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The Bengal Tiger |
| Scientific Name: Panthera tigris tigris |
| Range: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
| Average
Weight: Female: 221 - 353 Pounds Male: 419 - 569 Pounds |
| Average
Length: Female: 7 Feet 11 Inches - 8 Feet 7 Inches Male: 8 Feet 8 Inches - 10 Feet 2 Inches |
| Prey: Antelope, Buffalo, Cattle, Deer, Pigs. |
| Gestation period: Approximately 103 days |
| Cubs per
litter: 1-5 Average: 2-3 |
| Cub Maturity: After 8 Weeks: join mother when hunting Approximately 6 Months: learned how to kill 11/4 - 11/2 Years: can hunt for themselves |
| Status: 1998 Approximates 3,176 - 4,556 1997 Approximates 3,000 - 4,700 |
| Other
Information: 1) Also known as the Royal Bengal Tiger. 2) Also known as the Indian Tiger. 3) All white tigers are Bengals. All white Bengals in captivity in the USA originated from one white male bengal captured in India in 1951 and inbred with his offspring. Only Bengal tigers have the double recessive gene that causes the white coloring. White tigers are not albino. 4) There are more Bengal tigers than all 4 of the other remaining tiger subspecies added together. |
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