Post on 16-Dec-2015
Bengal TigerBy: Ian
Classification and Description
• Males weigh 488 lb.- females 308 lb. • Mammal • Panthera tigress • Albina white tigers- blue eyes orange – orange
gold yellow
Biome
• India • Swamp – rainforest • 1+ den in territory • If has small territory may have food shortage
Life Cycle
• Female pregnant 15 weeks • Lives 18 years in wild – 26 years in zoo • Cubs eat at 16 weeks from birth • Solitary
Adaptations
• Scent marks mark territorys • Preys on young, sick, old prey • White ear spots scares males, helps cubs• Claws five inches long
Reasons for Endangered Status• Cubs may die starvation (males) • Porcupine’s quills may kill • Poaching/deforestation • Humans tigers biggest fear
Conservation
• 40 reserves in India • Breeding programs • Against law to kill • Tiger reserves may save lives
Fun Facts
• Tigers can climb trees • Eats deer, water buffalo, wild pigs, monkeys • White tigers cross eyes when confused • 1 out of five cubs die