This is the feline mammal's largest animal kingdom, although according
to the species that belong can vary their weight and size. In general,
males can reach between 100 and despite 300 kg and have a length of
100cm to 335. Females, however, marked a weight of 85 to 165 kg. The
larger species are introduced Amur tigers. His excellent pass from
shades of orange coat, brown or lions, with the ventral part whitish.
The rays that are drawn into his coat may be brown and black. The
drawing of the lines is a feature unique to each identifiable and
tigre, besides being a perfect camouflage clothing with the territory
they inhabit. It is an animal very territorial, both females and males
have and defend an area of about 20 square kilometers and 80
respectively. Unlike lions, tigers let you share a dam with the female
and even eat before them. Due to territorial sense so developed that
possess, is frequent clashes between males who normally do not end up
being fatal.
Mating occurs several times during a specified time, but the female is
receptive only a few days. After being left fertility, pregnancy lasts
about 100 days and normally, the layers are 3 or 4 offspring. You can
make the case that the male reaches sacrifice for the offspring as long
as the female is receptive. Only at eight weeks old, the chicks start
to investigate their surroundings and leave the dens, always under the
care and protection of his mother. But until two years of emancipation
is not the mother.
Their habitat is in rainy jungles.
They are expert swimmers as well as the jaguar, besides being able to
capture a prey into the water. They usually seek preferably large
herbivores such as hare, peacocks, monkeys, deer and fish. They can
jump up to 5 meters vertically and about 10 long. Their strong claws
reach measuring about 7 cm and a half, and can reach 72 km / h speed,
all these physical qualities make tigre a large predator can attack a
buffalo.
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