Bengal Tiger :India February 10, 2006
The Bengal tiger is found mainly throughout India, with smaller populations in southern Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and western Myanmar.The Cat Specialist Group IUCN reported an approximate total of 3,250 to 4,700 Bengal tigers throughout the range in 1995. For several decades, the status of wild tigers in India has been estimated from the individual identification of footprints (or pug marks), this method has been challenged for the inaccuracy and manipulation of humans. The first total Indian census in 1971 produced a baseline figure of about 1,800 tigers. The Tiger Project or ‘Project Tiger’ and Wildlife Institute of India, officials reported in more or less accurate censuses that tiger numbers increased to 4,334 in 1989. These estimates were disputed by Indian biologists, who strongly suggested the number is far lower.
Tiger is the largest living member of the cat family. It has a graceful built. The reddish yellow coat with black stripes gives it a royal look. Ventrally it is white. Its ears are black on the outside and each of them has a prominent white spot on it. The scientific name of tiger is ‘Panthera tigris’. The origin of the cat family from what we know today is Siberia. From there, they migrated down south as the climate became colder.
Bengal tigers are nocturnal. The Bengal tiger is very fast, but only for short distances. When they want to eat animals that are faster than they are, the tiger stalks its prey The Bengal tiger, once it has caught its prey, bites its catch on the back of the neck to kill it, or. with larger animals, the tiger will bite its prey’s throat. Though the Bengal tiger is capable of killing large animals, it seems to prefer killing either young, small animals or older animals, since young and old animals are not as fast as the others.
The Bengal Tiger is a beautiful animal. The base color is orange/brown, and white on the cheeks, mouth, eyebrows, and stomach. The tiger also has long black stripes on it. The weight of the tiger can be up to 575 pounds. The Bengal tiger is not the biggest tiger in the world, Its cousin the Siberian tiger is the largest tiger. The body of the Bengal tiger is broad with legs that are slender. The fur of the tiger is very fine in texture. The Bengal tiger is very sneaky
and quiet. The cubs look the same. The Bengal tiger can get up to ten feet long and three feet tall.
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- Author : seo4india
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