Epidural anesthesia is a regional anesthesia that blocks pain in a particular region of the body. The goal of an epidural is to provide analgesia, or pain relief, rather than anesthesia, which leads to total lack of feeling. Epidurals block the nerve impulses from the lower spinal segments.
Tigers live for about 25 years both in captivity and in the wild. 42. Cats in general have been found to have a better memory than any other animal, including humans, being several hundred times better than dogs and dozens of times better than primates.
Tigers have been known to reach the age of 26 years in the wild. Males of the largest subspecies, the Amur (Siberian) tiger, may weigh up to 660 pounds. For males of the smallest subspeciesâthe Sumatran tigerâupper range is at around 310 pounds. Within each subspecies, males are heavier than females.Tigers are mostly solitary, apart from associations between mother and offspring.igers have been known to reach the age of 26 years in the wild. Males of the largest subspecies, the Amur (Siberian) tiger, may weigh up to 660 pounds. For males of the smallest subspeciesâthe Sumatran tigerâupper range is at around 310 pounds. Within each subspecies, males are heavier than females.