Benny
They are one of the most feared animals in the wild. They are apex predators (super predators) because they are at the top of the food chain.
They are very aggressive and strong that they can kill an animal twice its size. Their prey range from wild boar to buffalo and dear. They are known not to waste food when they are satisfied. They usually drag the remains of their kills to a thicket where they cover the remains with leaves.
Considering how strong their bone structure is and their bodies containing over 600 muscles, it’s easy to see how these animals are among the few apex predators in the wild.
Unlike other cats, tigers are good swimmers. You will notice them cooling off in streams and lakes during hot days.
They hunt during the day and are solitary animals. They socialize during mating and in distribution of food and in rare cases sleep at one’s territory.
After mating, the tigress is left with the job of taking care of her young ones. At around six months, the Cubs are taught how to hunt. At eleven months, they are skilled hunters. At around eighteen months, they are mature to be independent from their mothers. The cubs usually stay with their mothers from 2-3 years.
The females reach maturity at an early age at 3-4 years than males at 4-5 years.
Tigers are endangered species. Some breeds of tigers are severely endangered. Three species of tigers are extinct: Bali, Caspian and Javan tigers.
The living species of tigers are: Malayan, Bengal, Indochinese, Sumantran, Amur and South China tigers.
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Do you like tigers?
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Yes
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Although they are very aggressive and strong I like them ..
i love tigers!
William Blake wrote the immortal line
Tyger Tyger burning bright in the forest of the night…
They are quiet impressive and the quote clearly depicts the nature of tiger
blake was a brilliant poet, my personal favorite!
Very interesting facts! Tigers are some of my favorite animals.
Thank you. They are indeed cuties.
I love tigers, and I love finding our more about them.
They are great animals. Their strength is quite a sight to behold.
Sadly, they are also being wiped out fast. This information is handy to know. Thanks for sharing it.
You are right, Andre. They still fall prey to human poaching and loss of habitat.
Tigers are very beautiful animals. I see them at the zoo.
They are indeed beautiful to behold. Cat family is my favourite animals.
Tigers are beautiful animals.
They sure are. Their orange colour skin with stripes running along their bodies is quite a beauty to behold.
I just love any type of wild cats, especially the tigers or “tigres” in French. They are superb animals not to be rivaled by any of the other big cats. Just like me le tigre is a solitary animal. Maybe that is why I love cats of all kinds as they are independent creatures…
That might be the reason. Since you’re reserved you’re inclined to have a liking to cats both domestic and wild. Same to me. Sometimes cats mind you and at other times they want to be alone. I can relate to that.
I love tigers. I often go to the reserve forest just to get a sighting. They are amazing animals.
They are quiet amazing animals with their orange skin and stripes running along their bodies.
It is sad to see very few of them are left.
Yes. It is sad that humans are contributing a lot to their fewer numbers.
They need to be protected and their habitats need to be restored and increased.
True. The good thing is that it is illegal to hunt them down and there are breeding locations in various countries.