The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies. Its populations have been estimated at 1,706–1,909 in India, 440 in Bangladesh, 163–253 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan. Bengal is traditionally fixed as the typical locality for the binomial Panthera tigris, to which the British taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock subordinated the Bengal tiger in 1929 under the trinomial Panthera tigris tigris. It is the national animal of Bangladesh. Male Bengal tigers have an average total length of 270 to 310 cm (110 to 120 in) including the tail, while females measure 240 to 265 cm (94 to 104 in) on average. tigers approach their victim from the side or behind from as close a distance as possible and grasp the preys throat to kill it. Then they drag the carcass into cover, occasionally over several hundred meters, to consume it. The nature of the tigers hunting method and prey availability results in a feast or famine feeding style: they often consume 18–40 kilograms (40–88 lb) of meat at one time....A perfect Killing Machine but friend of friends...
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 08:18:04 +0000
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