Tigers

An Endangered Species
Introduction
5 subspecies of tigers existing today
Amur or Siberian (Panthera tigris altaica)
Bengal (Panthera tigris tigris)
South China (Panthera tigris amoyensis)
Sumatran (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
Indochinese (Panthera tigris corbetti)
Tigers Are An Important Part of
Our World
Tigers are the largest true
carnivore in the world.
Tigers live only in Asia.
Unlike most cats, tigers
like water and are very
good swimmers.
Tigers can jump up to 33
feet in one bound.
Tigers in the wild live to
be about 15 years old.
Tigers in the zoo live to be
about 21 years old.

Tigers in the zoo eat
ground up horse meat
including the bones, hide
and insides.
Tiger cubs are born one to
three to a litter and they
dont open their eyes for a
few days after they are
born.
The largest tiger is the
Siberian tiger. The
smallest tiger is the
Sumatran tiger.
Babies
Tiger cubs are born one to three to a litter and
they are born blind. Their eyes will open after a
few days. They will drink their mothers milk for
five or six months.
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Asia
Tigers are only found
in Asia. Scientists
believe they originated
in northern climates
and migrated
southward. They are
not as comfortable in
the hotter regions.
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Largest Carnivore
Tigers are the largest
true carnivore in the
world. They can only
eat meat. They will eat
most of an animal that
they kill in order to get
all the vitamins and
nutrients they need.
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Good Swimmers
Unlike most cats,
tigers like the water
and are very good
swimmers. They can
easily swim one to two
miles.
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Good Jumpers
Tigers can jump up to 33 feet in one bound. That
is longer than two minivans.
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Biggest And Smallest
The Siberian tiger is
the largest tiger in the
world. The male can
grow to be about 600
pounds. The Sumatran
tiger is the smallest
tiger, weighing in at
268 pounds.
Zoo Diets
In the zoo, tigers eat a
daily diet of ground up
horse meat that
includes the bones,
hide and insides. This
gives them all the
nutrients their bodies
need.
Short Lives
Tigers in the
wild only live to
be about 15
years old.
Tigers in the
zoo live a little
longer to maybe
21 years old.
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Tigers
Dark orange to white in
color with black or dark
brown stripes.
Slender bodies with
powerful muscles.
Small, round ears.
Retractable claws.
Very good eyesight,
especially at night.
They live in jungles,
forests and grasslands of
Asia.
5 tigers website gives good
information on how to help save
tigers.
There are several national parks
and reserves set up to help the
tigers survive.
Extinct Tigers
Javan (Panthera tigris sondaica)
Bali (Panthera tigris balica)
Caspian (Panthera tigris virgata)
Extinct Tigers-Javan
Last seen in 1972
Prime causes for extinction
Poisons (poisoned boar)
Encroachment of
plantations
These coincided w/ a loss
of large ungulate prey base
Currently no room for
tigers on Java
Extinct Tigers-Bali
Believed to have gone
extinct in 1937
The Dutch colonization in
1910 brought
Plantations
Hunters
Similar losses of habitat
as the Javan
Currently no room on
Bali for tigers
Extinct Tigers-Caspian
Last one reportedly shot in 1959
Preferred reed beds, but these were reclaimed as
ag land
Probably also due to civil unrest
White Tigers
A popular attraction in
zoos, white tigers in the
wild were recorded in
India during the Mughal
Period from 1556 to
1605 AD
At least 17 instances
were recorded in India
between 1907 and 1933
in Orissa, Bilaspur,
Sohagpur and Rewa
But mostly found in zoos
today.
Poaching
Trade in tiger bone
Major factor that
threatens survival
Used for thousands of
years in Asian medicine
for treatment of
rheumatism
Some statistics from the
early 90s
South Korea imported
9000kg of bone over 24
years (1970-1994)
About 750 skeletons
Taiwan imported 12,000kg
over 10 years (1980-1990)
China is a supplier,
processor and consumer
Tiger bone wine
Progress in Tiger Trade
Supply
More seizures of goods
Prices are lower
Major supplying markets
disappeared
Processing
Manufacture has stopped
in many countries
China now substitutes
sailong (mole rat)
Medicines that are found
are old stock
Demand
Availability has
declined
Consumers now support
wildlife conservation
International Trade
More countries join
CITES

Trade Continues
Illegal supply market still operate (Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam)
Processing markets label medicines incorrectly
Domestic retail trade in Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia
International trade through an army of ants= large number of
people smuggling small volumes of goods
What to do
Improved enforcement
on trade bans,
especially international
Increase penalties for
poaching
Raise conservation
awareness
More research to help
distinguish between
real and fake tiger parts
and products
Adopt a tiger
$2000
Eviction of humans
from tiger habitat
Conservation
Education
Decline Over Last 100 Years



Works Cited
Pictures were obtained from:
-5tigers.org
-Encarta CD
-worldbookonline.com
Sounds were obtained from:
-5tigers.org
-home.swipnet.se/ solkatten/ ljud/ katt.wav
-http://www.tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp/sounds/tmp/j_sound/
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