The average weight of a tiger ranges from 100 kg to 300 kg.
The tiger is mainly found in three colors and these three colors have black stripes. Those three colors are as follows – orange, white and golden.
Some tigers weigh more than 300 kg. The Siberian tigers are the largest and the smallest are the Sumatran tigers.
There are a total of 9 species of tigers in which three are extinct and the remaining six species are Bengal tiger, Sumatran tiger, Siberian tiger, South Chinese tiger, Indo-Chinese tiger, Malayan tiger. About half of the total number of tigers found in the world are of Bengal tiger species.
Tigers are carnivores, so they get their food by killing herbivorous animals living in the forest. The animals hunted by the tiger are deer, cow, buffalo, wild boar, goat etc. Tigers do their hunting at night and to hunt successfully once, they have to make 20 hunting attempts.
The speed of the tiger is 49-65 kilometers per hour
but due to the heavy body, they cannot run for more than this speed. The lifespan of a tiger depends on the place it lives in. Tigers living in the wild do not live more than 15 years, whereas tigers kept in captivity can live up to 25 years.
The gestation period of a tigress is 3 to 3.5 months i.e. 93-112 days. A tigress has two to three young in a turn and it gives birth every two years. About half of the tiger cubs do not even live the first 2 years of their lives.
The tiger of the Royal Bengal tiger species is the national animal of India and Bangladesh. Like the Royal Bengal tiger, the Siberian tiger is the national animal of South Korea and the Malayan tiger is the national animal of Malaysia. About 70% of the world’s tigers live in India, due to the project Tiger, a campaign launched by the Government of India for the conservation of tigers. The Project Tiger campaign was launched in April 1973 and the tiger was declared the national animal of India. Due to this campaign, there is a continuous increase in the number of tigers in India today.
Tiger is such an animal that all the animals living in the forest are afraid. It is so dangerous that once it is caught, it is almost impossible to survive. If any animal caught in its hold has succeeded in saving its life, such examples are rarely seen.
If we look at the body structure of the tiger
then its size is bigger than the size of the lion. It is an animal belonging to the family of cats and it is the animal with the largest size among all the animals belonging to the family of cats. The scientific name of tiger is Panthera tigris which prefers to be alone.
The length of a tiger can range from 6 feet to 9 feet while the length of the tail can be up to 3 feet. Tigers are found in many colors but black stripes are the same in all colored tigers. The tiger is orange, white and golden in color and its eyes are yellow in color but the pupil is black. A tiger’s eye can see at night about 6 times better than a human’s. Apart from this, the tiger has four legs, two small ears, a nose and a tail. Its nails are very sharp, just like its teeth. The roaring ability of a tiger is also amazing. The roar of a tiger can be heard even from a distance of 3 km.
The average weight of a tiger ranges from 100 kg to 300 kg. Some tigers weigh more than 300 kg. The Siberian tigers are the largest and the smallest are the Sumatran tigers.
There are a total of 9 species of tigers in which three are extinct and the remaining six species are Bengal tiger, Sumatran tiger, Siberian tiger, South Chinese tiger, Indo-Chinese tiger, Malayan tiger. About half of the total number of tigers found in the world are of Bengal tiger species.
Tigers are carnivores, so they get their food
by killing herbivorous animals living in the forest. The animals hunted by the tiger are deer, cow, buffalo, wild boar, goat etc. Tigers do their hunting at night and to hunt successfully once, they have to make 20 hunting attempts.
The speed of the tiger is 49-65 kilometers per hour, but due to the heavy body, they cannot run for more than this speed. The lifespan of a tiger depends on the place it lives in. Tigers living in the wild do not live more than 15 years, whereas tigers kept in captivity can live up to 25 years.
Talking about the weight of the tiger, its weight varies from about 100 kg to 300 kg. On the other hand, if we talk about the national animal of India i.e. Royal Bengal Tiger, then its weight ranges from 180 kg to 300 kg. Some Royal Bengal tigers have been found to weigh more than 300 kg. Among all the species of tigers, the Siberian species are the largest in size. Tigers of these Siberian species are also called Amur tigers. The smallest size is the Sumatran species of tigers.
There are 9 species of tiger all over the world which are as follows- Bengal tiger
Sumatran tiger, Siberian tiger, South Chinese tiger, Indo-Chinese tiger, Malayan tiger, Javan tiger, Caspian tiger and Bali tiger. Out of 9 species of these tigers, only six species have survived while three species have become extinct. The 6 species of tigers that are still in existence are as follows- Bengal tiger, Sumatran tiger, Siberian tiger, South Chinese tiger, Indo-Chinese tiger, Malayan tiger. The species of tiger that have become extinct are as follows- Javan tiger, Caspian tiger and Bali tiger. About half of the tigers in the world belong to the Bengal tiger species.
The tiger is completely carnivorous, which gets its food by hunting herbivorous animals living in the forest like deer, wild boar, buffalo, goat etc. It does most of its hunting at night as it is easier to hunt at night. If a tiger tries to hunt 20 times, it is successful only once. A tiger eats about 50 deer as many animals every year. It can eat up to 25 kg of meat at a time.
The speed of the tiger ranges from 49 kilometers per hour to 65 kilometers per hour but it cannot run with this speed for long. The lifespan of a tiger depends on where it lives. The life span of a wild tiger is as much as 15 years while that of a tiger kept in captivity can be as long as 20 to 25 years.
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A tigress has a gestation period of 93 days to 112 days and gives birth to babies every 2 years. The number of babies given by a tigress at a time is mostly two or three. Tiger babies open their eyes after about half a month. Apart from this, about half of the tiger children do not live even 2 years.
Tiger is not only the national animal of India but also of three other countries of the world. However, the national animal of each country is a different species of tiger. The national animal of India and Bangladesh is the Royal Bengal tiger while the national animal of South Korea is the Siberian tiger. The Malayan tiger is the national animal of Malaysia.
The tiger population is mainly found in Asia. About 70% of the world’s tigers live in India alone. Apart from India, tigers are also found in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, South Korea, Afghanistan, Indonesia etc. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers in India, followed by Karnataka at the second place and Uttarakhand at the third place. The total number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh is 526. The total number of tigers in Karnataka is 524 and the total number of tigers in Uttarakhand is 442.
The Project Tiger campaign was started by the Government of India in April 1973 for the conservation of tigers and the tiger was declared as the national animal. This is the reason why most tigers in the whole world are found in India. World Tiger Day is celebrated every year on 29 July to explain the importance of conservation of tigers. The good thing is that there is a steady increase in the number of tigers in India and Project Tiger campaign has played an important role in this. Keep reading