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Where Do Bengal Tigers Live? – Habitat

October 23, 2017
Bengal tigers are the most common subspecies of a tiger. They are primarily found in the Indian Subcontinent which is why they are also known as Indian tigers. Bengal tigers are one of the world’s largest cats—second only to Siberian tigers. Bengal Tiger Habitat Bengal tigers make homes in a…
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What Do Bengal Tigers Eat?

October 23, 2017
Like other big cats, Bengal tigers are carnivores. They fancy eating ungulates such as sambar, barasingha, takin, water buffalo, gaur, chital, antelopes, pigs, and nilgai. Bengal tigers will also prey on large animals such as wild boar, hog deer, grey langur, and muntjac. Bengal tigers take on smaller mammals if…
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How Long Do Bengal Tigers Live? – Lifespan

October 22, 2017
A Bengal tiger has an average lifespan of 8 to 10 years in the wild. The maximum lifespan of the wild specimen is about 15 years. Very few tigers reach the 15 years age in the wild because they eventually become too weak to hunt large animals. In captivity, Bengal…
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How Long Do Siberian Tigers Live? – Lifespan

October 22, 2017
Siberian tigers or amur tigers are the biggest of all cats. They are thought to live as long as 10 to 15 years in the natural habitat. In captivity however they have a lifespan of about 20 or even 25 years. In the boreal forests, Siberian tigers rely on their…
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Where Do Siberian Tigers Live? – Siberian Tiger Habitat

October 22, 2017
Siberian tigers make homes in a wide variety of forest habitats such as Korean pine broadleaf forests, northern boreal complex, coniferous-deciduous complex, taiga forests, and mosaic forests. They fancy living in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains primarily because the Siberian roe deer and Manchurian wapiti are pretty common throughout this range. Amur…
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What Do Siberian Tigers Eat? – Siberian Tiger Diet

October 22, 2017
Siberian tigers are the largest cats of all felids so they can afford to prey on larger animals. They are also called amur tigers. Siberian tigers or amur tigers are thought to prey on Manchurian sika deer, Siberian musk deer, moose, long-tailed goral, Manchurian wapiti, wild boar, antelopes, buffaloes, elks,…
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How Much Does a Siberian Tiger Weigh?

October 22, 2017
The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is one of the heaviest terrestrial carnivores—second only to polar bear. The biggest and probably the heaviest Siberian tiger ever measured was shot in 1943 in Sungari River. It was an adult male that weighed as much as 660 pounds. Scientists believe that there…
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