WILDLIFE SPECIES

Bengal Tiger

Bengal tigers are also called as Indian tiger, they are the most numerous in population than any other tiger subspecies. They were killed as a part of sport carried out by Indian and British royalties. There number declined at a fast rate. They are one of the only two species of cats that like water. At full running speed they reach speed of up to 60 kilometers per hour. They do not possess great stamina. The average tiger animal sleeps between 16 to 18 hours.

At 2-3 years of age Bengal Tigers are fully grown and males reach 200-230 kg and up to 3 m in length; females weigh 130-170 kg and are up to 2.5 m long. The tail is about 0.9 m long. The orange-brown color with black stripes is not only on the Tiger's fur, but also on its skin. The belly is white with black stripes. Bengal Tigers have yellow irises and white Tigers have blue eyes.

No two animals are the same; each Bengal Tiger has its own pattern of stripes. Such a pattern helps these animals hide in tall grass and trees. Bengal Tigers have an ability to grow or shed body hair according to the ambient temperature. At the back of the ears Bengal Tigers have white spots that look like eyes. White Bengal Tigers are very rare in the wild and are raised in the zoos. They are mutated animals from India; they are not albinos. Black Tigers, which are extremely rare, have little orange stripes on the black fur. And, stripeless Tigers have also been recorded.

Bengal Tigers - Reproduction: Mating can occur at any time, but happens to be usually between November and April. The females can have cubs at the age of 3-4 years; males reach maturity in about 4 years. After the gestation period of 103 days, 2-5 cubs are born. Newborn babies weigh about 2.2 pounds and are blind and helpless. The mother feeds them milk for 6-8 weeks and then the cubs are introduced to meat. Cubs of Bengal Tigers depend on the mother for 1.5 years and then they start hunting on their own.

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