Wednesday, September 19, 2012

About Tigers : 25 Interesting & Fun Facts


      Tigers belong to “Cat” family of animals & is the  largest (in size) in cat family , the 2nd  one is Lion.
       It is the third largest land carnivore (behind only the Polar bear and the Brown bear)
      It is assumed that  word tiger came from the Greek work “ tigris ", which has been derived from a Persian word which means  “an arrow”
       Its most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark black stripes on golden yellow skin.
      The pattern of stripes is unique to each tiger, these unique markings can be used  to identify individuals .It is like finger-prints in human-beings
      There are 9 subspecies of tiger, 3 of which are extinct now.
      Tigers tend to live alone .
      To mark his territory , the male marks trees by spraying of urine  as well as marking trails with faeces. 
      Tigers are strong swimmers, and are often found bathing in ponds, lakes, and rivers.
      They may also cross rivers up to 6 to 7 km across and can swim a distance of up to 29 km  in a day
      Tigers don't like when it is too hot, they generally spend really hot days lying in pools and streams
      Tigers normally are nocturnal predators, hunting at night . They have good night vision.
      Tigers have a very poor success rate as hunters, their average is 1 kill out of every 20 attempts.
      Male tigers (unlike Lions ) will allow the females and cubs to feed on the kill first. 
       An adult tiger can go up to 2 weeks without eating but then it can eat up to 34 kg (75 lb) of food at one sitting.
      They  hunt alone
      A tiger takes many days  to finish eating its kill. It eats until it's full, and  the rest  is hidden with leaves and dirt. When it's hungry again, comes back to feed some more, until all the flesh is over.
      It eats small animals such as turtles & frogs, as well as large ones such as buffalo & a large antelope.
      A Tigers footprints are called 'Pug Marks”
      It retracts its claws as it walks, so no claw marks  can be found in its tracks.
      A group is tiger is called “streak”
      Tiger vision is 6 times better than humans.
      A tiger roar can be heard from 2 kms .
      A tiger length can be 6 feet & the tail can be as long as 3 feet.


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