Informations About Tigers

Tiger

Tigers are the largest cats in the world. They can survive in large climatic zones of Asia and Russia: their habitat is from tropical rainforests and savannas to the forests of Siberia. There are 5 subspecies of tigers. All of these are endangered. There are only 7400 tigers left in the wild. Their numbers have been greatly reduced due to hunting for their fur and loss of habitat. Some people domesticate tigers. There are more tigers kept as pets in the US than tigers in the wild.

Interesting Facts About Tigers:

Tigers are big cats. The Siberian tiger is the largest of all subspecies. It has a length of 11 feet and can weigh up to 330 pounds. The tiger's long tail provides balance and is used for communication.

Tigers are famous for their stripes. There are over 100 uniquely positioned stripes used to identify tigers (just like our fingerprints). Stripes provide camouflage.

White tigers are a special type of tiger that is rarely seen in nature. These tigers have white fur and blue eyes.

Tigers are solitary animals. They only come together during the mating season.

They only want a piece of land that will belong to them, they determine it. Depending on the tiger species, this area is usually between 20 and 80 square kilometers, but in some cases it can be as large as 120 square kilometers.

Tigers mark their territory with a liquid mixed with urine with a strong odor. That way, other tigers will know that the land is occupied.

Tiger claws are sharp, retractable claws (they can hide their claws). They use them for killing prey and fighting other tigers.

Tigers usually prey on large mammals such as wild boar and deer. Alongside them, they can attack and kill pythons, crocodiles and even bears.

Tigers catch their prey by setting traps.

Tigers are excellent swimmers. They can swim up to 5-6 kilometers with a prey in their mouths.

Female tigers are ready to become a mother for the first time, at the age of three and a half. They usually give birth to 3-4 cubs. Despite being a very protective mother, half of her cubs are killed by other predators and male tigers or die from lack of food.

The cubs leave their mothers at the age of 2 and begin a solitary life.

Tigers have excellent eyesight. They can see 6 times better than humans at night. They hear well and produce particularly loud and characteristic rumbling sounds during the mating season. They can be heard from a kilometer away.

Tigers are very fast animals. They can run at speeds of 35-40 miles per hour. They are also good jumpers; They can jump a distance of 10 meters.

Tigers can survive up to 10-15 years in the wild and up to about 20 years in captivity.

Information About Tiger

Tiger; It is a cat-like, lion-sized, more agile, more aggressive animal than the predatory tetrapods. Tigers are mostly found in the hot regions of Asia, India, Turkestan, Iran, China, Japan, Java and Sumatra. The tiger is found only in Asia.

A tiger is very similar to a lion in terms of size, bone structure, teeth and nails. The coat of the tiger is not solid color like that of the lion. It is light yellow-brown with black and white stripes. Male tigers generally weigh 200-250 kilograms, females 150-160 kilograms. The average lifespan of a tiger is 20-25 years. The coats of tigers living in cold regions have long, thick hairs more often than those living in warm regions. In northern China lives a different breed of tiger with white-on-light brown markings on its pelt.

Tiger Nutrition

The tiger is one of the carnivores. The favorite foods of animals living in India are deer, wild boar, antelope and beef. Tigers that eat human flesh are also encountered in India. These are mostly aged tigers whose teeth have lost their sharpness, so they prefer human flesh, which is softer than beef. In India, these tigers have been seen killing 130,000 people a year. Human flesh-eating tigers are experienced and intelligent because they are old, they are very difficult to catch and kill.

Tigers do not go out to hunt during the day unless they are very hungry. Their hunting time is at night. In order to go after their prey, they climb to the tops of the trees if necessary, enter the water and swim. It also happens that tigers swim from one island to another in search of their prey. Tigers also go into the water to cool off in very hot weather.

Mother tigers are very fond of their cubs, they do not leave them with them until they are two years old. When the baby tigers' milk feeding time has passed, the mother tiger teaches them to hunt. Although mother tigers are so fond of their cubs, they eat them when they are very hungry.