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Tiger

Tiger. Tiger. The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest and the most powerful of the four "big cat" in the genus Panthera Highly adaptable, tigers range from the Siberian taiga, to open grasslands, to tropical mangrove swamps.

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Tiger

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  1. Tiger

  2. Tiger • The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest and the most powerful of the four "big cat" in the genus Panthera • Highly adaptable, tigers range from the Siberian taiga, to open grasslands, to tropical mangrove swamps. • They are territorial and generally solitary animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey demands

  3. Range • During the 19th century the striped cats completely vanished from western Asia, and became restricted to isolated pockets in the remaining parts of their range • Today, this fragmented relic range extends from India in the west to China and Southeast Asia in the east.

  4. evolution • The oldest remains of a tiger-like cat, called Panthera palaeosinensis, have been found in China and Java. • The earliest fossils of true tigers are known from Java, and are between 1.6 and 1.8 million years old. • Tigers first reached India and northern Asia in the late Pleistocene, reaching eastern Beringia), and Japan, and Sakhalin.

  5. Physical characteristics • Today, tigers are perhaps the most recognisable of all the cats • They typically have rusty-reddish to brown-rusty coats, a whitish medial and ventral area, a white "fringe" that surrounds the face, and stripes that vary from brown or gray to pure black. • Like other big cats, tigers have a white spot on the backs of their ears

  6. There are nine recent subspecies of tiger, three of which are extinct The Bengal tiger The Indochinese tiger The Malayan tiger The Sumatran tiger The Siberian tiger The South China tiger Subspecies

  7. Bengal tiger >picture< South China tiger Sumatran tiger Indochinese tiger Malayan tiger Siberian Tiger

  8. There is a well-known mutation that produces the white tiger, technically known as chinchilla albinistic,an animal which is rare in the wild, but widely bred in zoos due to its popularity. Recordings of white tigers were first made in the early 19th century. They can only occur when both parents carry the rare gene found in white tigers They are distinct not only because of their white hue; they also have blue eyes and pink noses Colour variations~White tigers

  9. Golden tabby tigers • In addition, another recessive gene may create a very unusual "golden tabby" colour variation, sometimes known as "strawberry“ • Golden tabby tigers have light gold fur, pale legs and faint orange stripes • Both white and golden tabby tigers tend to be larger than average Bengal tigers. .

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