Bengal Tigers
Tigers are awesome but how much do you really know about them?
My favorite type of tiger is probably going to have to be the Bengal Tiger. Why is it my favorite tiger, that I can not answer because I do not know. It just is.
Here are some Bengal Tiger facts and stats:
- Bengal tigers range from Pakistan, India, Southern Asia, and Bangladesh.
- They come from the family of Felidae.
- The scientific name for Bengal Tiger is Panthera Tigris Tigris.
- Bengal Tigers are the second largest cats in the world, the largest cats in the world are cousins of the Bengal , the Siberian Tigers.
- Male Bengals have an average size of 10 ft. long, while female Bengal Tigers’ average size is 8-9 ft. long.
- Female Bengal tigers average weight is about 300 lbs., but the males’ is 500 lbs.(which is a whole 200 lbs. bigger)
- Have you ever wondered ” Why do tigers have stripes?”, Well the answer is that they make it harder for a tiger to be seen by its prey when it is hunting. Clever!
- Have you ever thought “Why are some Tigers white” and ” What kind are they” … well they are actually Bengal tigers. They are not Albino. But they are lucistic. It is similar to the albinism mutation because it prevents the melanin production.
- Bengal Tigers normally live about 23 years in captivity and about 18 years in the wild.
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