Bengal tigers hunt medium-sized and large-sized animals, such as wild boar (an omnivorous mammal), sambar (a kind of deer), barasingha (a kind of deer), chital (a spotted deer), nilgai (an antelope), gaur (a large ox of South Asia) and water buffalo.īengal tigers sometimes prey on smaller animals like hares, monkeys or peacocks and carrion (the carcass of a dead animal). Bengal Tiger Dietīengal tigers are carnivores which means they eat meat rather than plants. Bengal tigers also like to play and often engage in play-fighting. Bengal tigers are also strong and frequent swimmers, often ambushing drinking or swimming prey or chasing prey that has retreated into water. The Bengal tiger is a nocturnal animal, it sleeps throughout the day and hunts at night.ĭespite their size, Bengal tigers can climb trees effectively, however, they are not as agile as the smaller leopard, which hides its kills from other predators in the trees. Bengal tigers are extremely strong animals and can drag their killed prey some 1,500 feet to hide it in bushes or long grass until it feeds upon it.
Some male Bengal tigers occupy 200 square miles of territory and they protect it very fiercely. Bengal tigers reside in the low-land parts of the rainforest where there are grasslands and swamps. Female Bengal tigers are considerably smaller and have an average weight of 141 kilograms (310 pounds), but they can weigh up to 180 kilograms (400 pounds).īengal tigers are mostly solitary, however, they sometimes travel in groups of 3 or 4 individuals.
The heaviest Bengal Tiger ever reported was 389.5 kilograms. Bengal tigers have excellent vision and good hearing. Their stripes help them camouflage as they stalk their prey. A canine tooth of a tiger is larger and longer than that of a similar-sized lion.īengal tigers also have large, retractable claws that allow them to climb and kill prey. Tigers have large fangs for killing and maiming prey.īengal tigers have the longest canine teeth of any living felid measuring approximately 4 inches (100 millimetres) in large individuals. The Golden Tabby is a whitish yellow color, with amber stripes coming down the sides. The White Bengal tiger is white with either brown or black stripes coming down the sides. The two most common variations are the White Bengal tige r and the Golden Tabby. The standard colors of a Bengal tiger are an orange body with black stripes coming down the sides.
A tigers coat can actually take on a variety of colors.
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