Description and Behavior of Tiger Largest of the big cats (Amur tigers can weigh up to 700 lbs; lions typically only weigh up to 500 lbs.), the tiger is also one of the best-known large mammals. Reddish-orange to yellow-ochre coat with black stripes and white belly. Males have a ruff - especially in the Sumatran sub-species. Tigers love the water, and will spend much of a hot day soaking. They will also readily enter the water to kill prey. Tigers are by nature solitary animals (as are all cats except lions, which are the only true social cat), but at CPT they have adjusted to life with a mate. This is possible due to having enough food (the primary reason to be solitary). Subspecies: •Bengal tiger (P.t. tigris) - Indian subcontinent •Amur (Siberian) tiger (P.t. altaica) - Amur river region of Russia and China, and North Korea •South China tiger (P.t. amoyensis) - South-central China •Sumatran tiger (P.t. sumatrae) - Sumatra, Indonesia •Indo-Chinese tiger (P.t. corbeti) - Continental South-East Asia Extinct Subspecies: •Javan tiger (P.t. sondaica) - Java, Indonesia •Caspian tiger (P.t. virgata) - Turkey through Central and West Asia •Bali tiger (P.t. balica) - Bali, Indonesia
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:03:29 +0000
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