# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctd3JCqpVhF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73497289-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3ca02b45fc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-06-14T09:58:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Ready for your close up 🐅

See those white spots this tiger has at the back of its ears? One theory suggests these are “fake eyes” designed to throw off predators.

#EarthCapture by shaazjung
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#TigersOfInstagram #WildTiger #TigerStripes #WildlifePhotography

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## Tags

wildtiger, wildlifephotography, earthcapture, tigersofinstagram, tigerstripes

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