in the nest, the kitten may be eaten by the female cat the next day because the female cat can no longer identify it as its cub from the smell.