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Tigers that live in the wild live in areas in Asia. There are specific tiger reserves for the tigers to live in since they mostly live in Asia. For example, India has a reserve built mainly for tigers and for the game they hunt. These reserves used to be places where hunters would hunt the tigers, but have been changed into reserves. These tiger reserves have become main tourist attractions for tigers and other animals living on the site.
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tigers have to struggle to live on their own. Their most common predator
is the hunter. Today, Hunters hunt tigers not only because of their meet
and survival, but because of their skin and fur are very expensive and
they can sell it. Skulls are also a main attraction of hunters. It is
sad, but this is what a tiger must avoid.
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Tigers have distinct hunting techniques. These animals are able to use camouflage and hide in tall grasses. They wait until they are ready, then they pounce. Tigers usually hunt alone. Sometimes they travel twelve miles at night just to find some suitable prey. It sometimes takes 20 tries for tigers to get their prey. Tigers like to eat herbivores such as a Chital, Swamp Deer, wild pigs, etc. There has been a claim by a scientist that he saw two tigers take down an elephant. They smell out their prey, and then close in on them. Tigers get a start at 65 ft from the animal, then, take it down. |
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 1 Siberian Tiger 2.Caspian Tiger 3. South Chinese Tiger 4.Indochinese Tiger |
There are all types of Tigers, but all have something in common: They are going extinct. Some of the tigers that are left are the Indian Tiger, Javan Tiger, Sumerian Tiger, Balinese Tiger, Caspian tiger, Indochinese Tiger, Siberian Tiger, and the South Chinese Tiger. The largest of these tigers is the Siberian or Manchurian. This tiger lives in the Eastern Siberian Forest. The Indian/ Bengal is the most populated. There are over 3,000 left. The Indochinese/ Corbett is in the South East of Asia. There are only three to four Javan Tigers left in the world. The smallest, the Balinese has already gone extinct.
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 5.Indian Tiger 6.Sumarian Tiger 7.Javan Tiger 8.Balinese Tiger |
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Tigers don’t enjoy eating in the wide open. They feel uncomfortable with a carcass of an animal in the open tundra. The animal usually only lasts about two to three days. Every night 44-77 pounds of an animal are consumed by a tiger. Adult tigers need 15-20 pounds of meat, daily, to survive. They need nearly three tons a year of meat. A tigress living alone will kill every eight days or so. Unlike a mother with cubs. A mother will hunt every five to six days. Some myths and legends say how Tigers use a call imitating the call their prey makes to lure them. When food is scarce, they will eat small rodents and fish. |
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Tigers have some of the most amazing features when they are catching prey. Their claws are usually pulled back, but when they are hunting, Their claws are exposed. They have a full field of vision and then a side vision. This is called binocular vision. This helps with measuring distance accurately.Tigers have muscular jaws to make it easier to bite and take down powerful prey. Its canine teeth kill prey while the cheek teeth tear off the meat. |  |
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