# @science on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-12-26T23:00:24.000+00:00
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John Vaillant is an American-Canadian writer and journalist who wrote 'The Tiger', which is a true story about Vladimir Markov, a poacher who met a grisly end in the winter of 1997 after he shot and wounded a tiger, and then stole part of the tiger's kill.⁠
The injured tiger hunted Markov down in a way that appeared to be chillingly premeditated. The tiger staked out Markov's cabin, systematically destroyed anything that had Markov's scent on it, and then waited by the front door for Markov to come home.⁠
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"This wasn't an impulsive response," Vaillant says. "The tiger was able to hold this idea for some time. The animal waited for 12 to 48 hours before attacking. When Markov finally appeared, the tiger killed him, dragged him into the bush, and ate him. The eating may have been secondary," Vaillant explains. "I think he killed him because he had a bone to pick.⁠
What's so fascinating to me about that region is that human beings and tigers are hunting for the same prey in the same territory — and they don't have conflicts." But if you make the mistake of attacking a tiger, you will regret it, he says. ⁠
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