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Bengal Tiger

By: Jonathan Gonzalez

Did you know?• Tigers have fewer teeth than other

carnivores such as dogs (42 teeth) with only 30 teeth.” (seaworld.org)

• “Patterns on predators such as a tiger's stripes help to conceal the predator.” (Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia)

• The tiger can “leap forward distances up to 32.5 ft.” (seaworld.org)

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Statistics

Length: Male– 9-10 feet Weight: males, 400-575 lb. They can also jump up to 25 feet.Bengal tigers survive probably no more

than 15 years in the wild; 16 to 18 years in captivation environments

Bengal tigers are smaller then its cousin the lion, and if they were face together the tiger would loose. http://www.indiantiger.org/bengal-tigers/bengal-tiger-information.html

Did you know?• “The tiger can “leap forward

distances up to 32.5 ft.” (seaworld.org)

•“Patterns on predators such as a tiger's stripes help to conceal the predator.” (Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia)

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/tiger/physical-characteristics.htm

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Works CitedOwl, Marcus Young. "Structure and

Function." Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Hutchins, et al. 2nd ed. Vol. 12: Mammals I. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 36-51. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 Apr. 2011.

"Tigers - Physical Characteristics." Seaworld.org. n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2011. <http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/tiger/physical-characteristics.htm>.

Habitat Map

• Chital• Wild boa• Monkey • Gaur• Buffalo• Gray langur• Hog deer• Bengal tigers hunt at night

and rarely in the day.

Reproduction• Bengal Tigers usually breed

in the spring.• The tigers give birth to two

to four cubs.• Female tigers become

sexually mature at about three to four years of age.

• Male tigers become sexually mature at about four to five years of age.

Scientific Name • The Bengal tigers scientific name is

Panthera Tigris Tigris

Human Interaction• Some countries

declared the tiger a pest and in India, at least 57,000 tigers were killed for bounties between 1875 and 1925. This figure represents ten times the present world tiger population.