Tiger+Report

** TIGERS **

Tigers are the largest members of the cat family.Tigers only live in parts of asia unless they are in captivity. Having the longest canine teeth out of any land animal and 5 inch long retractable claws tigers are extremly dangerous. Ther're almost extinct because they are being hunted for medicine and their fur theres only 200 white tigers and 30 golden tabbies left in the wild. The length of most tigers is 7 to 13 feet and weighing 300 to 800 pounds.

**DESCRIPTION** Tigers have stripes on their fur so they can camoflage and pounce on their prey. They have long legs and retactable claws so it can run faster than the average mammal and can kill with a swipe of their claws. They have immensly sharp teeth so they can eat, kill and rip the fleash of their prey's body. They do not have mains.

COMMUNICATION The tail is use for communicating.When the tail is wagging it means the tiger is happy. When the tail is inbetween the legs the tiger is ready to kill.

**WHITE TIGERS** The first white tiger that was captured and was named Mohan. There were a number of sightings and captures the earliest white tiger was caught in 1820 shootings became more common after that especially between 1850 to the 1920s.

**MATING AND CUB REARING** Unlike lions they're completely solitary unless they are mating or have cubs. They have the same mating pattern as leopards. Pregnancy often lasts for 103 days cubs are sometimes born dead or die shortly afterwards.The mother will nurse for the first few weeks only 50% of cubs survive in the wild. Along with hunting this is one of the reasons Tigers are one of the most endagered animals in the world. Unfortunatley if we dont help them now they'll be extincnt. we need to help and save these powerful creatures.

References Wikipedia sybil's den indian tigers