![]() ![]() Tigers kill their prey by clamping down on the prey's throat and suffocating it. Some tigers may eat up to 50 pounds (23 kilograms) of meat a day. Some examples are deer, monkeys, wild rabbits, wild pigs, tapirs, buffalo and other animals found in Asia. Tigers eat many types of prey, mostly other large mammals. Other vocal communications include grunts, woofs, snarls, miaows, hisses and growls. Chuffing-soft, low-frequency snorting similar to purring in smaller cats, is heard in more friendly situations. Moaning can be heard 400 m (1,300 ft) away. The "true" roar can be heard at up to 3 km (1.9 mi) away and is sometimes emitted three or four times in succession. There are two different roars: the "true" roar is made using the hyoid apparatus and forced through an open mouth as it progressively closes, and the shorter, harsher "coughing" roar is made with the mouth open and teeth exposed. Like other Panthera, tigers roar, particularly in aggressive situations, during the mating season or when making a kill. They establish and maintain territories but have much wider home ranges within which they roam.įacial expressions include the "defense threat", where an individual bares its teeth, flattens its ears and its pupils enlarge. The tiger is a long-ranging species, and individuals move around over distances of up to 650 km (400 mi) to reach tiger populations in other areas.Īdult tigers lead largely solitary lives. It is a strong swimmer and often bathes in ponds, lakes and rivers, thus keeping cool in the heat of the day. It does not often climb trees but cases have been recorded. Behaviourįemale cubs playing in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve The less common tigon is a cross between a lioness and a male tiger. The liger is a cross between a male lion and a tigress. Breeding hybrids is now discouraged due to the emphasis on conservation. They share physical and behavioural qualities of both parent species. HybridsĬaptive tigers were bred with lions to create hybrids called liger and tigon. tigris, and those in the Sunda Islands as P. However, in 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group revised felid taxonomy and recognized the tiger populations in continental Asia as P. Sumatran tiger ( Panthera tigris sumatrae).South China tiger ( Panthera tigris amoyensis).Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica).Malayan tiger ( Panthera tigris jacksoni).Javan tiger ( Panthera tigris sondaica).Chinese tiger ( Panthera tigris corbetti).Caspian tiger ( Panthera tigris virgata).In this context, 'recently' means in the last two centuries. ![]() SubspeciesĪs previously thought, the tiger had five living subspecies. These include the wet, evergreen of Assam and eastern Bengal the swampy mangrove forest of the Ganges Delta the deciduous forest of Nepal, and the thorn forests of the Western Ghats. Bengal tigers in particular live in many types of forests. Mostly they need to hide, be near to a water source, and have enough prey to eat. Tigers can live in a variety of habitats. Record weight for males is claimed as 890 lbs (318 kg), but this cannot be confirmed. Males can grow to at least 9 feet (2.7 metres) long (body length) and weigh about 900 lb (410 kg). Tigers vary in size depending on their subspecies. The Bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and India. ![]() The white coat only appears once in every 100,000,000 births. ![]() There are sometimes white tigers that have white fur with black stripes, or that even have pure white fur. There are never tigers with different colors. ![]()
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