Physical and behavioral
Adaptations
By: Akram Gelan and Hashem
Alhanbasy
Tigers Behavioral Adaptations
Tigers are one of natures fiercest predators, and are
capable of killing animals of twice their size. They
mainly eat large mammals such as boar, deer,
buffalo, and guar, but occasionally take smaller
mammals and birds. Tigers ambush their prey, first
stalking as close as they can and then attack from
behind. To kill the prey, the tiger goes for the neck or
throat area; he attacks the neck for smaller animals,
breaking the spinal cord, or bites a larger animals
throat, causing suffocation.
Tigers Adaptations
• The tiger's striped coat helps them
blend in well with the sunlight filtering
through the treetops to the jungle floor.
The tiger's seamless camouflage to
their surroundings is enhanced because
the striping also helps break up their
body shape, making them difficult to
detect for unsuspecting prey.
Physical Adaptations
of a Cheetah
• The cheetah is the world fastest
land animal. Over short distances,
it can sprint up to 70 miles per
hour. Built for speed, it has long,
slim, muscular legs, a small,
rounded head set on a long neck,
a flexible spine, a deep chest,
special pads on its feet for traction
and a long tail for balance.
Cheetah
Behavioral
Adaptations
Cheetahs are solitary except when mothers are
caring for cubs. Cheetahs live in large
territories that often take them outside
protected areas. Cheetahs stalk their prey
until they can chase it down in a 65-70 mph
sprint. An average chase lasts 20 seconds.
As hard as they work, cheetahs often lose
their meal to larger predators, like lions,
leopards, hyenas, and vultures.
Did You Know?
The name cheetah from a Indian
word meaning “spotted one”
The young club has along-grayblue coat and black under belly
that rapidly lightens and becomes
spotted.
Photos Of a Cheetah and a
Tiger