Tiger
is the largest living felid and comes under the category of most fierce wild animal
on the earth with a total body length up to 11 ft, height up to 3.5 ft and
weighing up to 312 kg. Tiger is the second tallest felid after Lion, its length,
height and weight vary according to its subspecies and from all subspecies
Siberian Tiger is the largest. There are total 9 subspecies of tiger ever exist
on earth, from which 3 subspecies (Bali Tiger, Caspian Tiger and Javan Tiger)
are extinct and remaining 6 subspecies (Bengal Tiger, Siberian Tiger,
Indochinese Tiger, South China Tiger, Malayan Tiger and Sumatran Tiger) are in
the list of endangered animals.
* Tigers are also found in White and golden color.
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| Angry Tiger |
Tiger
Population:
The
exact number of tigers is unknown because some wild tigers in north India and
Nepal are never been in humans contact. According to the report of World Wide
Fund for Nature there are 3200 total tigers remaining in the world from which
Bengal Tigers are the most numerous tiger subspecies with the total number of
2450 (1760 in India, 450 in Bangladesh, 160 in Nepal and 80 in Bhutan).
Siberian Tiger is largest from all subspecies and Sumatran Tiger is the
smallest of living subspecies of tiger.
At
present Tigers are only found in Asia especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,
China, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan and Cambodia.
India is a home for Tigers because 40% of total tiger population resides in
India therefore Bengal Tiger is in the most numerous subspecies from all 6
living subspecies. At the start of 20th century there were 100,000
total tigers in the world and at present there are only 3200 tigers, we lost 93
% of tiger population which result in the extinction of 3 subspecies and
extinction of 1 subspecies (South Chinese Tiger) from wild.
Tiger Diet:
Tigers
are large carnivores solitary hunter which prefer hunting large and medium
sized animals, In India and other South East Asia, Tigers mainly prey on
Nilgai, Chital, Gaur, Water Buffalo, Barasingha, Sambar, Wild Pigs and Wild
Boar, occasionally they also prey on another carnivores animals like Leopards,
Dogs, Python, Slot Bears and Crocodiles. While Amur or Siberian Tiger love to
prey and heavily rely on Manchurian Wapiti and Wild Boar, they also prey on
Sika Deer, Roe Deer, Musk Deer and Moose. Tiger can eat 21 kg meat at one time and hides
& buries the remaining meat with the help of soil and leaves.
Basic
Information about Tiger:
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| Bengal Tiger |
Name
|
Tiger
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Length
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5ft to 13
ft
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Weight
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120 kg to
350 kg
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Subspecies
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Bengal
Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Indochinese Tiger, South China Tiger, Malayan Tiger,
Sumatran Tiger, Bali Tiger, Caspian Tiger and Javan Tiger.
|
Area
|
India,
Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar,
Bhutan and Cambodia.
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Life Span
|
15 to 25
years
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Class
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Mammalia
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Family
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Felidae
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Genus
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Panthera
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Species
|
P.tigris
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Status
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Endangered
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Facts about
Tiger:
· * Tigers can stand on their hind legs and can maul with his both
front paws simultaneously.
· * A Tiger roar can be heard up to 3 km.
· *
Each Tiger possess unique stripes like human finger prints.
· * Tigers are very good swimmers unlike other big cats.
· * Amur or Siberian Tiger is the largest subspecies of Tigers and can
weighs up to 380 kg and length up to 12 ft.
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| Siberian Tiger |
· * Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of living subspecies of tiger which
weighs up to 140 kg and length up to 6 ft.
· * Siberian Tiger, Bengal Tiger and Caspian Tiger are the largest
living felid ever exist on earth.
·
Tiger have 17 % bigger brain than African lion.
· *
Marking on Tigers forehead resembles the Chinese character 王 for King.
· *
Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India and Bangladesh.
· *
Malayan Tiger is the national animal of Malaysia.
· *
Siberian Tiger is the national animal of South Korea.
· * Tiger is a solitary hunter
and love to live alone but Tiger cubs live first 18 months of their life with
their mother.
· *
There are total 9 subspecies of tiger from which 3 are extinct and
remaining 6 subspecies comes in the list of endangered animals.
· *
Tiger has the strong muscular body, powerful forelimbs and paws.
· * A poll conducted by animal planet for world’s favorite animal,
tiger was voted the world’s favorite animal from 73 countries.
· *
The tiger’s average gestation period 105 days
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| Tigress with cubs |
· *
Tigress give birth from 2 to 6 cubs, average is 3 cubs.
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| White Bengal tiger |
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