All about Tigers!!
Bengal Tigers
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus/Species: Panthera tigris
Length: Up to 10 feet
Weight: 400-575 pounds
Diet: Deer, Bovines, Pigs, and other animals
Number of Young: 1 to 5
Home: India and Southeast Asia
The bengal tiger lives in southern Asia. It was hunted, captured, and poisoned to such an extent that is practically disappeared, except in natural preserves and nation parks. It is now strictly protected. Some males occupy a territory of 200 sq m i. When there is enought food, the tiger lives in a much smaller territory. It lives in the forest, the grasslands, or the swamps.
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The tiger attacks a variety of prety, mainly deer, antelopes, pigs, and buffalo. Once in awhile, it will attack cattle and even humans. There are many stories about the evils done by "man-eating" tigers. They're usually old tigeres that are sick or wounded, and cannot hunt normally. The destruction of thier natual environment and the disappearance of their usual prey may also cauuse them to attack humans. As soon as the tiger spots prey, it begins a slow and silent approach. When it is near its prey, it charges. It may jump onto the prey's back or pin it down with its powerful claws. It usually kills the prey by biting its throat or neck. Its strength is amazin; it can drag a prey weighing several hundred pounds as much as 1,500 feet to hide the dead animal in bushes or tall grass
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The tiger lives in several lairs. In one of them, the female brings her cubs into the world. From the time they are 8 weeks old they join thier mother on the hunt. At 6 months, they have learned how to kill. They can feed themselves when they are 16 months old.
