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The Bengal Tiger

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The tiger is the largest member of the felid (cat) family. There were once nine subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Siberian, Indochinese, South Chinese, Sumatran, Malayan, Caspian, Javan and Bali. Of these, the last three are extinct, one is extinct in the wild, and the rest are endangered.=====

The Bengal Tiger Lives in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Blutan.
Tigers mainly eat ambar deer, wild pigs, water buffalo and antelope. Tigers are also to hunt sloth bears, dogs, leopards, crocodiles and pythons as well as monkeys and hares. Old and injured tigers have been known to attack humans and domestic cattle.  The Bengal Tiger has no Predators Mating Season: In tropical climates, mostly from around November to April; during the winter months in temperate regions. Gestation: 103 days. Litter size: 3-4 cubs. Cubs follow their mother out of the den at around 8 weeks and become independent at around 18 months of age. They leave their mothers at about 2 ½ years. Mothers guard their young from wandering males that may kill the cubs to make the female receptive to mating .

They are working to protect its habitat and anti-poaching programs. There are also researchers that are studying their behavior, diet, etc, etc, etc. Also there are zoos and other facilities that work together on SSP programsto insure their survival . The International Tiger Coalition has brought together more than 40 organizations that are now working together to end the illegal trade in tiger skins, teeth, and body parts. The World Bank is leading a Global Tiger Initiative, working to secure political commitment from nations around the globe to assure that wild tigers have a future. My Plan to help the tigers is to recycle more. The more we recycle, the less trees we cut down and so we do not destroy the habitat of the Bengal Tiger.

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 * ==Taxonomy== ||~ Kingdom ||~ Phylum ||~ Class ||~ Order ||~ Family ||
 * ANIMALIA || CHORDATA || MAMMALIA || CARNIVORA || FELIDAE ||


 * **Scientific Name:** || Panthera tigris ssp. tigris ||
 * **Species Authority:** || (Linnaeus, 1758) ||
 * **Common Name/s:** || English || – || Bengal Tiger ||  ||
 * **Taxonomic Notes:** || The Bengal Tiger probably arrived in the Indian subcontinent approximately 12,000 years ago. It occurs in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh (Luo //et al.// 2004). ||  ||   ||

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 * **Population Trend:** || [[image:http://www.iucnredlist.org/assets/trends/down-e80ba554fd1df6080a5f2ebf88bc853f.png]] Decreasing ||

You can hear a tiger roar over a mile away!

A tiger can eat 100 pounds of meat a night! Compare that to 400 hamburgers! They need a lot of food because they go days between meals.

Tigers have been called man eaters, yet they eat frogs, monkeys, porcupines fowl, and tortoises, especially when a good deer is hard to find. Tigers have eyes that are the brightest of any other animal in the world. At dusk, or in the beam of a torch, they blaze back the ambient light with awe-inspiring intensity.

** Although tigers usually live alone, tiger territories can overlap. A male tiger's territory usually overlaps those of several female tigers. ** ** Tigers can see in the dark six times better than humans can. They can also see in color **



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http://www.defenders.org/tiger/basic-facts http://fiestiegirl2003.tripod.com/FunFacts.htm http://www.ecomii.com/jeff-corwin/animals/bengal-tiger http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/136899/0