Bengal tiger
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The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent. It lives in Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and northern India. It is the National animal of both India and Bangladesh.
The tiger's habitat includes tropical moist evergreen forests, tropical dry forests, tropical and subtropical moist deciduous forests, mangroves, subtropical and temperate upland forests, and alluvial grasslands.
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Binomial name | |
| Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Survival
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In 2010 it became endangered by IUCN. There are less than 2,500 of these tigers.There are about 1,520–1,909 in India, 440 in Bangladesh, 124–229 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan. New tiger census 2014 showed the population of tiger in Indiaapproximately 2,226 which is 30% more from 1706, counted in the year 2010.
Appearance
The Bengal tiger's coat is yellow to light orange. Its stripes go from dark brown to black. The belly and the inside parts of the limbs are white. The tail is orange with black rings.
They are the second largest tiger, after the Siberian tiger also known as the Amur Tiger. Male Bengal tigers have a total length, including the tail, from 270 to 310 cm (110 to 120 in). Females go from 240 to 265 cm (94 to 104 in).The average weight of males is 204.5 kg (451 lb). Females are 139.7 kg (308 lb).
Where they live
Tigers can live in a variety of habitats. Mostly they need to hide, be near to a water source, and have enough prey to eat. Bengal tigers in particular live in many types of forests. These include the wet, evergreen of Assam and eastern Bengal; the swampy mangrove forestof the Ganges Delta; the deciduous forest of Nepal, and the thorn forests of the Western Ghats.
Subspecies
The tiger has 6 living subspecies, and 3 recently extinct (†) subspecies.
- Subspecies of Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
- Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti)
- Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
- Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
- Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)
- †Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica)
- †Bali tiger (Panthera tigris balica)
- †Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata)
Tigers and humans
Tigers are becoming rare, because people hunt them for their skin and destroy the habitats they live in. The Bengal tiger has the largest population with 3,500 left in the wild. To help keep the tiger population, tigers are often placed in zoos.
Prey
Tigers eat many types of prey, mostly other large mammals. Some examples are deer, monkeys, wild pigs, tapirs, buffalo and other animals found in Asia. All tigers are carnivores (meat eaters). Some tigers may eat up to 50 pounds (23 kilograms) of meat a day. Tigers kill their prey by clamping down on the prey's throat and suffocating it.
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