Very Interesting Facts About Tigers
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| Very Interesting Facts About Tigers |
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1. Tigers are the largest cats found on earth. They can weigh up to 720 pounds (363 kg) and exceed 2 meters in length.
2. The Siberian tiger is the largest of all tigers.
3. Tiger is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh.
4. The stripes on a tiger's forehead can look like Chinese characters, meaning king.
5. The back legs of a tiger are longer than its front legs, which gives it the power to run and jump.
6. Tigers have more than 100 stripes, which helps the tiger to blend in with the tall grass. Like human fingerprints, no two tigers have the same pattern.
7. Less than 100 years ago, tigers roamed Central, South and Southeast Asia and were even found in Turkey. but are now found only in parts of south and southeast Asia and parts of eastern Russia and China.
8. Tigers sometimes congregate, as they usually lead a solitary life. A group of tigers is called a streak or dhaat.
9. The Royal Bengal Tiger (Indian Tiger) is the most famous of all tigers. Shere Khan is a Bengal tiger in the famous movie The Jungle Book.
10. A tiger's upper canine (called a canine) can be up to 4 inches long, which is bigger than a normal human finger.
11. A tiger can eat about 1/5 of its body weight in one go i.e. a tiger can eat about 88 pounds (40 kg) of meat in one go.
12. A Siberian tiger has about 20,000 hairs per square inch, which protects it from winter in extremely harsh climates like Siberia.
13. The tiger is considered an expert hunter, with only one out of every 20 kills ending in prey. In areas where hunting is scarce, even fewer hunts are successful.
14. The Sunderbans swampy forest on the border of India and Bangladesh is called the tiger attack capital of the world. About 600 Bengal tigers live there, and they also kill more than 100 humans every year.
15. About 50% of tiger cubs die before reaching 1 year of age, often because their mothers are shot.
16. A tiger's roar through a forest can be heard over 2 miles (3 kilometers) away.
17. Tigers have killed more people than lions or leopards. During the 19th century, tigers may have killed hundreds of thousands of people.
18. In 1960, more than 4,000 tigers lived in southern China. But today there are less than 20 tiger cubs in the wild and only 60 in zoos. They were hunted so much that they came to the brink of extinction.
19. One can kill any animal instantly by biting the neck once. And can also kill its victim by suffocation by strangulation for 10 minutes.
20. Tigers retract their claws, making them silent hunters. A tiger's claws can be up to 4.7 inches long.
21. The Sumatran tiger is the smallest in the world. A male Sumatran tiger weighs up to 265 pounds (120 kg), roughly the same as a female lion.
22. A captive tiger (living in zoos) can live up to 20 years, while wild tigers can live up to 10 to 15 years.
23. Scientists believe that the white spots behind the ears of tigers help tiger cubs to follow their mothers in the shady jungle. Where is the white spot called 'ocelli'?
24. The Siberian tiger has fewer stripes than the Bengal tiger, and its stripes are brown instead of black.
25. There are almost as many tigers in zoos and wildlife parks as in the wild.
26. Despite conservation efforts, Siberian tigers could be extinct in the wild in the next 10 years.
27. The Latin name of the tiger is 'Panthera tigris'. The word panthera is derived from a Greek word meaning 'predator' while tigris is an Old Persian word meaning sharp or arrow-like.
28. A full grown tiger can jump over 9 yards (8 m) and jump up to 5 yards.
29. The hind legs of a tiger are so strong that tigers have been known to remain standing after being killed.
30. A tiger spends about 18 hours sleeping in a day.
31. The paw mark of a tiger is called 'pug mark'.
32. The South China tiger has the fewest stripes, while the Sumatran tiger has the most stripes.
33. Tigers not only have striped fur, but they also have striped skin.
34. One has a tongue so rough that it can scrape the flesh of its victim.
35. Tiger's saliva is an antiseptic. It is useful to clean their wounds.
36. The night vision of a tiger is 6 times better than that of a human.
37. Champawat was killed by British hunter Jim Corbett in 1907. who killed over 400 humans during the 1930s, making Champawat one of the most famous man-eating tigers in history.
38. The tail of a tiger helps it to balance while running. Its tail can be up to a third of its body length.
39. Since tigers usually attack their prey from behind, villagers living around the Tiger Reserve and National Park in India wear masks on the back of their heads to make the tigers think they are in front.
40. 100 years ago, there were about 8 species of tiger. Today, 3 of those species are extinct and others are also on the verge of extinction from this earth forever.
41. According to ancient Chinese belief, the body parts of a tiger have the magical power to cure disease. Tiger bones are believed to cure weakness; Tiger's whiskers are used for toothache; And tiger's tail is used for skin diseases. These long-standing beliefs encourage the destruction of tigers.
42. The tiger of Bengal is less endangered than the tigers of the world. Apart from India, there are only about 2,000 tigers left in the whole world.
43. White Bengal tigers are on the verge of extinction in the wild, but they still live in zoos. All captive white tigers can be traced back to a wild white tiger named Mohan, who was captured in India in 1951.
44. More than 95% of the tiger population has disappeared in the last 100 years, leaving only 5,000 tigers in the world today. Their population is still declining due to poaching and habitat loss.
45. The oldest fossils of tiger are 2 million years old.
46. Unlike other cats, tigers prefer to be near water. The Sumatran tiger has webbed feet, which makes it a particularly adept swimmer.
47. Tigers like to bathe and play in water.
48. Black (melanistic) tigers also exist, although they do not live as long in captivity.
49. Contrary to popular belief, tigers do not live in Africa.
50. Tigers are called hypercarnivores, which means they eat only meat. For example, they eat cows, buffaloes, birds, monkeys, lizards, crocodiles and even small elephants. Their digestive system cannot easily detect fruits, plants or insects.
51. Tigers can run at a speed of 35 miles per hour, but only for short distances. Most of their prey overtakes them, such as deer and antelope.
52. Although the Bengal tiger is the most populous species, its numbers are decreasing rather than increasing and are at risk of extinction.
53. Only 100 years ago, more than 40,000 Bengal tigers roamed the forests of India, but today there are only about 1,400 Bengal tigers left. Poaching and habitat loss are their primary threats.
54. All over the world, the tiger has been a symbol of strength and fighting spirit.
55. Each tiger has its own scent due to the individual scent glands of each tiger.
56. On the black market, a dead black tiger can sell for over $10,000.
57. Tigers, like all cats, cannot taste anything sweet.
58. Tigers cannot roar. When they are happy or trying to be safe, they close their eyes.
59. The tiger has the largest brain of any carnivore except the polar bear.
60. Because of its huge size, a tiger can starve to death if it does not get enough food within 2 to 3 weeks. Like a person can take about 30 to 40 days to die of hunger.
61. In Bali, Indonesia, tigers were deliberately hunted to eradicate them because it is seen as evil in Indonesia.
62. Your house cat shares 95% of its DNA with the DNA of tigers.
63. Unlike lions, tigers who hunt share their food and take turns to eat while lions fight with each other to eat.
64. India was estimated to have around 2,967 tigers in 2018-19.
