Biology 5-17 Tiger Essay

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Eddy EganMay 17, 2007TuliszewskiPeriod ½The Siberian Tiger The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaicais) is believed to be the largest animal in the cat, Felidae, family.These cats, although they are very large, are becomingmore and more endangered everyday, reaching a point where it has been critical to savethem. Aside from its rather large body structure these tigers can be differentiated fromother species by its fur. The Siberian tiger has paler fur and darker stripes than most other tigers, as well as having longer and thicker hair and a layer of fat along its belly help itadapt to the temperatures ranging below - 46º Celsius of Siberia and places nearby. “Atiger’s stripes act as camouflage within long grass and dense vegetation as they helpdistort its body outline, however, as the land here is covered in snow for most of the year the Siberian Tiger has developed stripesmuch paler than that of other tiger subspecies” (YPTENC) .In addition, just assnow shoes work well in snow so do thevery large feet of this species creating adifference between them and other species which do not have to be accustomed to theseconditions. “Around 80% of Siberian tigers live within the coniferous, scrub oak and birch woodlands of the Primorski Krai region of Russia (eastern Russia), with lownumbers also being found in northeast China and northern North Korea”(YPTENC) . Inthese habitats the tiger is of course a carnivorous creature and to supply him of his foodhe relies on: wild boar, roe deer, and sika deer while also relying on smaller prey likehares, rabbits and even the occasional fish like salmon. They hunt mainly at night time

due to their excellent night vision and highly developed senses of hearing and smell.

Unlike the Bengal Tiger, the Siberian Tiger rarely attacks humans.

The mating season isusually from December to January and the normal conception period is three to three anda half months.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tiger http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/siberian_tiger.htmlBengal TigersThe Bengal Tiger is another member of the Felidae family and one of theless endangered species, even thoughall of the 8 tiger subspecies areendangered if not extinct. The Bengaltiger is believed to have may rivaledthe Siberian tiger in size at one point.For hunting the Bengal tiger feeds on wild boar, deer, gaurs and water buffalo. They also prey on smaller animals like hares, monkeys, langurs and peacocks. While maintainingthis they prefer to hunt at night, but due to very tall grasses and their excellentcamouflage from their stripes they hunt in the daytime as well. As adaptations, Bengaltigers can climb trees effectively and are great, strong swimmers. Swimming allows thetigers to ambush drinking or swimming prey and chase them into water leaving them to be easily caught. In reproduction they are similar to Siberian tigers and have a conception period of about 3 and half months but are born between February and May.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_tiger http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/tiger.html

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