Quick Facts
- Type
- Mammal
- Size
- 2.7–3.1 m (head to tail)
- Weight
- 100–260 kg
- Habitat
- Forests, grasslands, and mangroves of South Asia
- Diet
- Deer, wild boar, and other large mammals
- Active Time
- Mostly nocturnal
- Lifespan
- 8–10 years in the wild
Field Notes
- Every tiger's stripe pattern is unique, like a human fingerprint.
- A tiger's stripes are also on its skin, not just its fur.
- Unlike most cats, Bengal tigers love water and swim well to cool off and hunt.
About the Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is the most numerous tiger subspecies and the national animal of India and Bangladesh, living in forests, grasslands, and mangrove swamps of the Indian subcontinent. Its orange coat with black stripes provides camouflage in dappled light, and no two tigers share the same stripe pattern. A solitary, powerful ambush predator, it hunts deer, wild boar, and other large prey, often at night. Tigers are strong swimmers that readily enter water. The subspecies is endangered, with wild populations threatened by poaching and habitat loss.
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