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=DON'T KILL TIGGER' MAKE HIM BIGGER= Tigers are very majestic animals, usually found in Asia. "It is inferred that the increasing human population is putting tigers at risk, as growing cities and towns are fragmenting or dividing tigers' habitats. To help protect Bengal cubs and their parents, officials in Ranthambhore have limited the number and routes of safari trucks that drive tourists in the area.**"**

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Subfamily: Panthernae Genus/Species: Panthera tigris

South China tigers believed to be extinct in the wild. They lived in the forest in south eastern China. It was believe that they weighed around 350 pounds. They are not extinct in the wild yet but are very close.
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 * 1) Which tiger may be extinct in the wild?

2. Which tiger has the biggest population in the wild? The Bengal tiger has the biggest population in the wild.they weigh about 550 pounds. They have a population of around 1,850 tigers. There habitat is grasslands in the nepal; forests in Bangladesh,Bhutan and India.

3. Where did tigers originate from? They originated in northern Asia during the Pleistocene epoch and spread southward thereafter, crossing the Himalaya only about 10,000 years ago.they are the largest member of the cat family. Two major subspecies exist: the Siberian also called Manchurian tiger.

4. What are some facts about Siberian tiger? The very rare Siberian tigers also known as (also called Siberian tigers)range as far north as the Arctic Circle. A big male measures 4 m (13 ft) long, including the tail, and weighs 300 kg (700 lb). It has thick yellow fur with dark stripes. From 1990 to 1993, poachers, or illegal hunters, killed about one-third of the country's amur tigers.they warned that if they didn't stop,Russia's tigers would be extinct by the year 2000.The Siberian tiger has been declared endangered.

5. What are tiger families like? The tiger is a lonely animal, males and females only match during mating time. The litter usually has two or three cubs, which stay with the mother into their second year. The diet is varied, ranging from deer and cattle to snakes and termites; carrion is also eaten. The Bengal inhabits grassy or swampy areas and forests, where it is well camouflaged by its coloration. Those living on islands have almost disappeared. The Siberian tiger has been declared endangered.





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Database: Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Database:Time For Kids