Bengal TigerBy: Chip Stevens

Classification and Description

• Panthera tigris tigris • Feline• 720 lbs.; 6ft long, 3ft

tail• Orange, brown; black

stripes

Biome

• India• Dense forests and swamplands• 20 square miles• Moves for food

Life Cycle

• 2 – 4 young• Licks babies to

clean• Carnivore – to

deer, bull, gazelle• Lives 18 years

Adaptations

• Soft pads• Canine

teeth• White

spots on ears

• Nocturnal

Reasons for Endangered Status

• Poachers and hunters

• Kill fur, sport• Homes

destroyed• medicine

Conservation• 100,000 to 5,000• World Wildlife Federation• Stop trafficking• Educate people & write to congress

Fun Facts

• Endangered since 1969

• Roar heard 2 miles

• Streams-cool off• Purr means

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