4. Introduction
• The tiger (panthera
tigris) is the
largest cat species,
reaching A total body
length of up to 3.3
metres (11 ft) and
weighing up to 306 kg
(670 lb).
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land carnivore (behin
6. • Scientific classification Animalia
Kingdom : Animalia
Chordata
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia Mammalia
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae Carnivora
Genus : Panthera
Species : Panthera tigris Felidae
Panthera
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Panthera tigris
7. • Due to poaching (illegal hunting) in the
recent years tigers population has gone
below 3,200.
• Tigers persist in less than 7% of their
historic range.
• 3 subspecies have gone extinct in the
last 80 years
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8. Reasons For Depletion Of Tiger
Populationa large scale
• Hunting on
• Killing the Tiger for its Skin , Claws , Teeth
, etc.
• Being a big animal it is hunted as a sport
• Illegal Hunting for Medicinal Trade
• China's Growing Demand
• Weak Law Enforcement
• Poaching and Habitat Loss
• The Genetic Threat
• Impact of Catastrophes
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9. Tiger Facts
• Tigers can live up to 15 years in the
wild.
• Males can weigh up to 300kg and
reach 1m at the shoulder.
• The Amur Tiger - the largest of the tiger
family - can measure up to 3m from its
nose to the tip of its tail.
• Tigers live in a variety of habitats from
tropical and evergreen forests,
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10. • Unlike other species of cats, tigers are
good swimmers and readily enter
water.
• They have thick striped fur.
• Colour and markings vary between the
sub-species but most have over 100
stripes.
• No two tigers have the same stripe
patterns.
• Old or sick tigers - or those living close
to encroaching human populations -
may become man-eaters as humans
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and their livestock are easy prey.
11. • Tigers hunt mainly at night, preying on
a variety of species from large buffalo
and deer to birds and porcupines
• Tigers hunt alone (unless they are
teaching their cubs) - only about one in
ten attacks result in a kill.
• Tigers hunt alone (unless they are
teaching their cubs) - only about one in
ten attacks result in a kill.
• Males have large territories (marked
with urine and scent) of about 24 sq
km, three times larger than the females,
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and may include the territories of
12. • A male may kill cubs that have been
fathered by other tigers so that he can
mate with the female to produce his
own offspring.
• Cubs learn from their mothers and
make their first solo kill at about 18
months. But they often stay with her
until they are about two and a half.
• Tigers reach maturity for breeding at
four years.
• In hot countries cubs are born
throughout the year. In cold regions,
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they are born in the spring.
13. • Cubs are usually born in a den or cave
or thick undergrowth.
• An average of 3-4 cubs are born in a
litter but it is rare for them all to survive
the first year.
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14. This graph here shows the history
of tiger population in our world
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15. An alarming number of tigers
have been erased out of the
world in 2006
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16. In Russia , the tiger population
has been rescued and the
population has gone up above
500
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17. Tiger Products
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18. Involved In This
Mission
• Forever Tiger
• Panthera
• Save Tiger Fund
• World Wide Fund
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19. Please
Save Us !
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20. Thank You
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