Felidae-McGrath

 Bengal Tigers Classification:

Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Mammalia Order- Carnivora Family- Felidae Genus, Species- Panthera, Tigris Animals in the same family as the Bengal tigers generaly have four legs and paws, claws on their paws, long tails, and large teeth. Four animals from the same family as the Bengal tiger are panthers, leopards, Siberian tigers, and cheetahs. To move they walk and run, but when they are hunting they stalk and then pounce on the animal that they were hunting.

To hunt they stalk and then pounce on their prey. They eat by chewing at their prey with their sharp teeth. Some of the foods Bengal tigers eat include pigs, buffalo, deer, and antelopes. Bengal tigers eat 60-80 pounds of meet at one time, but don't have to eat everyday. On occasions Bengal tigers bring their food to the water because it is usually colder there.

The male tiger can get to be 10 feet long and 500 pounds, but the female tiger only gets to be about 9 feet long and 300 pounds. Female Bengal tigers mature at 3-4 years and the male Bengal tigers take about 4-5 years. Both female and male Bengal tigers are red/orange with black/brown stripes and their underside is a white like color. One difference between the male and female Bengal tigers is that the male tends to be larger in most measurements. However there are very few other differences between the male and female Bengal tigers.

Bengal tiger's gestation takes 100-110 days. When they have cubs they usually have 2-4 cubs. In the wild the Bengal tiger can live up to 15 years, while in captivity they can live 16-18 years.

Three adaptations Bengal tiger's have are sharp teeth to chew, eat, and kill their prey, long claws to injure and kill their prey, and their very distinct stripes which help them hide in different enviroments (like in tall grass) while hunting their prey.

Bengal tigers live in many different parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Bhuton, and Burma. In those areas tigers live in many different biomes, such as marshes, jungles, and grasslands.

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