Bengal Tiger

Bengal tiger is a subspecies of tiger. It ismostly found in India .

It looks very attractive and it is kept as a rare animals . It is taken as second largest species ot tiger.Previously it was considered the second largest subspecies, behind the Siberian tigers(Panthera tigris altaica), however a recent study suggests that maybe this subspecies could be, on average, the largest of the tigers.The total length for the males is of 270-310 cm meanwhile those of the females is of 240–265 cm; the tail measures 85–110 cm long and the height at the shoulder is 90–110 cm. The average weight is 221.2 kg (487.7 lb.) for the males and 139.7 kg (308 lb.) for the females, however those who inhabit the north of India and Nepal have an average weight of 235 kg (518 lb.) for the males and 140 kg (308.6 lb.) for the females. Its coat is yellow to light orange, and the stripes range from dark brown to black; the belly is white, and the tail is white with black rings. A mutation of the Bengal subspecies, the white tiger have dark brown or reddish brown stripes on a white background color, and some are entirely white. Black tigers have tawny, yellow or white stripes on a black background color. The pelage of a black tiger, recovered from smugglers, measured 259 cm and was displayed at the National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi. The existence of black tigers without stripes has been reported but not substantiated.
The Bengal tiger's roar can be heard for up to three kilometers (almost two miles) away
Bengal tigers donot live as family. They hunt in big territory . they pray big animals and birds also some insects. They are kept as rare animals so they are kept or protect by wwf.
Bengal tigers are classified as strict carnivores that it strictly depends on meat.Bengal tiger eats different types of animals like chittal, wild buffalo, wild boar,water buffalo, hares and birds like cuckoos , sparrow etc and some insects.It also known to take other predators like wolves,jackles, crocodiles,foxes, leopards