aaah the old 'lucky strike' chestnut,
i did think this myself, i would have had my money on the tiger purely out of favouritism (and lions are a bit scabby! :lol: )
but im thinking it was a deliberate act as the tiger had to break in giving the lion ample time to end his shenanigans!
also im thinking the fact that lions are pack animals makes em a bit soft on theyre own! and it would appear tigers are pretty pointy in the claw department and certainly more aggresive lions put on a good show, but the females do the hard work.