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The Bengal tiger ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. [14] Males and female Bengal tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve reach a head-to-body length of 183–211 cm (72–83 in) and 164–193 cm (65–76 in) respectively, including a tail about 85–110 cm (33–43 in) long.
[7] [8] Machali's offspring increased the tiger population in the park significantly – from 15 tigers in 2004, to 50 tigers in 2014. Eventually, more than half of the tigers in the park were of her lineage. [6] In 2008, two of her female cubs were relocated to Sariska Tiger Reserve and successfully boosted the tiger population in that park as ...
The liger is the offspring of a female tiger and a male lion and the tigon the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion. [45] The lion sire passes on a growth-promoting gene, but the corresponding growth-inhibiting gene from the female tiger is absent, so that ligers grow far larger than either parent species.
A female tiger attains sexual maturity at the age of three and can produce litters of usually 2 or 3 but up to 6 or 7 fast growing cubs after a gestation of only three and a half months. [54] [12]: 378 If all the newborns in litter die, the female tiger can give birth to the next litter within five months. [55]
Indian states by life expectancy in 2015—2016, according to estimation of NFHS [1] Indian states by life expectancy in 2019—2021, according to estimation of NFHS [1]. Data about life expectancy according to alternative survey "National Family Health Survey" (NFHS).
The history of lion–tiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate of the offspring of a lion and a tiger. The name "liger", a portmanteau of lion and tiger, was coined by the 1930s. [4] "Ligress" is used to refer to a female liger, on the model of ...
A white tiger at the Madrid Zoo. The white Bengal tigers are distinctive due to the color of their fur. The white fur is caused by a lack of the pigment pheomelanin, which is found in Bengal tigers with orange color fur. When compared to Bengal tigers, the white Bengal tigers tend to grow faster and become heavier than the orange Bengal tiger.
The golden tiger's coat is lighter than that of a normal tiger A golden tiger , sometimes called a golden tabby tiger , is a Bengal tiger with a colour variation caused by a recessive gene. Like white tigers and black tigers, it is a morph , and not a separate subspecies.