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BY CARLOS JAVIER AND CARLOS D.

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The Bengal tiger is large. It can weigh 180-250kgr. He measure 3 meters from head to tail. Her hair is orange and has black and grey

stripes. They are solitary animals.

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They are carnivores.

They eat a lot of animals: turkey, rhinoceros, monkies, leopards, bears, ….

They don`t attack humans.

DIET

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Playing TigersTigers do not have an established breeding season, they are able to do all year. However, most often it occurs from late November to early April. The males are ready to mate when they are about 5 years old, females around for about 3 and a half years old

REPRODUCTION

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RISK OF EXTINCTION In actuality Nowadays, the biggest enemy for tiger is

human.

The Bengal tiger skin and other types of cats are used primarily to create clothes, shoes and rugs.

The bones and almost all parts of the body are used in oriental medicine.

The main causes of extinction are: Wild hunt Habitat destruction

In the early XX century there are were 100.000 and nowadays there are only 3.000 .

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Adult tigers are usually strongly territorial and hunt a lot. The tigers may have a territory of 20 square kilometers, while the territories of males are much larger, covering an average area of 80 km. Male tigers may allow entry of several females to its territory, to the point of sharing a prey and even after the female feed, but can not tolerate the entrance of other male tigers in their territory. To mark his territory the male sprays urine or other secretions on trees

TERRITORY

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It is found in a small and fractional parts of their natural range ; from India to Nepal and east to China and Indochina ; on the Pacific coast north to Siberia and islands; south of Indochina to the island of Sumatra.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORLD

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