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The tiger looks like a cat. So the saying is "See the cat without seeing the tiger". Bengal cats are actually looking wild leopard cats and various domestic cat species. They are even hypoallergenic. From our own pet mogis (cats) to lions and tigers, all cats belong to the same family of animals; Felidae family. This is our modern day big cat. The tiger scientific name is Panthera Tigris. The life span of the tiger is 10 to 15 years. The walking speed of the tiger is 49 to 65 km/hr. The height of the tiger is 70 to 120 cm. The male tiger weighs 90 to 310 kg and the female tiger weighs 65 to 170 kg. Tiger is a carnivorous animal. Wild tigers live more on the Asian continent. The large subspecies is the Siberian tiger. The tiger lives in north, eastern Russia and northeast China. The female tiger is 200 to 275 cm long and the length of the skull is 268 to 318 mm. The biggest tiger weighs over 300 kg. The small tigers weigh 142 kg. The strongest part of the tiger is teeth and nails. He can easily attack as the tiger's nails and teeth are sharp. The tiger eats this meat after the attack.

Tiger is the largest cat species and is a member of the Panthera Tigris genus. Its bottom side is white. This is most recognizable for dark vertical stripes with upper side orange silk. He easily hides in the tree vine saplings due to this vertical stripe. It hunts many organisms like deer and wild boars.

There is a lot of space needed to survive these which needs to be hunted and child reared. Tiger cubs have been living with their mothers for nearly two years. Then he becomes independent and leaves the scope of their mother for his own establishment.

Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Mammalia
Order - Carnivora
Suborder - Feliformia
Family - Felidae
Subfamily - Pantherinae
Genus - Panthera
Species - P. Tigris

Subspecies

Tigers from different regions are different types. That's fixed on their gin. It was two tiger subspecies, namely P.T. Tigris in mainland Asia and P.T. Sondaika in the Greater Sunda Islands. Panthera Tigris is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. The lower part is white and the other part is orange in color. Because of the scars on the top of it, he hides in the vines of the tree so the hunter cannot hunt. It mainly preys on creatures like deer and wild boars.

The tiger was first described by scientists in 1758. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the tiger population has decreased by at least 93%. Now there are tigers in the Indian subcontinent, Indochina and Sumatra forests from the temperate forests of Siberia. The tiger has been listed as dangerous on the IUCN red list. The world's wild tiger population was estimated at 3,062 to 3,948 in 2015. India currently has the highest tiger population. Deforestation and poaching are the main reasons for the decline in tiger population.

Tigers are popular with all the animals in the world. Its historical and ancient mythology of culture and folklore are prominently depicted. Modern films and literature are being painted, with many flags, military coat and tiger paintings being used for sports teams. Tigers are the national animals of India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and South Korea.

Taxonomy and genetics

In 1758, Carl Linays gave the tigers the scientific name Felice Tigris. In 2017, the Cat Classical Task Force of the IUCNCAT Specialist Group modified the Falyde Taxonomy and introduced P.T. to the tiger population in continental Asia. Recognized as Tigris and P.T. The entire genome order of the tiger recognized as Sondaika was published in 2013. Its other cat seems to be similar to the genome.

Hybrids

Captive tigers were breeded with lions to create hybrids called leaguers and tigons. They share the physical and behavioral qualities of both parent species. The league rissis is a cross between a male lion and a tigress. The league is usually 10 to 12 feet long, and weighs 360 to 450 kg or more. Larger size than the league's parents. Tigon is a cross between a lioness and a male tiger. Tigon is the same size as their parents.

Size

Men have a length of 250 to 390 cm and weigh between 90 and 300 kg and the skull length ranges from 316 to 383 mm. The total length of women is 200 to 275 cm, weight is 65 to 167 kg and skull length is 268 to 318 mm. Both have tail length of about 0.6 to 1.1 m. The tiger basically depends on the forest. The tiger population increases where the population of wild animals is stable.

Social and daily activities

Human beings do not mess but tigers mess up every day. Not all tigers climb trees often. Tigers can fall into the water and often bathe in ponds, lakes and rivers. Tigers can cross the 7 km wide river. Tigers can swim 29 km in a day. A tiger was seen hunting frequently through the deep lake of Ranthambhore National Park in 1980. Adult tigers mainly lead a lonely life. They maintain their area and live with their growing cubs. Tigers roar especially in union, in aggressive situations or during killing. Their actual roar is heard 3 km away and is released three to four times in a row.

Hunting and Eating

In the forest, tigers often eat large and medium-sized animals. Their preferred animals are sambar, deer, camel, and wild boar. Tigers will also hunt domestic animals like cattle, horses and donkeys in close proximity to humans. Tiger carnivores. Tigers mainly hunt at night. They usually hunt alone. Use their energy to drive prey out of balance. Tigers often chase prey first and then jump and grab the victim's throat and bite it in the teeth. If the prey already senses the tiger's presence, the prey runs away. The tiger can jump horizontally up to 10 meters.

While hunting large animals, tigers bite the throat and throw prey on the soil. They may kill big creatures but tigers often select small species of organisms. Big animal hunting can be dangerous to deal with, as long and powerful horns, legs and teeth are all fatal to tigers. After killing the tiger, it is pulled in the mouth to hide it in the plant. Tigers with canes are fed 3 to 6 kg of meat a day.

Reproduction and life cycle

Tigers mostly have cubs between March and June. Their pregnancy time is 93 to 114 days. Tigers hatch in long grass, caves or rock cracks. At birth the cubs weigh 780 to 1,600 grams and are born with their eyes closed. They open their eyes when they have 6 to 14 days. Their milk teeth break at about two weeks old. They start eating meat at the age of eight weeks. They start walking with their mother and learn how to hunt.

