Lipuria in Tigers

• Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
• Main Authors: Hewer, T.F., Matthews, L. Harrison, Malkin, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1949
• Subjects: Recta; Vasa; Blue whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00411.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1096-3642.1949.tb00411.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00411.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00411.x

Summary. Examination of urine from the bladder of a tiger and a tigress at postmortem, and of urine collected from the cages of other tigers, showed that considerable lipuria is a constant physiological feature in these animals. The total fat excreted was about 20 grams a day and it contained 6‐5 pe...