The Bengal tiger, also known as royal bengal tugre or Indian tiger is a tiger subspecies inhabiting India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma and Tibet. It is the most numerous subspecies of tiger and is known, and is found in a variety of habitats, including tropical Savannas and Forests. Their fur is usually orange or fawn, although there is a genetic mutuacion, which causes orange tiger skin is replaced by white, these types of tigers are known as white tigers. The tiger is the national animal of India, Bangladesh.

Features 

The tiger is the largest cat in the world, comparable in size with the big cats fossils. The size of tigers and other characteristics vary from one subspecies to another. In the wild male tigers weighs approximately 100 and 360 kg and a length of 220-380 cm including the tail, which measures between 60 and 110 cm. Meanwhile, females, much smaller, have a weight of 85 to 167 kg and a total length of 210-275 cm

territory

The adult tigers are usually fiercely territorial and hunt long. The tigress may have a territory of 20 km2. while males are much more extensive, covering an average area of 80 km2. The male tigers may allow entry of several females to their territory, to the point of sharing a dam and even after feeding the female, but not tolerate male tigers entry to its territory.

Due to its aggressive nature, territorial disputes among tigers are violent and may end with the death of one of the males, although such deaths are less common than thought, as in most of the fights for territory the males emerge virtually unscathed.

Risk extición

Currently, the biggest enemy for Tiger is human.

The bones, and almost all tiger body parts have been used in traditional Oriental medicine, auque today this practice has been banned in China.


Poaching for obtaining skin and habitat destruction have reduced considerably the wild tiger population. It is estimated that in the early twentieth century existed around 100,000 tigers in the wild, spread from the Anatolian Peninsula to the island of Bali, mietras recently estimated that the wild tiger population consists of little more than 3,000 copies, while in captivity is estimated that there are approximately 20 000