The cubs start hunting on their own at the age of 11 months and become independent at the age of 18 to 20 months. They separate from their mother at the age of two and a half, but get older by the age of five. Female tigers reach sexual maturity when they are three to four years old and male tigers are four to five years old. The tiger lived for 26 years according to the oldest record.

Reservation

In the 1990s, a new approach to tiger conservation was developed. A total of 143 TCU was identified and priority given. They range from 33 to 155,829 km in size. Hunting for tiger body parts has greatly reduced the tiger population of the forest. In India, only 11% of the historical tiger habitat is there. Demand for tiger parts for use in Chinese medicines is also a major threat to the tiger population.

India is home to the world's largest wild tiger. The 2014 census estimated the tiger population at 2,226. 'Tiger Estimation Report 2018' was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Tiger Day 2019. The report estimates that the number of tigers in India has increased by 25% since 2014. Modi said "India is the safest habitat for tigers as it has achieved the goal of doubling tiger population from 1411 in 2011 to 2967 in 2019".

Launched by Indira Gandhi in 1973, India's Project Tiger founded several tiger reserves. The number of wild Bengal tigers tripled from about 1,200 in 1973 to more than 3,500 in the 1990s, but a 2007 census showed that the tiger population declined by about 1,400 due to hunting.

In the 1940s, Siberian tigers were about to disappear and there were about 40 tigers in the Russian forests. As a result, anti-poaching control was put in place by the Soviet Union and a network of protected zones was established, thereby increasing the population a lot. The current conservation efforts are led by local governments and NGOs in coordination with international organizations, such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

In China, tiger hunting was banned in 1977 and has been considered extinct in south China since 2001. By 1993 it had banned the trade in tiger bodies, and it reduced the use of tiger bones in traditional Chinese medicines.

Tiger hunting

Tigers have been hunted a lot in the past so their tooth, nails and skin can be collected. The trade in tiger skin reached its peak in the 1960s just before international conservation efforts were implemented. As of 1977, a tiger skin in the English market was worth USD 4,250.

Body part use

Tiger parts are commonly used as amulets in South and Southeast Asia. The stone equipment material of the past has been found. It used to cut bones and use fire. People in china and many parts of Asia believe that different tiger parts have medicinal properties. There is no scientific evidence to support this belief. The use of pharmaceutical drugs tiger parts in China has already been banned and the government has declared a crime by finding tiger poaching.

Trade in tiger parts in Asia has become a major black market industry and government has been ineffective to curb it. Most of the black marketing in this trade is located in China and many are being sold to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. Chinese subspecies were almost completely destroyed in 1970 due to tiger parts and skin trade. Many hunters shoot and catch tigers for the traditional drug black market.

Man-eating tigers

Wild tigers have nothing to do with humans they avoid humans. Tigers attack and kill many humans. Attacks sometimes erupt, with tigers getting injured while hunting on their own. Such attacks are the highest in areas where the population is high and nothing to living forests and eating animal. Tiger attacks on humans are usually during the day. The tiger attacks when people are working outside and not keeping an eye on them.

In India and Bangladesh, tigers have hunted humans. Tiger attacks in Sundarbans have increased due to rapid habitat loss due to climate change. There were 129 human deaths by tigers between 1969 and 1971 in Sundarbans area. In 1960, there were about 430 deaths, the highest number of deaths. In 1972, 29 people fell prey to tigers during the collection of honey products in India. Tigers almost always attack from behind. Tigers do not attack when human face masks were worn behind their heads in Sundarbans in 1986. This reduced the number of attacks. No other way worked to prevent the attack.

In captivity

In the 18th century, tigers became central zoos and circus exhibitions. A tiger in France could cost 4,000 franc and $3,500 in the United States, where the lion costs less than $1,000.

Cultural depictions

The properties of tigers have been a source of attraction for mankind since ancient times, and they are regularly visible in cultural and media. An online poll conducted by television channel Animal Planet in 2004 voted the tiger as the world's favorite animal with 21% of the vote, with more than 50,000 viewers from 73 countries.

Mythology and Legend

In Chinese mythology and culture, tigers are one of the 12 animals in Chinese zodiac signs. In Chinese art, the tiger is depicted as an Earth symbol and a similar rival to the Chinese dragon. The White Tiger is one of the four symbols of the Chinese star. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West, and it represents the West and autumn.

In mythology and culture, tigers are considered as guardians, bringing good wishes - symbols of courage and neutral power. The tiger was considered the king of animals for the people. Therefore, the Koreans also called tigers "San Gun" meaning mountain lord.

In Buddhism, tigers are one of the three silly creatures. Tigers are symbols of anger, monkey greed’s and deer love disease. In Hinduism, the lord Shiva wears tiger skin and sits. Goddess Durga goes to war on tigress.

Literature and media

In the Hindu Mahabharata, tigers are fierce and more ruthless than lions. William Blake's poem, "Tiger" portrays the tiger as an endangered and frightened animal. Rudyard Kipling's the lame tiger Shere Khan the Jungle Book 1894 is the enemy of human hero Mowgly. Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize winning novel Life of Pi 2001, featuring the character who survived months of ship breaking in a small boat with a large Bengal tiger while avoiding eating.

Signs and Symbols

The tiger is one of the animals displayed in the Indus civilization. The tiger was a symbol of the Chola dynasty. The copper coins of the Chola dynasty have pictures of tigers, fish and bows. The gold coins found Kavilayadavalli Nellor district of Andhra Pradesh have motifs of tigers, bows and some blurred markings. Bengal tiger is the national animal of India and Bangladesh. Malaysian tiger is Malaysia’s national animal. Siberian tiger is South Korea's national animal.