The Bengal Tiger
By: Sarah Nevah
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. tigris
Characteristics of Felidae
They're all cats
They have sharp hearing and vision
They are carnivores and/or omnivores
Their teeth and claws are adapted to tearing
Description
Color: White, Yellow, and Light Orange
Size Range: 3-3.6 ft
Weight: Males= 441-575 lbs Females= 256-362 lbs
Characteristics: Most have yellow or light orange coats but the ones with mutated genes have white coats
Habitat
Bengal Tigers live in tropical and dry forests, mangroves, grasslands, and more.
Geographical Location
Bengal Tigers are found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan
Diet
The Bengal Tiger has a diet of chital, sambar, gaur, barasingha, water buffalo, nilgai, serow and takin, wild boar, a hog deer, muntjac and grey langur.
Interesting Facts
The Bengal Tiger has the largest canine teeth of any living cat
Their stripes are unique to each tiger ( Like human fingerprints)
They are great swimmers
Some have white coats due to mutated genes
They have sharp, retractable claws
Endangerment
The Bengal Tiger is endangered due to deforestation and hunting by poachers. There are around 2,000 Bengal Tigers worldwide.
What conservative efforts are we doing:
Conservative efforts are focusing on stopping poaching and protecting areas that Bengal Tigers live in
What I would do:
I would create a wildlife reserve specifically for Bengal Tigers and make poaching illegal worldwide