general aspects

Currently, the Bengal tiger or the Indian tiger is in danger of extinction, like other subspecies of tigres.Su coat is orange with black stripes and underparts pale, almost white.It is the second subspecies in size, behind the Siberian. Normally the males measure about 3 feet long and weigh over 250 kilos. The females are much lighter, not exceeding 160 kilos and rarely exceed 2.6 meters long. Their lifespan is usually about 20 years.Tigers are generally solitary animals. The females care for their pups for four years he taught all the techniques of hunting. Males have a field where females with which progeny.Siberian tigers, Bengal tigers usually hunt at night, partly to avoid adverse situations with humans. Normally travel several miles a day to hunt. They always do, lurking in the bushes, crouched down until you see their prey, when starting a race at a speed that can reach 80 mph and culminating with a big leap to bring it down.
Depending on the size of its prey, the tiger has several ways to kill. Case of large animals, squeezing his neck choking. However, if the prey is small, directly breaks the neck of a single movement.
The gestation period in these tigers is usually 105-110 days, taking between 1 and 6 pups in each litter.
Most Bengal tigers and one-third of the world population of these cats live in India. There is also a large population in Nepal, the park Chitawan. There are also copies of the Bengal tiger in Bhutan, the deltaic coast of Bangladesh and Burma. The Bengal tiger subspecies is the most numerous cats and the number of copies is between 3,000 and 4,700.