WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TIGERS?

 

TIGERS ARE SELF SUFFICIENT, COURAGEOUS PREDATORS THAT KNOW WHAT THEY WANT AND KNOW HOW TO GET IT. THIS MAKES QUITE FORMIDABLE IN COMPETITION.

THE LIFESPAN OF A TIGER IS 8-10 years.

TIGERS ARE FOUND IN BANGLADESH ,BHUTAN ,CHINA ,INDIA ,INDONESIA ,LAOS ,MALAYSIA ,MYANMAR , NEPAL , RUSSIA , AND THAILAND.

TIGERS ARE IMPORTANT CREATURES SUCH THAT AS WELL AS BEING MAJESTIC ANIMALS, IN THEIR ROLE AS PREDATORS, TIGERS KEEP THEIR HABITAT HEALTHY BY STABILIZING THE POPULATIONS OF QUICK BREEDING GRAZING ANIMALS SUCH AS DEER.

LET’S HAVE A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TIGERS

(1)   SIBERIAN TIGERS

THIS TYPES OF TIGERS ARE DISTINQUISHABLE BY THEIR STRIPED FUR. SIMILAR TO PEOPLES UNIQUE FINGERPRINTS, NO TWO TIGERS HAVE THE SAME STRIPED PATTERN.

SIBERIAN TIGERS DIFFER FROM OTHER TIGERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FEWER, PALER STRIPES, AND THEY ALSO HAVE MANES. THIS MANE, IN ADDITION TO THEIR THICK FUR, HELPS KEEP THEM WARM.

THEY ARE FOUND IN RUSSIA FAR EAST AND NORTHEAST CHINA

       (2)INDOCHINESE TIGER

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Indochinese Tiger Facts, Habitat, Behavior, Diet, PopuTHIS TYPES OF TIGERS ARE CHARCTERISED BY THEIR SMALL STATURES, WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER TIGERS SUBSPECIES. THEY HAVE A DARK ORANGE OR GOLDEN BASE COAT COLOUR, BUT THEIR STRIPES ARE NOT AS BOLD AS THE BENGAL TIGER.

THEY ARE FOUND IN SOUTH EAST ASIA.

        (3)MALAYAN TIGER

THESE KIND OF TIGERS HAVE ORANGE FUR ON THEIR BACK, TAIL, HEAD, AND FACE ALONG WITH A PATTERN OF BLACK STRIPES. THEIR UNDERSIDES ARE WHITE. THESE BIG CATS ALSO HAVE LONG WHISKERS AND PIERCING YELLOW EYES.

THEY ARE FOUND IN MALAYSIA

        (4) SOUTH CHINA TIGERS

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THESE KIND OF TIGERS HAVE A ROUND HEAD, SHORT EARS, THICK AND POWERFUL LIMBS, A LONG TAIL, AND STREAKS ON ITS HEAD.

THEIR HAIR COLOR IS DEEP, THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN ARE MAINLY MILKY WHITE, WHILE THE WHOLE BODY IS ORANGE AND COVERED WITH BLACK STRIPES. THRE ARE SHORT AND NARROW STRIPES ON THE FUR.

THEY ARE FOUND IN SOUTH CHINA

    

  (5)BENGAL TIGER

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SUMATRAN TIGER

THESE RANK AMONG THE BIGGEST WILD CATS ALIVE TODAY.

BENGAL TIGERS ARE INCREDEBLY STRONG AND ARE ABLE TO DRAG THEIR PREY ALMOST HALF A MILE EVEN THOUGH THE PREY MAY BE HEAVIER THAN ITSELF.

A TIGERS COAT CAN ACTUALLY TAKE ON A VARIETY OF COLOURS.

THEY ARE FOUND IN INDIA, BANGLADESH AND BHUTAN.

(6)SUMATRAN TIGER

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Sumatran tiger killing ...ERE ARE THE SMALLEST OF THE TIGERS, POSSIBLY BECAUSE IT EVOLVED ON AN ISOLATED ISLAND HABITAT. THE SUMATRAN TIGERS STRIPES ARE CLOSER TOGETHER AND ITS FUR IS A DARKER ORANGE THAN OTHER SUBSPECIES, BETTER ALLOWING IT TO BLEND INTO ITS TROPICAL RAINFOREST HABITAT. ITS DISTINCTIVE BEARD AND MANE ALSO SET IT APART.

 

TIGERS STRIPED COAT HELP THEM BLEND WELL WITH THE SUNLIGHT FILTERING THROUGH THE TREETOPS TO THE JUNGLE FLOOR

TIGERS MAINLY RELY ON THEIR SENSE OF SIGHT AND HEARING RATHER THAN ON SMELL WHEN HUNTING PREY. THEY CAUTIOUSLY STALK THEIR PREY FROM THE REAR IN ATTEMPT TO GET AS CLOSE POSSIBLE TO THEIR UNSUSPECTING PREY.

THEN THEY ATTEMPT TO TAKE DOWN THEIR PREY WITH A POWERFUL BITE TO THE NECK OR THROAT

BESIDE THESE CHARACTERS TIGERS FACE UNRELENTING PRESSURES FROM POACHING, RETALIATORY KILLINGS, AND HABITAT LOSS. THEY ARE FORCED TO COMPETE FOR SPACE WITH DENSE AND OFTEN GROWING HUMAN POPULATION

THOSE ARE THE FEW INFORMATIONS ABOUT TIGER.