BENGAL TIGER
Panthera tigris tigris
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- The estimated wild population of Bengal tigers is approximately 3,159-4,715 tigers,
with about 333 in captivity, primarily in zoos in India.
- Most Bengal tigers live in India, although some range through Nepal,Bangladesh,
Bhutan, and Myanmar.
- White tigers are simply a color variant of
Bengal tigers and are rarely found in the wild.
- The Bengal tiger lives in a wide range of habitats, including the high-altitude, cold,
coniferous Himalayan forests, the steaming mangroves of the Sunderbans, the swampy
reedlands, the scorched hills of the Indian peninsula, the lush wet forests of
Northern India, and the arid forests of Rajasthan.
- Male Bengal tigers average 9 1/2 feet from head to tail and weigh about 480 pounds.
Females are smaller, measuring about 8 feet in length and weighing approximately 300 pounds.
- Bengal tigers prey primarily on wild deer and wild cattle.
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