Panththera tigirs tigris

It is 10' long including its tail.

They weigh from 400 to 569 pounds

Its coat lies flat, is richer tawny, and the stripes are darker than the Siberian's.The belly and insides of the legs are whitish. Its face has black with white flash markings.

The tiger eats various kinds of wild life, fish, deer, frogs, and cattle.

It lives in the southeastern part of Asia, an in the southern part of India.Some of the areas are Nepal, Button, Sikkim, and West Burma.

• The Bengal can eat 0ne-fifth of its body weight at one time.
• Likes water and swims well.
• Does not ususally climb trees.
• Hunted for their fur.
• Habitat destruction, land development and poaching are the main reasons it is endangered.

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