Panthera tigris tigris

Basic Information

Scientific name: Panthera tigris tigris

Alias: Indian tiger, Royal Bengal tiger

Body size:

Male weight is usually 180-260 kg, and the body length can reach 3 meters (including the tail).

Females are smaller, weighing about 100-160 kg and about 2.4 meters in length.

Lifespan: About 10-15 years in the wild, over 20 years in captivity.

Coat color characteristics: Orange-yellow fur with black stripes, and the belly is usually white.

Habitat: Bengal tigers live primarily in tropical rainforests, mangroves, grasslands and wetlands in India and Bangladesh. Among them, India is the most important habitat for Bengal tigers, accounting for more than 70% of the world's Bengal tiger population. The famous Ganges Delta (Sundarbans, bordering India and Bangladesh) is the largest mangrove forest in the world and a unique habitat for Bengal tigers, which are known for their strong swimming abilities.

Dietary habits

Bengal tigers are carnivores, mainly preying on:

Deer (such as sika deer and Gangetic deer)

Wild boars

Bison

Occasionally even small Asian elephants or rhinoceros calves

They are ambush hunters, good at stealthily approaching their prey, then suddenly attacking, using a strong bite force to bite the prey's throat or neck to subdue it.