Bengal TigersBengal Tigers

Science project part 1Science project part 1

By Laksmi By Laksmi

Bengal Tigers’ physical descriptionBengal Tigers’ physical description

A Bengali Tiger’s coat is A Bengali Tiger’s coat is yellow to light orange, yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging with stripes ranging from dark brown to from dark brown to black; the belly is white, black; the belly is white, and the tail is white with and the tail is white with black rings. black rings.

Panthera Tigris Tigris Panthera Tigris Tigris (Bengal Tiger)(Bengal Tiger)

Scientific Scientific ClassificationClassification

Kingdom: AnimaliaKingdom: Animalia Phylum: ChoradataPhylum: Choradata Class: MammaliaClass: Mammalia Family: FelidaeFamily: Felidae Genus: PantheraGenus: Panthera Species: TigrisSpecies: Tigris

Where Do Bengal Tigers Where Do Bengal Tigers Live?Live?

Bengal Tigers are Bengal Tigers are found in dense found in dense forests, mangrove forests, mangrove swamps, and swamps, and jungles throughout jungles throughout India, Bangladesh, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Bhutan and Nepal.

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

How they adapted to their How they adapted to their biomebiome

Tigers are warm blooded so Tigers are warm blooded so they can live in many they can live in many kinds of biomes. It's body kinds of biomes. It's body coverings help it grow and coverings help it grow and survive. They are good at survive. They are good at hunting and it's fur can hunting and it's fur can help it blend in with grass help it blend in with grass to ambush prey and. There to ambush prey and. There are many animals that are many animals that tigers can take down like tigers can take down like bears, crocodiles, hyenas, bears, crocodiles, hyenas, water buffalo, pythons, water buffalo, pythons, that is only some. They that is only some. They have accurate hearing and have accurate hearing and can walk quietly. Also have can walk quietly. Also have powerful backbones, powerful backbones, capable of long jumping capable of long jumping distances, powerful jaws, distances, powerful jaws, and powerful claws to help and powerful claws to help hold on a prey.hold on a prey.

How do Bengal Tigers catch How do Bengal Tigers catch their food?their food?

Bengal tigers are large predatory Bengal tigers are large predatory cats, meaning that the food they cats, meaning that the food they eat must be of sufficient biomass eat must be of sufficient biomass to power this large animal. to power this large animal. Because their prey is so big, most Because their prey is so big, most tigers expend a lot of energy tigers expend a lot of energy stalking, chasing, and bringing stalking, chasing, and bringing down their prey to ensure a down their prey to ensure a capture. In the actual killing of capture. In the actual killing of prey, Bengal tigers will usually prey, Bengal tigers will usually leap from the grass they were leap from the grass they were hiding in, latch onto a prey animal hiding in, latch onto a prey animal with their retractable claws, pull with their retractable claws, pull the prey animal the the ground, the prey animal the the ground, and use its extremely powerful and use its extremely powerful jaws to quickly crush the animal's jaws to quickly crush the animal's windpipe. After that, the tiger will windpipe. After that, the tiger will tear pieces of flesh off the animal tear pieces of flesh off the animal using its teeth, steadying it with using its teeth, steadying it with its paws. 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 Save Bengal Tigers now (They are endangered)(They are endangered)

There were eight tiger subspecies There were eight tiger subspecies at one time, but three became at one time, but three became extinct during the 20th century. extinct during the 20th century. Over the last 100 years, Over the last 100 years, hunting and forest destruction hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than animals to perhaps fewer than 2,500. Tigers are hunted as 2,500. Tigers are hunted as trophies, and also for body trophies, and also for body parts that are used in parts that are used in traditional Chinese medicine. traditional Chinese medicine. All five remaining tiger All five remaining tiger subspecies are endangered, subspecies are endangered, and many protection programs and many protection programs are in place. are in place.

Yellow: endangered

Bibliography

• Pictures: www.google.ca• information:• www.nationalgeographics.com• www.wikipedia.org• wiki.answers.com• BC Science 6 (text book)