Tigers

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