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Adult female tigers generally produce a litter every two years. The gestation period is 100 to 112 days. The cubs are born blind and helpless. There are two or three cubs in the litter. Their mother nurses them until the cubs reach the age of six months old. At about two years of
age, young tigers are able to find their own territory. The scent marks tell males that females are receptive. If a female tiger does not become pregnant, she is likely to return to estrus in 30 to 60 days.
Mothers take care of the cubs, and continuously stay with them for the first few days. Fathers keep other males out of the area. Other than that, they do not take part in caring for the litter of cubs. Grown up males travel widely in search of a new territory. Females may take over a part of their mother's territory, or settle in a territory that borders with their mother's terrain.
At about eight weeks of age, the cubs are ready to follow their mother out of the den. They learn to be independent. The cubs become sexually mature by 3-4 years of age. Breeding activity in the tropical regions has been recorded throughout the year. Tigers of the northern regions tend to breed in the winter months.
Tigers - Pictures Information - General Information Links
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Audubon Zoo: White Tigers - Meet the White Tiger and view pictures.
BBCi - Tigers - Read about the endangered striped feline, its habitat, anatomy, and carnivorous habits.
Bengal and Siberian Tigers - Many photos of these animals in the wild.
Bengal Tiger - Panthera tigris tigris - Bengal Tiger description, characteristics, and the future.
Bengal Tigers Photos - Image gallery containing a large number of big cats photos in captivity and in the wild.
Biodiversity of India: Tigers - What is the White Bengal Tiger future and what measures are taken to protect this species.
Boreal Forest: Siberian Tigers - Read the history of the Siberian Tiger and how they are preserved now.
Cat House: Tigers - The Feline Conservation Center provides information on many types of big cats along with their video and sounds.
Cat Specialist Group - A site of the species survival commission trying to help cats that are on the verge of extinction.
Cat Tales Zoological Park: Tigers - A non-profit Zoological Park that is home to dozens of big cats including Siberian Tigers and other endangered species.
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Chaffee Zoological Gardens of Fresno: Sumatran Tigers - Classification, physical description, behavior, adaptations, and breeding.
CNN.com - Sextuplets Born to Rare White Tiger - Zoo officials announced the birth of six rare Bengal white tigers, saying that their arrival increased the overall population of the endangered animals to 210.
Colchester Zoo: White Tiger Valley - At Colchester Zoo we have one male Bengal White Tiger called Sasha. He was born in March 1995.
Indian or Bengal Tiger - A very detailed description of Bengal Tigers with lots of useful links.
National Geographic - Wild Tiger Populations Stabilizing Group. Learn about the habitats and hunting patterns of this wild cat and the program on saving Bengal Tigers.
Panthera tigris - Visit this site to learn more about Tiger's behavior and habits.
Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - Pictures and brief information on the Siberian Tiger.
Species Profile for Tiger - On June 02, 1970, the Tiger was designated as Endangered in the Entire Range.
Sumatran Tiger Cub Makes His Outdoor Debut for Media - Press release from the Smithsonian's National Zoo.
The Royal Bengal Tiger - Why are they decreasing in the world?
The Siberian Tiger -
Basic information on biology and distribution of Siberian Tigers.
Tiger Attack - Information on the Panthera Tigris Corbetti and how dangerous it is.
Tigers - Pictures Information - Other Tigers sites
Tiger Cats - Tiger Cats are found in a wide variety of habitats throughout Asia. The geographic range of Tigers includes China, Russia (Siberia), Sumatra, Bangladesh and India. Once Tigers were found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and other parts of Indonesia. They inhabit jungle, tropical rainforests, mangrove swamps, grasslands, savannahs, and rocky terrain - all habitats that can provide them with enough prey, water and shelter.
Class: Mammalia
Tigers Facts - There are five types of Tigers. They are also known as subspecies. The different subspecies are found in areas of Asia, India, and Russia. The largest subspecies is found in snowy areas of Russia. The smallest and darkest subspecies is found farther south, in the jungles of Indonesia. Tigresses (females) are naturally smaller than males. The subspecies differ slightly in size and color.
These animals live in mountainous and highly forested areas.
Tigers Pictures - Perfect hunters with a number of adaptations for living in the wild Asian forests, Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. These fascinating animals feed mainly on meat, which is the key factor in establishing the misconception of Tigers as man-eaters. Powerful predators, Tigers face a lot of threats, habitat loss and poaching are the most destructive. Of eight known species of the Tiger, only five have survived. Nowadays, efforts are taken to preserve the remaining species in the wild and to establish the population of these magnificent felines at zoos and parks.
Depending of the species, Tigers range in weight from 165 to 242 pounds. Males may be as large as 220-310 pounds. Mainland Tigers are usually larger with the Indian Tiger that is the largest of the Tiger species. The length of the tiger's body is about 7-12 feet.
Tigers Photos - Tigers are strikingly beautiful wild cats and are known in eight different subspecies. The tiger's body is strong and muscular, and is built in such a way as to aid in its hunting techniques. Like all animals belonging to the family of cats, tigers have sharp retractile claws. These claws serve a perfect adaptation for hunting. The tiger's large and powerful jaw is known for its deadly bite.
Tigers are distinguished from the other cats by their ability to roar. Their size differs for each subspecies. The average length of the tiger's body is from 47 to 114 inches. Add about 21-47 inches to
Tigers Information - Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are known as courageous hunters and gracious felines. The species are easily recognized by their striped color pattern. They are admired because of their power and beauty.
The image of the Tiger is closely associated with its man-eating behaviors. Tigers are predators by nature and feed mainly on meat. Humans may occasionally fall the victims of this powerful carnivore if they should come the way of a Tiger that is in search of prey at the moment. Tigers make their presence apparent by roaring or leaving tracks on a dust trail. This animal has frequently become the subject to myths and the focus of legends and arts.
Tigers Pictures Facts - Tigers are the biggest cats in the world and they live as in the wet, humid and hot jungles as in icy cold forests.
Mammalia (Mammals)
