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Original source: Ramakrishnan
Author: Anant
Original source: Ramakrishnan
Author: Anant
Some facts about the
Tiger
Adult weight : 119.7 kg (263.34 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 26 years
Female maturity :1268 days
Male maturity : 1415 days
Gestation : 105 days
Weaning : 121 days
Litter size : 3
Interval between litters : 750 days
Weight at birth : 1.19 kg (2.618 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 11.003 kg (24.2066 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 134 W
Body mass : 137.9 kg (303.38 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
Tiger
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Pantherinae
Species : Panthera tigris
The largest of all cats killed by traditional Chinese medicine? There are different opinions among scientists, whether to call the Tiger Panthera tigris (Panthera tigris) and leave it in the genus Panthera together with the Lion and the other so-called Great cats or to call it Neofelis tigris and have it in the genus Neofelis together with the much smaller Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). But the following is not disputed: Tigers are the largest living cats. They reach a length up to 280 cm and a weight of almost 300 kg. Remarkable are the dark stripes on orange- or ochre- coloured ground. There are various subspecies, which partly differ widely in size. The largest subspecies is the Siberian tiger.
The Tiger is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the tiger
A young / baby of a tiger is called a 'cub'. The females are called 'tigress' and males 'tiger'. A tiger group is called a 'streak or ambush'.Countries
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and VietnamHabitats
Dry savanna, Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Shrubland and Temperate forest
1. tiger, Panthera tigris -- (large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered)
tiger
Panthera tigris
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