Customer Reviews

National Geographic Video: Cats: Caressing the Tiger [VHS]

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An excellent video for an adult to learn about cats and their linkage to the big cats. Great footage and stories of cats' amazing abilities. However, disturbing footage of a male lion killing a cub in front of the cubs siblings causes me to remove a star. I felt including this footage unnecessary to enriching my knowledge of cats. Because of this scene and others which detail male cats killing kittens, I would consider this video totally inappropriate for children (especially if they love cats). I think it should not be listed in the "children & family" section on Amazon.

I'm an avid viewer of National Geographic's old specials. Being a major cat lover, I think they really did a wonderful job here. The studying of farm cats and their comparison to their wild relatives was very interesting, not to mention cute (that little kitten being lost just about broke my heart). There's so much more to cats than their seemingly lazy and independent lifestyle.

However, I'm taking off one star for the very, very morbid scene of an agressive male lion slaughtering a poor cub. I personally thought it was rather sick of them to put that in. I can't even bear to watch it.

This is a wonderful video....tells about domestic as well as cats in the wild. The vendor made sure the item reached me quickly.

Only the most naïve of cat owners fails to recognize that their cat is in many ways a scaled down tiger. I have seen my cats, even those living in the house and neutered, go feral when attacking prey and each other. In this tape, experts describe the behavior of larger cats such as lions and tigers in the wild and how it explains the behavior of the domesticated cat. The dominant male in a pride of lions will kill the male offspring of another male if given the chance. As will a male cat if allowed contact with the kittens fathered by a rival. This act will cause the mother to rapidly enter into her estrus cycle, giving the male the opportunity to father additional offspring.
This is a fascinating video in that the footage of the cats in the wild is so similar to what we observe in our pets. Cats are mysterious, fickle and can at times be loving. However, they still retain their predatory instincts; if you doubt that, watch this tape.

The highlight of this insightful video was a study of farm cats. The study revealed that when living in groups, the domestic cat behaves much like the lions in a lion pride in the wild. Just a really fun view of the world of cats and their wild relatives.

I would have to give this item a 5 because it has been the best national geographic in the whole corporation. thankyou for your time. good-bye.