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Tiger
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Eutheria
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Panthernae
Genus: Panthera
Species: tigris
Subspecies: Panthera tigris altaica, Panthera tigris amoyensis, Panthera tigris corbetti, Panthera tigris sumatrae, Panthera tigris tigris
Behavior
Tigers live solitary lives, except during mating season. The main habitat requirements of the tiger are dense vegetative cover, an adequate supply of prey and water. Tigers are fiercely territorial and have and mark large home ranges. Scent marks and scratch marks allow tigers to track other tigers in the area.
Fun Facts!
The tigers saliva is an antiseptic so it comes in handy when they clean their wounds.Tiger stripes are as unique as the human finger print!
Tiger cubs are blind at birth
A tigers night vision is six times better than a humans
The tigers only predator is MAN!
Habitat
| • | The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is native to the Indian subcontinent. |
| • | The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is mainly found in Manchuria by the Amur River. |
| • | The south Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis) is native to south central China, slightly northward from the Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) |
| • | The Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) has a southeastern distribution in China. |
| • | Indonesia is where the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is found. |
| • | The Javan (Panthera tigris sondaica) and Balinese (Panthera tigris balica) tigers are now extinct but were native to Bali and Java in Indonesia respectively. |
| • | The Caspian tiger, now extinct, (Panthera tigris virgata) was historically found in Turkey through central and west Asia. |
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