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Scientific Name: Panthera tigris tigris
Range: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Average Weight:
Female: 221 - 353 Pounds
Male: 419 - 569 Pounds
Average Length:
Female: 7 Feet 11 Inches - 8 Feet 7 Inches
Male: 8 Feet 8 Inches - 10 Feet 2 Inches
Prey: Antelope, Buffalo, Cattle, Deer, Pigs.
Gestation period: Approximately 103 days
Cubs per litter: 1-5
Average: 2-3
Cub Maturity:
After 8 Weeks: join mother when hunting
Approximately 6 Months: learned how to kill
11/4 - 11/2 Years: can hunt for themselves
Status:
1998 Approximates 3,176 - 4,556
1997 Approximates 3,000 - 4,700
Other Information:
1) Also known as the Royal Bengal Tiger.
2) Also known as the Indian Tiger.
3) All white tigers are Bengals. All white Bengals in captivity in the USA originated from one white male bengal captured in India in 1951 and inbred with his offspring. Only Bengal tigers have the double recessive gene that causes the white coloring. White tigers are not albino.
4) There are more Bengal tigers than all 4 of the other remaining tiger subspecies added together.
Being my favourite animal i thought i'd post thr above info.

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