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= The Bengal Tiger- = = =


 * The Bengal tigers live in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Myanmar, and Bhutan. There are several different habitats it lives in such as Mangrove forests as well as dense forest and swamplands through out the Indian subcontinent. The Bengal tiger is a carnivore and its prey includes dear, water buffalo, wild pigs, and small birds. Mating se **** ason for the Bengal tiger occurs anytime but usually occurs between November and April. The Bengal tiger females can have cubs from 3-4 yrs old. After the gestation period which lasts 103 days, 2-5 cubs are born. The babies weigh about 1 kg (2.2 lb) and are blind and helpless. The mother feeds them milk for 6-8 weeks and then the **
 * cubs are introduced to meat. The cubs depend on their mother for 1.5 years and then they start hunting on their own. **


 * Interesting facts about the Bengal tiger: **
 * **Since Bengal Tigers hunt mostly at dusk and dawn their stripes help them hide in the shadows of tall grasses. **
 * **Bengal Tigers may drag their prey to water to eat **
 * **A Bengal tiger can consume as much as 40kg (88 lb.) of meat in one feeding. **
 * Threats to the Bengal tiger and IUCN status: **
 * ** illegal wildlife trade-Before the international ban on tiger trade in 1993 the tiger populations were being killed by poaching and trade. **
 * ** Prey loss- Tigers are loosing their natural prey like deer and antelopes **** because of poaching and meet trade. **
 * ** human conflicts Tigers are loosing their habitat and are getting mad so while they are hunting they might kill angry humans. **[[image:http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01749/tiger-cubs_1749958i.jpg width="434" height="196" align="right"]]
 * ** IUCN Status: Endangered- this means serious risk of extinction. **

**The WWF is going to double the number of wild tigers by securing funds to stop poaching in the 12 most important tiger landscapes, protecting tiger habitat and stop on illegal tiger trade. To carry out these actions they foster and support the tigers and where they live**.

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 * How can we help- **
 * ** send a postcard to the tiger rangers and tell them you apreciate them **
 * ** donate to tiger projects **
 * ** dont buy anything with tiger parts[[image:boysescience/bengal tiger 2.jpg width="332" height="250" align="right"]] **
 * ** buy forest family things **
 * ** spread the word to save the tigers **

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 * __http://worldwildlife.org/species/bengal-tiger__**
 * __http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/save_the_tiger/__**