bengal tigers

2.  Size
This tiger may weigh more than 550 pounds and measures
nearly nine feet from head to the tip of the tail.
Color
The upper part of the animal ranges from reddish orange to
ochre, and the under parts are whitish. The body has a series of
black striations of black to dark grey colour.
 Major habitat type
Dry and wet deciduous forests, grassland and sal forests and
temperate forests, mangrove forests
Biogeographic realm
Indo-Malayan
Range States
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal

3.  Tigers are the largest of the cats, and present a unique and
specialized set of characteristics. Their stripes camouflage them
in the jungle, making them deadly stalkers and hunters. These
tigers are solitary, except for when they come together to
breed, and when females have cubs. Young tigers live with their
mothers for two to three years and depend on them for food at
that time.

4.  Tigers eat a variety of prey ranging in size from termites to elephant calves.
However, an integral component of their diet are large-bodied prey weighing about
20 kg (45 lb) or larger such as moose, deer species, pigs, cows, horses, buffalos and
goats. Occasionally they may consume tapirs, elephant and rhinoceros calves, bear
species, leopards and Asiatic wild dogs.
 Tigers mainly rely on their sense of sight and hearing rather than on smell when
hunting prey. They cautiously stalk their prey from the rear in attempt to get as close
as possible to their unsuspecting prey. Then they attempt to take down their prey
with a powerful bite to the neck and/ or throat.
 2. Tigers may consume up to 40 kg (88 pounds) of meat at one time.
 3. It is estimated that every tiger consumes about 50 deer-sized animals each year,
about one per week.

5.  Tigers live in jungles, and are unique among cats in that
they enjoy water and commonly go swimming. They
need large areas of land to themselves and can be
aggressive about marking and protecting their territory.