Interesting Facts About Royal Bengal Tiger
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| Interesting Facts About Royal Bengal Tiger |
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1. The size of an adult Royal Bengal tiger can be up to 420 pounds (190 kg). The sheer size of this big cat may surprise you. The Royal Bengal Tiger can be up to 9 feet in length. Female tigresses are slightly smaller than male tigresses and often weigh up to 310 pounds. Tigresses are rarely more than 8 feet tall.
2. Bengal tiger is very powerful. Its powerful structures help them to catch prey for almost 1 mile, even if the prey is heavier than their own weight.
3. The white Bengal tiger is a rare phenomenon. A white Bengal tiger with black stripes is due to a gene mutation and not because they are albinos.
4. The Bengal tiger has the longest tusks among carnivorous animals. A tusk of a Bengal tiger can grow up to 4 inches and can be longer than that of a lion. These sturdy creatures also have sheathable claws that help them climb trees. Bengal tigers have better eyesight than many animals and they also have extraordinary hearing abilities.
5. Bengal tiger is an antisocial animal. They choose lowlands and are habitually seen in grasslands, marshes and mangroves. These asocial animals usually only come together for the duration of the mating season. Sometimes they can also be seen living in a group of 3-4 tigers.
6. Bengal Tigers are spread over a large area. They may appear to be lazy animals, napping and resting during the day, but can travel long distances as soon as they wake up to hunt. A Bengal tiger sometimes covers an area of 200 square miles alone.
7. Bengal tiger can easily climb trees. This heavy animal is not suitable for climbing trees, although in pursuit of a prey they can climb a tree. You might find tigers clumsy while climbing trees, but they do it to see the prey.
8. Tigers are also excellent swimmers. Mangrove forest is a better habitat for these tigers and tigers have adapted themselves to live in these places by becoming better swimmers. Their fight is so strong that if they catch a prey even in the water, they cannot run away.
9. Bengal tiger's favorite prey are antelope, wild boar, deer but, they also hunt water buffalo. If need be, they kill crocodiles, monkeys, peacocks, wolves and even baby elephants. When a part is starving, anything goes for them and they can attack anyone.
10. Tigers are skilled killers, they are very fast in catching their prey. The tiger is so powerful that it can break the backbone of any animal in one stroke and if caught in the throat, it can kill any animal in one stroke.
11. Bengal tiger is pure carnivore. This big cat can eat more than 30-40 kg of meat in one go and then they don't need to hunt for 3 weeks.
12. Female tigress gives birth to 3-5 cubs. Female Bengal tigers are engaged at 2 1/2 and a half years. The Bengal tiger can live for about 25 years.
