Bengal+Tiger

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The Bengal Tiger is being killed by Poachers and hunters in India. The lumber men are cutting down the forest so they have no place to go. retributive killing in India.
 * Problems**


 * Adaptations**

The Bengal Tiger Has retractable claws, sharp teeth, “camo-fur”, and long fur for the cold. male, female, and cubs look alike.


 * Growth**

Bengal tiger may weigh more than 250 kg and measure about three meters from head to the tip of the tail, and 10 feet long 400-575 pounds.


 * Pregnancy & Birth**

Mating can occur at any time, but happens to be usually between November and April, at six months old they learn how to kill, and anaverage, they give birth to 2 to 3 cubs every 2 to 2.5 years, sometimes 3 to 4 years.

MEALS

MAIN MEAL

Roasted Deer with a porcupine needle on top. $10.75

Freshly caught antelope with a cinnamon bun on the side. $7.25

Wild roasted boar BUFFA with river water with a glass of wine (10 and over) $18.75

SWING monkeys with a porcupine topping (optional). $9.50

Early LIL Tiger Happy Meal Special with a side of your choice of veggie. $5.25

DESERT

Twisted boar ribs with ice-water (optional). $3.50

Slurpy meat, with a fight for a tigress. $10.75


 * Physical characteristics || Life Cycle || Growth || Body Functions || Pregnancy & Birth || Location / Habitat || Adaption || Problems || Behavior || Diet || Predators / Prey || Family groups || Relatives ||
 * retractable claws, short jaws, long legs, thick coats || not more than 15 years in the wild but 16 to 18 years in captivation || 10 feet long 400-575 pounds || retractable claws || At six months old they learn how to kill || forest, grasslands, mangrove, and swamps || long fur for the cold || hunted by man || at 16 months old they can feed themselves || deer, antelope, wild pig, monkeys and porcupines || Predator: hunted by man || Felidae || **//Panthera// //tigris//,**

|| camo-flage coat for hunting || Poaching and retributive killing || = = hunt medium and large-sized animals to them || = = hunt medium and large-sized animals to them || Poaching and retributive killing ||  || **panther, leopard** ||
 * male, female, and cubs look alike || ( Not including Poaching and retributive killing) || Bengal tiger may weigh more than 250 kg and measure about three meters from head to the tip of the tail || = = || Mating can occur at any time, but happens to be usually between November and April || = = || male, female, and cubs look alike || ===ENDANGERED=== || = = || = = || prey: deer, antelope, wild pig, monkeys and porcupines || Panthera tigris || **tiger** ||
 * sharp teeth || = = || = = || = = || average, they give birth to 2 to 3 cubs every 2 to 2.5 years, sometimes 3 to 4 years || = = || = =
 * Teeth as sharp as daggers ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 1) [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Tiger#Re][|ferences][[image:tiger-run.gif width="133" height="58" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Tiger#References"]]
 * 2) found in India, Nepal and other places
 * 3) Male Bengal tigers 275–310 cm average
 * 4) 400-600 pounds average
 * 5) population of 3,000 Bengal tigers around 2005
 * 6) they usual hunt things over 100lb
 * 7) web sites to go to
 * 8) can swim at 6 weeks old
 * 9) Relatives:
 * 10) **//Panthera// //tigris//**
 * 11) **tiger**
 * 12)  **panther**
 * 13)  **leopard**
 * 14) the northern Indian and the Nepalese Bengal tigers are bulkier than those found in the south of the Indian Subcontinent
 * 15) male, female, and cubs look alike
 * 16) At six months old they learn how to kill
 * 17) an tigress can be a friend or o foe
 * 18) killing the tigers saves your live-stock
 * 19) [|panda.org]
 * 20) population around 2,000
 * 21) Bengal tiger may weigh more than 250 kg and measure about three meters from head to the tip of the tail
 * 22) Hunted for their pelt and bones
 * 23) average, they give birth to 2 to 3 cubs every 2 to 2.5 years, sometimes 3 to 4 years
 * 24) Poaching and retributive killing is a problem
 * 25) Predator: hunted by man
 * 26) Mating can occur at any time, but happens to be usually between November and April
 * 27) average, they give birth to 2 to 3 cubs every 2 to 2.5 years, sometimes 3 to 4 years
 * 28) Panthera tigris tigris
 * 29) http://tigersincrisis.com/bengal_tiger.htm
 * 30) not only killed for their skin and for their body parts which are used to make traditional Asian medicines
 * 31) hunt mostly at night
 * 32) sharp teeth
 * 33) hunt medium and large-sized animals to them
 * 34) can bite through wood as thick as a 2-by-4.
 * 35) you can hear a Bengal tiger's roar from up to two miles away
 * 36) the Bengal tiger purrs when it is happy or in pain
 * 37) Wildlife Encyclopedia Copy write 1974
 * 38) One of largest in cat family is tiger
 * 39) Have thick coats for cold
 * 40) Hunted by man
 * 41) Food: deer
 * 42) antelope
 * 43) wild pig
 * 44) monkeys
 * 45) porcupines
 * 46) people
 * 47) rhinos
 * 48) Felidae Family
 * 49) carnivore
 * 50) DK Encyclopedia Copy write 2000
 * 51) lives 15-25 years average
 * 52) average is 4.5-11.5 feet
 * 53) long legs for jumping
 * 54) tail nearly 24in.
 * 55) rib cage covers/protects the heart and lungs
 * 56) short jaws for heavy bit
 * 57) male looks like female and vise versa
 * 58) male finds female by scent
 * 59) male finds female by roar
 * 60) can mate a lot over two days
 * 61) male wins fight then rubs fur against female
 * 62) female known as tigress
 * 63) male tigers fight over tigress
 * 64) male tigers fight to the death
 * 65) habitat: forest
 * 66) grasslands
 * 67) mangrove
 * 68) and swamps
 * 69) retractable claws
 * 70) Endangered
 * 71) mammal
 * 72) roar is cosed by bones under the tongue
 * 73) scientific name is  Panthera tigris
 * 74)  also known as  Royal Bengal tiger
 * 75) can sometimes drag 5 times its weight
 * 76) bathes by licking fur
 * 77) lives in parts of India
 * 78) Nature's Children, tigers © 1990
 * 79) tigress raises cubs by herself
 * 80) tigress can fake sleep
 * 81) cubs love to play
 * 82) cubs snuggle to tigress for food
 * 83) mother calls the cub back with a grunt
 * 84) can survive 45 degrees C
 * 85) tongue has short, sharp hooks for eating
 * 86) in warm places tigers have thin, short hair
 * 87) where they live depends on size & color
 * 88) a tiger has better eyesight than us
 * 89) "teeth are as sharp as daggers"
 * 90) tigers ears can hear better than ours
 * 91) whiskers help maneuver
 * 92) tigresses are usually smaller
 * 93) while playing they keep their claws in
 * 94) use their claws for climbing
 * 95) tigers usually don't leave the ground
 * 96) tigers love water
 * 97) they can swim 4-5 miles
 * 98) tigers use camofloge
 * 99) tigers can eat 55 pounds in just one meal
 * 100) a tiger takes a couple of drinks a meal
 * 101) when hunting they crunch down
 * 1) tigers use camofloge
 * 2) tigers can eat 55 pounds in just one meal
 * 3) a tiger takes a couple of drinks a meal
 * 4) when hunting they crunch down