Interesting facts about tigers Is a great opportunity to learn more about large predators. Tigers are among the most popular of the feline family. It is difficult to find a person who has not seen and heard about these animals.
So, here are the most interesting facts about tigers.
- The 2019 regulation banned tiger hunting worldwide.
- The tiger has round rather than vertical pupils as it is not nocturnal.
- Did you know that the tiger is considered the largest representative of all big cats (see interesting facts about cats)?
- Tigers communicate with each other through loud growls. Moreover, when the tigers are in a furious state, they begin to hiss.
- All white tigers have blue eyes.
- Tigers living on the continents are noticeably larger than their relatives living on the islands.
- An interesting fact is that in the dark the tiger sees about 6 times better than the person.
- The tiger knows how to swim excellently, which allows him to swim across even stormy currents.
- The male's territory is approximately 4-5 times larger than that of the female.
- Tigers are capable of mating with lions (see interesting facts about lions).
- Few people know that a tiger needs 2 times more food for a full life than the same lion. For 1 year, the predator eats up to 3 tons of meat.
- It is curious that the characteristic striped pattern of the tiger is repeated not only on the fur, but also on the skin.
- As communication with their relatives, tigers use not only their roar, but also certain sounds by which animals recognize each other.
- Tigers are incapable of purring.
- The mating season for tigers lasts less than one week a year.
- The most famous man-eating tiger managed to kill approximately 430 people! An experienced hunter was able to track down the bloodthirsty predator, who specially came to India from Great Britain to catch him. It took the hunter several years to track down the animal.
- At the beginning of the 21st century, there were less than 7000 tigers in the world, where the Amur tiger is in the most distressful situation (see interesting facts about the Amur tigers).
- Tigers can reach speeds of up to 60 km / h.
- Today, there are 6 subspecies of tigers: Amur, Bengal, Malay, Indo-Chinese, Sumatran and Chinese.
- The largest tiger is the Amur tiger, whose body length can reach 6 m (excluding the tail).
- The staff of Indian reserves wear masks with human faces on the back of their heads. This helps reduce the likelihood of a tiger attacking, as it attacks exclusively from an ambush or from the back.
- Tiger saliva contains antiseptic agents that help the predator fight infections.
- Tigers belong to one of 4 representatives of the panther genus (see interesting facts about panthers).
- Only one attack out of 10 ends in success for the tiger.
- The tiger can imitate the voices of certain animals. This helps him to lure prey to him, and also increases the chances of overtaking it.
