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What You'll Find About Bengal Tiger In This Post
The Bengal Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger is a subspecies of tiger. The scientific name of this animal is Panthera tigris. These types of tigers are mostly found in South Asian countries such as India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan etc. Royal Bengal tiger is the only animal which is found in Mangrove Forest among all types of tigers. It is mostly found in 'Sundarbans' , a mangrove forest, some parts of it is in India and some is in Bangladesh. HabitatThe basic requirements for a tiger habitat is,
Food HabitLike other tigers , Royal Bengal Tiger also a carnivorous animal. It usually hunts at night as it is a nocturnal animal but it also sometimes hunt at daylight. Bengal tiger eats different varieties of animals. Some of them written below:
Sleep TimeBengal Tigers sleep and rest between 16 to 20 hours a day. On an average they sleep approximately 15.8 hours a day. In percentage, they sleep 65.8% of a day. They sleep in shady areas like tall grass, rocks or their habitats. Bengal Tiger's EnemiesBengal Tigers have some enemies . They are also predators. But Bengal tiger isn't usually face its enemy because all predators are busy with their prey. But if it faces any of it's enemy then there'd be a fight, which's too dangerous. Some of Bengal tigers enemies are:
Reproduction & Average LifespanAlthough tigers can mate through all around the year but they usually mate on between A November to April. Male (Tiger) get their maturity at the age of four to five , while females are little earlier like three to four years. Females enter oestrus state once every three to nine week. In that time they mates frequently to increase chance to conceive.Tigress have a gestation period of 16 weeks. Cubs born with blindness and stay in the den (Tiger's habitat) under the protection of their mothers. They (cubs) stay like this about two months of their lifespan. After 18 to 24 months the cubs are well trained by their mother to hunt food for themselves. An adult Bengal Tiger lives for 10 to 15 years in wild. And in zoo or safari park they live for 20 to 25 years. Oldest Tiger Of the World A tiger named "Guddu" is the oldest tiger found in Kanpur Zoo, India. It died at the age of 26. Apart from it there're "Flavio" (24) and "Ramu" (24). "Machali" tigress was considered world's oldest female tiger, died at the age of 20. Royal Bengal Tiger is a combination of beauty and might. They're like the ornaments of forest. But unfortunately, their numbers have already been decreased so much that they're on the verge of extinction. Necessary and quick steps should be taken to preserve these wonderful animals. Some steps have already been taken by the south asian governments but that's not enough to protect them from extinction. We should take personal, social steps to bring back this beast from extinction. Do you like to know about interesting facts about animals. Here's some
6 Comments
Bin Amin Islam
14/8/2020 08:22:13 am
Interesting info on the majestic animal of the planet earth. Keep It Up
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Baynam Sarf
14/8/2020 08:45:25 am
you're most welcome.keep in touch with my blog.
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Immanuel Kant
15/8/2020 12:19:37 am
Hope beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, these Tigers are one of finest art of the Creator.
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Baynam Sarf
15/8/2020 12:50:12 am
very well said. tigers are really very beautiful indeed.
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Georges st-pierre
15/8/2020 12:28:26 am
gonna visit sundarbans somedays, these tigers are beautiful. Thanks for the info.
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Baynam Sarf
15/8/2020 12:51:40 am
You're most welcome. keep in touch with this blog.
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