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Oct 23, 2017 · Bengal Tiger Habitat. Bengal tigers make homes in a wide variety of habitats such as mangrove forests, tropical dry forests, moist deciduous forests, temperate upland forests, tropical evergreen forests, subtropical moist deciduous forests, alluvial grasslands, scrub forests, wet deciduous forests, and subtropical upland forests. They had once ...
Nov 26, 2017 · The female Bengal tiger produces as many as 1 to 4 cubs in one time. The Bengal tiger has a pretty long gestation period of 104 to 106 days. Female tigers become mature at 5 years of age. They will give birth in dense bushes, caves, or even in tall grass. Bengal tiger cubs weigh around 780 to 1,600 grams at birth.
The inbreeding occurs in orange Bengal tigers. Thus, we can say that the white tigers have come from true Bengal tigers. Most scientists however condemn this kind of inbreeding. They believe that the inbreeding of orange tigers is an illegal practice and must be put to an end. Let us discuss white tiger evolution.
A Bengal tiger has an average lifespan of 8 to 10 years in the wild. The maximum lifespan of the wild specimen is about 15 years. Very few tigers reach the 15 years age in the wild because they eventually become too weak to hunt large animals. In captivity, Bengal tigers can live as long as 18 to 20 years. Rarely do they live beyond 25 years.
Oct 23, 2017 · Like other big cats, Bengal tigers are carnivores. They fancy eating ungulates such as sambar, barasingha, takin, water buffalo, gaur, chital, antelopes, pigs, and nilgai. Bengal tigers will also prey on large animals such as wild boar, hog deer, grey langur, and muntjac. Bengal tigers take on smaller mammals if the larger prey is not abundant.
The last of the white tiger was observed in 1958. Since then the exhibitors or breeders insisted on producing white tigers through inbreeding. Scientists aren’t sure as to how long do white tigers live in the wild but since these tigers have descended from Bengal tigers so there is every chance that both tigers share the same lifespans.
The tiger’s density is observed at 1.95 per 100 square kilometers in protected areas. They will supplement their regular diet with some insects, reptiles, fish, birds, rodents, and small mammals including porcupines and primates. Studies indicate that Malayan tigers must prey on 50 large animals every year to satisfy its appetite.
Nov 5, 2017 · The female Bengal tiger produces as many as 1 to 4 cubs in one time. The Bengal tiger has a pretty long gestation period of 104 to 106 days. Female tigers become mature at 5 years of age. They will give birth in dense bushes, caves, or even in tall…
Oct 25, 2017 · The white tiger diet is nearly the same as Bengal tiger’s. They are super carnivores. They will prey on nilgai, barasingha, wild boar, chital, sambar, buffalo, gaur, Malayan tapir, saiga antelope, roe deer, musk deer, sika deer, Caucasian wisent, camels, Manchurian wapiti, horses, muntjac, and yak. White tigers are big cats so they will not ...
Oct 22, 2017 · Read More: Siberian Tiger Facts for Kids. Although less so often amur tigers also hunt small mammals such as pikas, rabbits, and hares. They will also consume salmon and rarely Ussuri brown bear or Asian black bear. If the prey animals are abundant the Siberian tiger prefers to feed on small mammals.
