The Bengal Tiger

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The Bengal Tiger An Endangered Species
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History, Studies and Decline of Tigers

• From 8 different species, 100 yrs ago, over
  100,000 tigers
• Present, 5 tiger subspecies, which total 7000
  worldwide
• Approx. 3200-4700, with 333 in captivity
• Most in captivity are in India
• Declining due to poaching, growing population and
  loss of habit
• Endangered species in 1969

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A Beautiful Creature

• Females average 9 ft. in length and weigh
  approximately 300 pounds.
• Males average approximately 10 ft. in length and
  weigh approximately 500 pounds.
• Life span is probably not more than 15 years, in
  the wild.
• In a controlled environment, maybe 16 to 18
  years, but they have been reported to live up to
  25 years.
• According to some studies, Bengal tiger is the
  largest existing member of the cat family.

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Tiger Reproduction

• Reach sexual maturity- males 4 to 5 years,
  females, 3 to 5 years
• Female gestation period, is 98 to 100 days
• They usually have 2 to 4 cubs per birth
• Out of those cubs, maybe one or two survive
• Females have a spot on the back of the ears for
  the cubs to identify in dark areas, cause of the
  cubs blurred-eyes

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Living environment

• Lives in tropical jungle, brush, marshlands and
  tall grasses
• They love water
• Marks boundaries, both male and female
• Males usually travel alone, marking his areas
  with urine, droppings and scratch marks to warn
  off trespassers

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Hunting and Eating

• Hunts at dusk and dawn
• Stalk and pounce their prey.
• Not able to chase long.
• Eats up to 88 Lbs of food.
• Diet consists of medium to large prey.
• Pigs, deer, antelopes, and buffalo.
• Will attack humans

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Ecosystem

• They help balance populations by keeping prey
  populations in check
• Tigers eat their fill, the rest become food for
  various mammals, birds and reptiles.

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Contributors to Declining Population

• Poaching
• Habitat Loss
• Population Fragmentation

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Countries involved in their Extinction

• China
• Taiwan
• Russia
• Singapore
• United States
• Etc
• The Asian countries, use the tiger for medicine
  purposes.

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Tiger Statistics
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Movie Awesome Pawsome

• About captive Bengal tiger cubs
• Fell in love with the tigers
• Increase my awareness of how and why, we need to
  take actions to preserve our existing wild life

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Conclusion

• Obligation
• Selfish and thoughtless
• Loss effects the ecosystem
• Informing
• Governments