"Tigress" redirects here. For other uses, see Tiger (disambiguation) and Tigress (disambiguation).
Tiger
Temporal range: early Pleistocene–Recent
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Tigress at Jim Corbett National Park.jpg
A Bengal tiger (P. tigris tigris)
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. tigris
Binomial name
Panthera tigris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
P. t. tigris
P. t. corbetti
P. t. jacksoni
P. t. sumatrae
P. t. altaica
P. t. amoyensis
†P. t. virgata
†P. t. balica
†P. t. sondaica
†P. t. trinilensis
Tiger map.jpg
Tiger 's historic range in about 1850 (pale yellow) and in 2006 (in green).[2]
Synonyms
Felis tigris Linnaeus, 1758[3]
Tigris striatus Severtzov, 1858
Tigris regalis Gray, 1867
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.38 m (11.1 ft) over curves and exceptionally weighing up to 388.7 kg (857 lb) in the wild. Its most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard, jaguar and snow leopard. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are territorial and generally solitary but social animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey requirements. This,
Tigers are categorized along with six other species of big cats, meaning that these species are more closely related to one another compared to any other cats, such as cheetahs and lynx. The other five species, including the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, the leopard, as well as the snow leopard, split awhile later, some being as recently as only a million years ago, and share the genus name Panthera.
Tigers are amazing creatures that have gone through several evolutionary changes from the beginning of their species. A modern day tiger is most recognizable for their pattern of dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. The largest modern day tiger in record was eleven feet tall and weighed 387 pounds. In the terms of science tigers are under the classification of roaring tigers and the scientific name of a tiger is Panthera tigris. But in order to learn about about the evolutionary changes of the tigers of today; it is important to look at the the core definition of evolution itself and the history of the adaptations that lead to the modern tiger. The adaptation of various ancestors shaped the outcome
To understand an animal more, you must first understand the history behind it. The evolution of Siberian tigers started when a fossil of Siberian tigers were found in China. It was two million years old. Even though the animals have different features that make them appear different, they are very much alike internally, including that in the distant past they had a common ancestor. For example, all tigers have characteristics such as; strip patterns,large paws, long claw, whiskers,sharp teeth, long tail, and strong hind legs. The tiger species may have common characteristics, but their
Figure 1: Historic and current geographic distributions of the eight subspecies of tiger. The Isthamus of Kra is the boundary that separates
Do you ever wonder why people think panthers is its own species? Well let me tell you how they are actually not. Panther don’t even exist even though they do call black cats panthers. Many people say that they are its own species, but they aren’t once you learn that they are leopards you won’t consider them its own anymore. They are related to leopards and i’m going to tell you how they are, but in other reasons they are a little bit of differences between the two of them they have many similarities as well. There actual name of the cat is black leopard. There basically black cats that are called like this. So therefore this will be about how different and similar they look from regular leopards, On how their intelligence is extremely well from other animals/ how protective they are as well, and How their heights, weight and size are different than the other big cats that they are related to or considered. All in all the these topics will describe what black leopards really are.
Jaguars are very unique animals that are located in Central and South America. They consider being mammals and live only up to twenty two years. Jaguar is muscular and large animal of the family Panthera onca, also they are relative to tigers, and lions, panthers. This animal is not very tall and big, Jaguar is six to seven feet long with tail included (tail is about twenty to thirty inches long.) Male jaguars of course are stronger and heavier than female. The female can stand up to twenty- three inches tall while male can up to thirty inches. They have very flexible bodies and are adapted for running and climbing. Jaguars have very muscular limbs and paws with very soft pads that contains in their bodies sweat glands. Jaguars weight between sixty eight and one thirty six kilograms. They considered being the largest cats in the Americas, at the same time they are the only representatives of the genus Panther.
Sabretooth Tigers are interesting animals they are carnivores and a theory that they went extinct in the tar pits along with Canis Lupis while hunting prey. A Sabretooth Tiger is in the family of the cats most closely related to lions and tigers. They are particularly known for their distinctive long teeth that were perfect for piecing flesh and cutting the most arteries. The Sabretooth tiger was one of the most known megafauna’ mammals of the Pleistocene epoch. (Staff)
Although often dubbed the ‘Marsupial lion’, Thylacoleo was not related to existing lions today which are members of the Pantherinae. On top of this, todays big cats like lions are what are known as placental mammals, which means that young develop while attached to a placenta inside of the mother’s body. Thylacoleo however was a marsupial which means that young were passed into an external pouch at a very early stage of their development. Development would continue inside the much until the young were ready to walk about for themselves. Young would have stayed with the mother until they were capable of hunting for themselves, although they may have eventually been chased off by the mother as she became reproductively receptive again.
Majestic, noble, and brave, this famous iconic wild animal on the planet has captivated the people since the beginning of time. They are most feared by other animals thus, known as the king of the jungle – no other than the lions. Member of the genus Panthera, the lion is one of the big cats in the Felidae family. A lion’s head and body size average about 4.5 to 6.5 feet and tail of about 26 to 40 inches in length. A lion also weighs about 265 up to 420 pounds and a size relative to a 6-foot human. These mammals are also carnivores. Lions have always seen hunting in groups called pride. While lions generally avoid a full-grown elephant, lions still prefer their preys large like the zebras, buffaloes, and giraffes. Poised as the top animal in the ecological pyramid, lions have strong physical qualities, fascinating reputation, and an unfortunate decreasing number of population.
This amazing cross bread between male lion and female tiger result to hybrid a Liger.they are the biggest of all the big cats, growing to almost the lion and tigers combined size. It is the biggest cat in the cat
A Mountain Lion’s Predator behavior is mostly keen senses, muscular body, and remarkable adaptability make it ideally suited for a predatory existence. Because they are the most exclusive of meat-eaters, almost every feature of a cat's body is related to the way it detects and catches its prey.
The species Panthera tigris, also known as tigers, have reddish-orange fur with black stripes. Unique characteristics of the tiger include scratching trees and using their urine to mark their territories. Their urine smells strongly of buttered popcorn. Like human fingerprints, the stripes on each tiger are unique. Tigers are completely blind for the first week of their life. Due to this, about half do not survive to adulthood. Tigers cannot purr. Therefore, to show happiness, tigers squint or close their eyes. This is because losing vision lowers their defense, so tigers only purposefully do so when they feel comfortable and safe. Tigers are part of the Animalia kingdom because all members are multicellular and are heterotrophs that depend
They are very small in size compared to other tigers, as they weigh only about 170 pounds to 330 pounds. Because Sumatran tigers are so small, they are able to move through denser areas of forests to catch their prey. Some experts believe the reason they’re so small is because of limited space in their natural habitat. Their tiny size also comes the size of their prey, which is smaller than most other species of tigers, like wild boars compared to water buffalo. They are mostly orange in color, but they have white on their underside and black stripes. The stripes on a Sumatran tiger are packed closer together than other tiger species. These close stripes help Sumatran tiger blend in with the tall grass around them. They have a lot of fur around their necks, too. Sumatran tigers have webbing between their toes, which helps them swim easily through
In the animal kingdom big cats are some of the most interesting animals. Among the big cats two reign supreme, the lion and the tiger. Tigers, such as siberian tigers and bengal tigers, live mostly across asia. Lions, such as the african lion, live mostly in africa. These two species have many similarities and differences.
•New demand across Southeast Asia for the skins, teeth and claws of tigers, particularly the Sumatran tiger.