#21 The Markov Incident: Does ___ Tiger Remember?

from Lab Libs · host Debbie I

This week on Lab Libs, Debbie tells the chilling true story of the Markov Incident, a bizarre and unforgettable tale involving a tiger and a hunter, and what some describe as the tiger’s revenge. Debbie and Megan will attempt to puzzle out this mystery. Then Megan takes us in a somewhat related direction with a rabbit hole about Alexander von Humboldt, a legendary explorer and naturalist whose adventures took him across mountains, jungles, and some of the most unexplored regions of his time. Humboldt helped change the way scientists understood the connections between the living world. With tiger revenge and scientific exploration, this episode has wild animals, wilderness, questionable human decisions, and as always, a few unexpected Lab Libs distractions. Lab Libs A large animal A country near China A number between 400- 700 Something wild that you might hunt A year in the 1900s A number between 10-30 A number between 70- 120 A home structure or building A body part A negative emotion Word ending in "-ful" A type of bird Sources: John Vaillant (2010). The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival. Kerley, L. L., Goodrich, J. M., Miquelle, D. G., et al. Studies on Amur tiger ecology and human-tiger interactions. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/new-zoo-amur-tiger https://nc.iucnredlist.org/redlist/amazing-species/panthera-tigris/pdfs/original/panthera-tigris.pdf https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/24030/Conservationists-Have-Successfully-Restored-Tiger-Population-in-Russia-Where-Absent-for-50-years.aspx. https://www.npr.org/2010/09/14/129551459/the-true-story-of-a-man-eating-tigers-vengeance https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/news/why-do-tigers-avoid-humans-despite-being-apex-predators/articleshow/130109369.cms?from=mdr#google_vignette https://conservewildcats.org/resources/amur-tiger-facts/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2010/08/25/following-the-trail-of-an-amur-tigers-victim-a922 https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/24030/Conservationists-Have-Successfully-Restored-Tiger-Population-in-Russia-Where-Absent-for-50-years.aspx