Tigers

Eleanor Dale Merrill

Tigger from Winnie the Pooh.

Contents:

Introduction

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Appearance

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Diet

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8 - 9

Habitat

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10 - 11

Tia the tiger

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12 - 13

My tiger picture

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14 - 15

Palm oil

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16 - 17

Glossary

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18 - 19

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The sound of a tiger roaring!

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The sound of a tiger roaring!

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Tigers

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Tigers (Panthera tigris) are an endangered species of cat. The six subspecies, Bengal, South Chinese, Indo-Chinese, Malayan, Sumatran and Siberian, are all found in Asia. These fascinating creatures can live up to 20 years in captivity but can only survive for a maximum of 15 years in the wild. Did you know that tigers are the top predator (this means that nothing else is trying to eat them)? This report will provide information about this feline's appearance, diet and habitat.

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Can you see the white spots?

Appearance

Tigers, the well known cat with stripes, have many adaptations to help them survive in their habitat. These large land mammals can grow to approximately 4 metres long and can weigh between 75 and 300 kilograms. These creatures are covered in distinctive, orange fur with dark stripes on to help them camouflage. Moreover, this animal has dark ears with white spots on (that look like eyes) so they are less likely to be discovered. This species has large, padded paws to enable them to patrol uneven terrain. Furthermore, they have long curved claws for ripping flesh and climbing trees. Many of these features allow the tiger to hunt and devour it's prey.

Because it can go for days without eating any food, a Siberian tiger can eat about 45 kilograms of meat at one sitting - the same as half a kangaroo!

Deer

Diet

Wild pig

Buffalo

Because it can go for days without eating any food, a Siberian tiger can eat about 45 kilograms of meat at one sitting - the same as half a kangaroo!

Tigers are carnivorous animals (their diet only consists of meat). In addition, they are predators, that hunt and demolish a variety of prey. An important component of this species' diet are large bodied mammals: deer, wild pigs and buffalo. Nevertheless, when this type of prey is not available, they feast on smaller creatures (such as lizards and birds), other predators' prey and carrion. Due to reduced amounts of prey, tigers are occasionally forced to kill livestock to eat. Consequently, humans often kill tigers in retaliation.

"I am a very good swimmer you know!"

Just nipping out for a swim!

An extremely interesting video about tigers.