Facts

• Tigers are the largest cats in the world.
• Tigers love to swim and have webbed paws.

• Tigers have antiseptic saliva.
• Tigers can sprint at over 60 mph.
• Tigers can roar, but they rarely do it.
• Tigers do not normally view humans as prey.
• Tiger cubs are born blind and only half of the tiger cubs survive.
• Bengal tigers make up 50% of the tiger population.
• Tigers also have stripes on their skin.

INFO

COMMON NAME: Bengal Tiger

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Panthera tigris tigris

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Carnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 8 to 10 years

SIZE: Head and body: 5 to 6 feet; tail: 2 to 3 feet

WEIGHT: 240 to 500 pounds

SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:

Diet : sambar deer, wild pigs, water buffalo and antelope.

Predators : Bears, elephants, large buffalo and humans.

Credit to National Geographic and BBC Earth for the video.