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The Tiger
Panthera Tigris
Description
- height: 3 1/2 feet at shoulder
- weight: 400- 650 pounds
- length: 9-12 feet
- lifespan: up to 25 years
- color: orange/yellow with black stripes or
white with black stripes
Habitat
- eastern and northeastern Mongolia and China
- range: up to 4000 square miles
- migrate if food is scarce
- territorial: will allow other Tigers to pass
through territory, but males tolerate females
carrying their young
Hunting Habits
- uses keen senses
- prefers large prey: oxen, antelope ,deer, and ostrich
- eat 50-200 pounds of food a day.
- sleep usually follows a meal
- hunts at night
- spends much of night hunting
Endangered status
- only a few left
Amazing Facts
- capable of dragging prey that would take
12 humans to carry
- heaviest tiger recorded at 850 pounds
- can eat up to 200 pounds of meat a day