Tigers
Also Known As: Bengal Tigers
Famous Tiger Hubs: Corbett National Park, Ranthambore National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park
Best Time To Visit: Early Morinings and Before Sun Set
India is home to some of the most exotic wildlife concealed
in thick and luscious jungles. If you are seeking a perfect holiday, you
can explore the varied wildlife habitats spread all over India. One shall
cherish the sight of the most exquisite and graceful national animal of
India, the Tiger.
INTRODUCTION
Gracefully
built, tigers are the largest living members of the cat family and
commonly weigh up to 500-600 pounds and reach a length of 9-10 feet,
excluding the tail. The outer look of the tiger usually has reddish yellow
or reddish brown coat with black stripes, ventrally it is white giving it
a royal look. Its ears are black on the outside and each of them has a
prominent white spot on it. These distinctive coloring acts as a
camouflage and allows the animal to blend into it's environment. On rare
occasions, Indian tigers are born with pure white fur and black stripes.
Indian tigers have different colored eyes ranging from blue to the usual
brown.
Tiger's Nutriment
Tigers hunt on their own and usually lead a solitary existence, each in
its own territory. It is also the largest land-living mammal whose diet
consists entirely of meat. As per the food chain cycle, tiger can eat a
variety of animals such as deer, antelopes, gaurs and wild pigs, sometimes
it also captures birds, lizards, turtles, fishes, frogs and crabs, but no
one can have tiger as their food. Commonly, tigers basic diet consists of
hooved animals. Preys are killed by a bite on the neck or by strangulating
the throat. Tiger can preserve their prey for next meal by covering it
with leaves and grass. Tiger's agile and lithesome body helps in hunting
at an amazing rate. They are endowed with good swimming power but seldom
climb trees.
Tiger's Domain
Each tiger selects his own territory according to the power he possesses.
Male tiger has a larger dominion than a female tiger and the area of
female tiger is usually within the range of male tiger. The primary
resource of this territory is food. A female's territory must contain
enough prey to support herself and her cubs. All tigers allocate their
domain with the help of urine, feces, and scratching on tree trunks.
Social Behavior
Tigers usually prefer to live and hunt alone, except for a mother tiger
who has the responsibility to feed the cubs. Females have to surrender in
front of the most powerful male and they are aware when a new male takes
over the near by territory. Identification is done on the basis of scents
and scratch marks and allows to track other tigers in the area. The social
set up of tigers perfectly symbolizes the concept of 'survival of the
fittest'.
Reproduction and Breeding
The social behavior of the tigers to prefer solitary takes a back seat at
the time of mating. A male and female tiger meets only briefly. Their is
no such reproduction period or season for tigers, mating can occur at any
time, but the most preferred season is autumn and winter i.e.,
between
November and April. Once the mating process is over, there is no meeting
between the male and female tiger. The gestation period usually lasts for
three and a half months. The female tiger gives birth to two to three cubs
in a secluded place like thick bush, cave etc.
It is the responsibility of the female tiger to nurse the cubs until they
are on their own. A cub takes around six months to grow and the next 18
months become independent. The chance of the survival of cubs depends upon
the fulfillment of the basic necessities such as food and other habitat
requirements. Female cubs, when fully grown may establish a territory
adjacent to that of their mother, or even take over part of their mother's
territory. Adult females generally produce a litter every two years.
Mortality Rate
Tigers usually live up to 15 years in their natural environment and
around 20 years, if they are kept in a secured environment like zoo. Only
half of the cubs survive to be independent and out of that 40 % are able
to secure a territory and become eligible for mating and producing young
cubs. The risk does not end on securing a territory as there is always a
chance of invasion by other tiger who is more strong and powerful.
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White
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Project
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