TIGERS

All About Tigers!

By: Nuzhat

TIGERS• Tigers are apart of the cat species• They are the largest type of cats• They have a body length of about 3.3 m (11 ft)• Tigers weigh up to 306 kg (675 lb)• Tigers have lived in the zoos for about 20-26 years

PHOTOS

• There are six types of tigers:• Bengal Tigers• Siberian Tigers• Sumatran Tigers• Malayan Tigers• Indochinese Tigers• South China Tigers

Bengal Tigers• Bengal tigers are known to be found in India and

Bangladesh in heated areas of the desert grasslands. • The Bengal tiger is a carnivore and likes to eat things like monkeys and buffalos.• They are very fast but only for short distances.___________________________________________

Siberian Tigers• Siberian tigers are known to be found in Siberia in Russia.• The Siberian tiger is a carnivore and likes to eat things like deer and wild pigs.• They spend most of their days hunting.

Sumatran Tigers• Sumatran tigers are known to be found in the islandof Sumatra.• The Sumatran tiger is a carnivore and likes to eat things like wild pigs and some species of deer.• They are the smallest species of tigers.___________________________________________

Malayan Tigers• Malayan tigers are known to be found in the MalayanPennisula, Southeast Asia.• The Malayan tiger is a carnivore and likes to eat things like wild boar and deer.• They live between 15 and 20 years.

Indochinese Tigers

• Indochinese tigers are known to be found in Vietnam, Thailand, China and Cambodia.• The Indochinese tiger is a carnivore and likes to eat things like wild pigs, buffalo and deer.• Another name for this subspecies is Corbett’s tigers.___________________________________________

South China Tigers• South China tigers are known to be found in SouthChina.• The South China tiger is a carnivore and likes to eat things like buffalos, zebras and cows.• South China tigers can even eat their own kind.

• http://www.tigers-world.com/types-of-tigers.html• http://www.tigers.org.za/malayan-tiger.html#.UnLqWHDrwWo• http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/about_tigers/what_do_tigers_eat/• Google Images

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