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2006-08-27 05:50:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Other - Science

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Physical characteristics
Male Bengal tigers measure 2.7 to 3.1 m (8.86 to 10.17 ft) in length, and weigh 200-295 kg (440-650 lb), and have a maximum skull length of 329 to 378 mm (13 to 15 in). The average male Bengal tiger is approximately 2.9 m (9 1/2 ft) in length and weighs about 220 kg (490 lb).

Female Bengal tigers measure 2.4 to 2.65 m (7.87 to 8.69 ft) in length, weigh 100 to 181 kg (221 to 400 lb), and have a maximum skull length of 275 to 311 mm (11 to 12 in). The average female Bengal tiger is approximately 2.5 m (8 ft) in length and weighs about 140 kg (310 lb).[1]

Tigers have the longest canine teeth of any living felid, approximately 10.16 cm (4 in) in large individuals. Tigers are, like most big cats, solitary animals. Bengal tigers have been noted for their sheer power: One tiger has been observed to drag a gaur kill away that, later on, 13 men together could not move. As a gaur easily weighs 1 ton or more, the tiger has been able to drag something 5 times its own weight.[2]

Distribution
Estimates in 2005 indicate an approximate worldwide population of 4,580:

India: 3,500[3] to 3,750 + 332 pure-bred Bengal tigers in captive zoos across India [4]
Bangladesh: 300 to 440
Nepal: 150 to 220
Bhutan: 50 to 140
China: 30 to 35

Diet

A Bengal tiger stretchingIn the wild, Bengal tigers are pure carnivores and hunt medium-sized and large-sized animals, such as rabbits, badgers, water buffaloes, deer, goat, wild boar and gaur.[5] They are also known to prey on peacocks and can climb trees to hunt primates. Tigers have also been known to prey on young elephants and rhino calves. Typically, tigers do not prey on adult elephants or rhinos but one such case has been documented where the WWF is taking care of an orphaned rhino whose mother was killed by a tiger. Furthermore, in India, there have been several cases of a lone tiger bringing down a bull tusker (a large male elephant with big tusks). Bengal Tigers have also been known to take other predators such as leopards, wolves and dholes as prey, although these predators are not typically a part of the tiger's diet.

Bengal tigers prefer to hunt mostly by night. During the day, the cover of the tall "elephant grass" gives the feline excellent camouflage. Tigers kill prey by overpowering their victim and severing the spinal cord (preferred method for smaller prey), or applying a suffocation bite for large prey. A Bengal tiger will usually drag its kill to a safe place to eat.[5] Despite their size, Bengal tigers can climb trees effectively, but they are not as adept as the smaller leopard, which hides its kills from other predators in the trees. The Bengal Tiger can consume up to about 40 pounds (18.18 kg) of meat at a time and then go without eating for days.[5] Grassland ungulate prey of the Bengal tiger range in size from 30 to 1500 kg (65 to 3330 lb).

Threats
Habitat loss and poaching are important threats to species survival. Poachers kill tigers not only for their pelts, but also for components to make various traditional East Asian medicines. Other factors contributing to their loss are urbanization and revenge killing. Revenge killing occurs as locals such as farmers who own livestock hunt down to tigers to prevent them from preying on their cattle. Poachers also kill tigers for their bones and teeth to make medicines that are alleged to provide the tiger's strength.

Habitat
The Bengal tiger is now strictly protected, and is the national animal of both Bangladesh and India. After the resounding success of the tiger conservation program in India known as Project Tiger, the population of wild tigers has increased dramatically. The tiger population of India has reached about 3,500, up from 1,200 in the 1970s. In the Sundarbans, a 2004 census found the presence of about 280 tigers on the Bangladesh side. [6]

2006-08-27 05:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by mysticideas 6 · 0 0

They are the mascot for Buffalo State!

2006-08-27 05:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0 0

Tigers kill more humans than any other mammal

2006-08-27 06:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by Someone 1 · 0 0

i do!! they are really adorable!!! and fluffy!!!:P

2006-08-28 09:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Ashley♥ 2 · 0 0

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