Facts About Tigers_ Characteristics, species, lifespan and More.pdfmohammad waquar
Tigers are one of the most popular animals in the world. These majestic creatures are famous for their stunning stripes, powerful build, and ferocious hunting skills.
This article will delve deeper into the fascinating world of tigers, exploring their unique characteristics, behavior, and importance in the ecosystem.
Tiger is the largest-member of the cat family. Tigers can grow to be 11 feet long and weigh over 660 pounds.
They are carnivores animal, and their foods are meat. Another characteristic of tigers is that they are good swimmers. They can even swim long distances. Tigers can jump over 20 feet in the air.
They are usually nocturnal creatures, meaning they are most active at night. Tigers also have very good eyesight and can see six times better than humans in low-light conditions.
In addition, tigers have an excellent sense of smell. Tigers can find their prey by smelling from up to two miles away. Finally, tigers have powerful front legs and can run up to 60 miles per hour.
They also have sharp claws that can be up to four inches long. Tigers use their tails to help them balance running and climbing.
Tigers can weigh up to 660 pounds and be up to 11 feet long.
The biggest tiger ever recorded was a male Bengal tiger that weighed in at 1,025 pounds and was over 12 feet long!
Females are usually smaller than males. The smallest tiger on record was a female Sumatran tiger that weighed only 120 pounds.
Tigers are native to Asia in countries like India, China, Indonesia, and Russia. Totally, there are nine different subspecies of tigers.
The most common subspecies is the Bengal tiger. Other subspecies include the Sumatran tiger, the Siberian tiger, and the South China tiger.
The Siberian tiger is the largest subspecies. Male Siberian tigers can weigh up to 1,000 pounds! These tigers have the thickest fur of all the subspecies.
They also have the longest tails. The South China tiger is on the list of the most endangered subspecies. There are only 100 of these tigers are in the wild.
Tigers are carnivores and eat mostly meat. They will eat anything they can catch, including deer, pigs, and even elephants! Tigers usually hunt alone but will sometimes hunt in groups.
Did you know that tigers have striped fur? Tigers use their stripes for camouflage when they are hunting.
Tigers are an endangered species. It is a human failure that only around 3,900 tigers are there in the wild. This number is decreasing every year.
The main reasons tigers are becoming extinct are habitat loss and hunting. You can help save tigers by donating to organizations working to protect them.
Mating season for tigers usually occurs from November to April.
During mating, the male will bite the back of the female’s neck to show his dominance.
The gestation period for tigers is about 103 days.
Tiger cubs are weaned at around 3-6 months old.
Cubs stay with their mother for 18-24 months before leaving to fend for themselves.
There are six species of Tiger
In this powerpoint is all about Big cats. in this powerpoint you are going to learn on how Tiger, lions, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs and all the other big cats know how to hunt, where they live, how much they weight , how long they live for and learn why these amazing animals are endangered. I was suppose to make this for school but it was to late. I also put In the history of big cats to. and how it the big cats in the past got extinct, You are going to learn so much about big cats.
1. The Mysterious
cheetah :)
A cheetah has a spotted coat and
fast running legs,big sharp teeth
with a wriggly tail at the
end.‘Saddly this animal is
endangered lukly some people are helping so maybe you
could help too ?
Cheetah’s cubs are smoky in colour with long woolly
hair.As they get older their colours change.The cheetahs
top speed is: (113km/hr).So they can get away from
predators like lions and tigers.Unlike other cats, cheetahs
cannot roar. However, they can purr on both inhale and
exhale, like domestic cats. Cheetahs mate throughout the
year. There litter size is: 2-4 cubs.
The cheetah is endangered mostly because of habbitat
distrution.Also because of their predators like, lions,
tigers and other big cats.Their fast speed keeps’ them out
of danger and fights.
To help the cheetah there are many charities.The dewildt
cheetah and wildlife centre,there are conservation cheetah
funds as well.
Cheetahs lifespam: 10-12 years but some are less because
of habitat loss so maybe you can help by fundraising ?