Bengal Tiger

Question 1

How many subspecies of tiger are left in the world?

Answer 1

Five.

Question 2

What is the weight range for all tiger species?

Answer 2

250 - 650 pounds

Question 3

Are male or female tigers smaller?

Answer 3

Females.

Question 4

How tall are tigers at the shoulder?

Answer 4

Three feet.

Question 5

How long are tigers from the head to the base of the tail?

Answer 5

5 to 9 feet.

Question 6

How long is a tiger’s tail?

Answer 6

3 feet.

Question 7

What month range do tigers breed during?

Answer 7

November to April.

Question 8

What is the gestation period of a tiger? (days)

Answer 8

100 days.

Question 9

At what age are tigers mature?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

Do male or female tigers reach maturity earlier?

Answer 10

Females.

Question 11

What is the average lifespan of a tiger?

Answer 11

15 years

Question 12

What is the range and habitat of the Bengal tiger?

Answer 12

It is found in tropical forest in India and Southeast Asia.

Question 13

what is the range and habitat of the Siberian tiger?

Answer 13

Eastern Russia in mountain forests.

Question 14

What is the most common subspecies of tiger?

Answer 14

Bengal tiger.

Question 15

How many Bengal tigers remain in the wild?

Answer 15

2500

Question 16

How many Siberian tigers remain in the wild?

Answer 16

400

Question 17

What is the conservation status of all species of tigers?

Answer 17

Endangered.

Question 18

What are the three recently extinct species of tiger?

Answer 18

Caspian tiger, Bali tiger, Javan tiger.

Question 19

What do tigers eat?

Answer 19

Primarily large mammals, but also birds.

Question 20

Are tigers social animals?

Answer 20

No.

Question 21

True or false? Tigers often fight to defend territory.

Answer 21

False. They usually use intimidation to resolve conflicts.

Question 22

why does the tiger have very large, soft paws?

Answer 22

They use them to silence their footsteps.

Question 23

How many miles can a tiger swim in a day?

Answer 23

Eighteen.

Question 24

What subspecies of tiger is the national animal of India?

Answer 24

Bengal.

Question 25

How many kittens do tigers have?

Answer 25

1 - 4

Question 26

What are some threats to the tiger?

Answer 26

Poaching and habitat loss.

Question 27

Besides the pelt and the meat, why are tigers poached?

Answer 27

Traditional Chinese medicine.

Question 28

Why are the governments of India and China in part to blame for the downslide of tigers?

Answer 28

They have failed to implement and enforce laws that strictly protect tigers.

Question 29

What do the Chinese believe eating tiger bones will do?

Answer 29

Make you stronger.

Question 30

True or false? At the beginning of the 19th century, tigers were so numerous that reports wondered if tigers would overtake man.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

What was the result of the large amount of tigers in the 19th century?

Answer 31

Governments ordered people to kill as many as possible.

Question 32

why are man-eating tigers often disabled?

Answer 32

They have been pushed out of their territory by stronger animals into areas where the prey is not as common (AKA human areas)

Question 33

Why are governments more interested in conserving tigers now?

Answer 33

Many people come to India to see tigers. This brings in tourism revenue.

Question 34

What celebrity teamed up with WWF to launch the "Save Tigers Now" campaign?

Answer 34

Leonardo DiCaprio.

Question 35

What bill in 1972 helped to establish strict protection laws for tigers in India?

Answer 35

The Wildlife Protection Act

Question 36

What is Project Tiger?

Answer 36

A project that has set up eight new tiger reserves in India, captured poachers, and funded the relocation of villagers to reduce the amount of human-tiger interactions.

Question 37

How much money has the Indian government spent on Project Tiger?

Answer 37

$150,000,000

Question 38

What roman emperor often fought lions and tigers?

Answer 38

Titus. (He said the tigers always won)

Question 39

Do white tigers grow faster than regular tigers?

Answer 39

Yes.

Question 40

What pigment do tigers with white fur lack?

Answer 40

Phelomelanin.

Question 41

Why are all white tigers related?

Answer 41

They are all descended from one cub who was the sole survivor of his family.