Bengal Tigers
Science project part 1
By Laksmi
Bengal Tigers’ physical description
A Bengali Tiger’s coat is
yellow to light orange,
with stripes ranging
from dark brown to
black; the belly is white,
and the tail is white with
black rings.
Panthera Tigris Tigris
(Bengal Tiger)
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Classification
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Choradata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
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Species: Tigris
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Where Do Bengal Tigers Live?
The Bengal Tiger lives
in temperate forests
which have relatively
mild summers and cold
winters they also live in
tropical rain forests
which are hot are year
round
Bengal Tigers are found
in dense forests,
mangrove swamps,
and jungles
throughout India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan
and Nepal.
How they adapted to their biome
Tigers are warm blooded so they
can live in many kinds of
biomes. It's body coverings
help it grow and survive. They
are good at hunting and it's
fur can help it blend in with
grass to ambush prey and.
There are many animals that
tigers can take down like
bears, crocodiles, hyenas,
water buffalo, pythons, that is
only some. They have
accurate hearing and can walk
quietly. Also have powerful
backbones, capable of long
jumping distances, powerful
jaws, and powerful claws to
help hold on a prey.
How do Bengal Tigers catch their
food?
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Bengal tigers are large predatory cats,
meaning that the food they eat must
be of sufficient biomass to power this
large animal. Because their prey is so
big, most tigers expend a lot of energy
stalking, chasing, and bringing down
their prey to ensure a capture. In the
actual killing of prey, Bengal tigers will
usually leap from the grass they were
hiding in, latch onto a prey animal with
their retractable claws, pull the prey
animal the the ground, and use its
extremely powerful jaws to quickly
crush the animal's windpipe. After
that, the tiger will tear pieces of flesh
off the animal using its teeth,
steadying it with its paws.
Tigers live alone and aggressively territories to keep their rivals away. They are powerful
nocturnal hunters that travel many miles to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large
mammals. Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same
scent-mark large stripes). They lie in wait and creep close enough to attack their victims with a
quick spring and a fatal pounce. A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) in
one night, though they usually eat less.
Save Bengal Tigers now
(They are endangered)
Yellow:
endangered
There were eight tiger subspecies at
one time, but three became extinct
during the 20th century. Over the
last 100 years, hunting and forest
destruction have reduced tiger
populations from hundreds of
thousands of animals to perhaps
fewer than 2,500. Tigers are hunted
as trophies, and also for body parts
that are used in traditional Chinese
medicine. All five remaining tiger
subspecies are endangered, and
many protection programs are in
place.
Bibliography
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Pictures: www.google.ca
information:
www.nationalgeographics.com
www.wikipedia.org
wiki.answers.com
BC Science 6 (text book)