Tigers - Photos - Reproduction
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The Vanishing Tiger © 2000-2001
Candice Klarich
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Tigers that live in the tropical forest region may breed any time throughout the year. As for the tigers inhabiting the northern regions, their breeding season is in the winter months. Tigers are polygamous, and males mate with all the females of his territory.
The gestation period is 103 days. A female gives birth to 3-4 blind and helpless cubs. The mother rears the litter. As her cubs grow, she has to hunt more often in order to feed them and sustain herself. The cubs are ready to follow their mother out of the den at about 8 weeks of age. Young tigers are capable to go off in search of their own range at the age of 2 years old. They reach sexual maturity by 3-4 years of age.
Tigers - Photos - Behavior
The basic social unit is the female tiger with her young. Female and male tigers tend to maintain home ranges that do not overlap the home range of another tiger of the same sex. The ranges of tiger males are larger than those of females.
Tiger males defend the territory. They use urine and anal gland secretions, which they spray on trees, bushes and rocks in various places. Other tigers interpret these signals as a territorial right and will try to avoid a particular area.
Tigers - Photos - General Information Links
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www BengalTiger com
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A Vision of Love - Exclusive Interview With Douglas A. Hertweck, Royal Tiger Preservation Inc.
ADW: Panthera tigris: Information - Geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, behavior, food habits, economic importance for humans, and conservation status.
American Forests - On the Last of 9 Lives - Describes the dangers facing the Siberian Tiger, a species that has almost disappeared in the wild, as well as steps being taken to protect it.
Animal Bytes: Tigers - Hunting gear, five types of Tigers, Tiger babies, and other interesting information on the Tiger.
Big Cats Gallery - Many photos and links to big cats sites.
Corbett National Park - Offers tours where you can see large cats.
Cyber Zoo - This is a small but sweet offering from National Geographic Magazine. Aimed at children, the site allows you to prepare a Tiger enclosure for your cyber zoo in readiness to receive a shipment of a Siberian Tiger. It teaches to understand animals' needs better.
Discovery Channel: Tigers of the World - Comparing the different subspecies of Tigers.
National Geographic Photo of the Day - Tiger and Cub - Features a photo of a Bengal Tiger gently carrying her cub in her mouth, taken in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Includes a descriptive caption.
Qadesh the Siberian Tiger - Read the biography of a female Siberian Tiger that was raised by people and lives in the family.
Reid Park Zoo: Indochinese Tigers - Basic facts about Tigers and information on the species found in the zoo.
South Lakes Wild Animal Park - Sumatran Tigers - The Sumatran is the smallest sub-species of Tiger alive today. Learn more.
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Animals pictures
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Sumatran Tiger Profile - Physical characteristics, habitat and distribution, behavior and diet, reproduction and growth, and status.
Sumatran Tiger - Information on Panthera tigris sumatrae, including description, habitat, behavior, status, photos, and links.
The Five Survivors - Profiles of the Bengal Tiger, Indochinese Tiger, Sumatran Tiger, Siberian (Amur) Tiger, and South China Tiger.
Tiger and Wildlife: Sunderbans - A conservation program developed to save the Tiger.
Tiger Classification - Classification and characteristics of different Tiger species.
Tiger Facts, Panthera tigris - Tiger description, habitat, behavior, voice, and other facts.
Tigers at Ranthambhore - Learn about the endangered birds and mammals of India and see many photos.
Tigers at the Gate - Article from Smithsonian Magazine about man-eating Tigers in India. Includes links to other Tiger articles.
Tigers in the Wild - Characteristics, age, breedings, and social structure of the Tiger.
Tulsa Zoo. Siberian Tiger - The Tulsa Zoo has been selected to acquire a rare Siberian Tiger to enhance the captive population of Siberian Tigers.
White Bengal Tiger in San-Diego Zoo - A story of a white Tiger confiscated from smugglers and living in the zoo now.
Who Zoo. Tigers - Various Tiger species are described and many links are given.
Tigers - Photos - Other Tigers sites
Tiger Cats - Tiger Cats are found in a wide variety of habitats throughout Asia. The geographic range of Tigers includes China, Russia (Siberia), Sumatra, Bangladesh and India. Once Tigers were found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and other parts of Indonesia. They inhabit jungle, tropical rainforests, mangrove swamps, grasslands, savannahs, and rocky terrain - all habitats that can provide them with enough prey, water and shelter.
Class: Mammalia
Tigers Facts - There are five types of Tigers. They are also known as subspecies. The different subspecies are found in areas of Asia, India, and Russia. The largest subspecies is found in snowy areas of Russia. The smallest and darkest subspecies is found farther south, in the jungles of Indonesia. Tigresses (females) are naturally smaller than males. The subspecies differ slightly in size and color.
These animals live in mountainous and highly forested areas.
Tigers Pictures - Perfect hunters with a number of adaptations for living in the wild Asian forests, Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. These fascinating animals feed mainly on meat, which is the key factor in establishing the misconception of Tigers as man-eaters. Powerful predators, Tigers face a lot of threats, habitat loss and poaching are the most destructive. Of eight known species of the Tiger, only five have survived. Nowadays, efforts are taken to preserve the remaining species in the wild and to establish the population of these magnificent felines at zoos and parks.
Depending of the species, Tigers range in weight from 165 to 242 pounds. Males may be as large as 220-310 pounds. Mainland Tigers are usually larger with the Indian Tiger that is the largest of the Tiger species. The length of the tiger's body is about 7-12 feet.
Tigers Pictures Information - Tigers are amazingly beautiful animals that are extremely powerful hunters with sharp teeth, very strong jaws, and an agile, muscular body. Tigers are the largest members of the Felidae family. They are closest relatives to lions.
Tigers are basically rusty orange to yellow orange color. Their underbody is creamy to white. There are large vertical stripes on the tiger's body. The body coloring varies with climate. Tigers have very short, dense fur. The fur around the head is longer, and forms the mane. Tigers normally have amber yellow eyes with round pupils.
Tigers Information - Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are known as courageous hunters and gracious felines. The species are easily recognized by their striped color pattern. They are admired because of their power and beauty.
The image of the Tiger is closely associated with its man-eating behaviors. Tigers are predators by nature and feed mainly on meat. Humans may occasionally fall the victims of this powerful carnivore if they should come the way of a Tiger that is in search of prey at the moment. Tigers make their presence apparent by roaring or leaving tracks on a dust trail. This animal has frequently become the subject to myths and the focus of legends and arts.
Tigers Pictures Facts - Tigers are the biggest cats in the world and they live as in the wet, humid and hot jungles as in icy cold forests.
Mammalia (Mammals)
