Tiger Information
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Species: Panthera tigris
Sub-species: vigata, tigris, altaica, amoyensis, corbetti, sumatrae, sondaica, balica
Conservation status: Three of the eight tiger sub-species (Caspian, Balinese and Javan) are extinct and the remaining five are critically endangered.
Distribution: India, south-east Asia, Russia and China
Size: With a body length of 140-280 cm and a tail length of 60-90 cm, tigers can measure up to 370 cm long. The Siberian tiger is the largest, weighing up to 384 kg, which is nearly twice the weight of a Suzuki SV650s motorcycle.
Appearance: Tiger colouring varies from white through to 'gold' (dark orange), including a rare coat type sometimes referred to as 'tabby'. The female tiger on the right is a 'tabby' Bengal tiger from Dreamworld's Tiger Island. Click it to view a larger version. Tigers are very well known for their stripes, but it is possible for some white tigers to have no visible stripes.
History: Because of the tiger's size, it must range across a large territory to find enough prey to keep it alive. Unfortunately, this often causes it to come into contact with humans. Tiger hunting has been a popular sport in India for hundreds of years. Man-eating tigers sometimes occur when a tiger has been wounded and must kill easier prey in order to survive. A notorious animal known as the Champawat tigress is said to have killed 436 people in her lifetime.
Common names:
Panthera tigris altaica — Siberian tiger
Panthera tigris amoyensis — South China tiger
Panthera tigris balica — Balinese tiger
Panthera tigris corbetti — Indo-Chinese tiger
Panthera tigris sondaica — Javan tiger
Panthera tigris sumatrae — Sumatran tiger
Panthera tigris tigris — Bengal tiger or Indian tiger
Panthera tigris virgata — Caspian tiger
Sources: The Noble Cat by Howard Loxton, CITES, Time magazine (August 23, 2004), Pocket Cats by David Alderton (Dorling Kindersley, 1995).
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