3. TIGERS
The tiger looks like a big
cat. It has a long tail. Its
strong body is brownish
with black stripes on it.
Its padded feet have
sharp claws. Its four
teeth, two in the upper
jaw and two in the lower
jaw are sharper and
stronger than the rest.
4. HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION
Tigers are widely
distributed from
the alpine
Himalayas to the
rain forests of
southern Western
Ghats and from
the dry forests of
Rajasthan to the
moist forests of
north-east India.
5. TIGERS
Why just Tiger, well if you
fall short of information
about your beloved
country, Bengal Tiger is
the national animal of
India, there was a great
reason for saving
tigers, you see if there
were no Tigers then all
kids would need
remember new animal as
a national animal.
6. TIGERS
It is carnivorous
and hunts for prey
primarily by sight
and sound. It
feeds on deer, wild
pig, bovid and
sometimes even
other predators
like leopards and
bears.
7. TIGERS
Tigers are generally found
in the forests of Sunder
bans in West Bengal,
Assam, Tripura and
Central India. There are
also big sized tigers in
African jungles. The Royal
Bengal Tigers of Sunder
bans are the most
beautiful of all.
In India, tiger killing is
prohibited. We can find
tigers in the zoo, or in the
circus.
8. TIGERS
Today the tiger skin is very
popular and sought after.
Rich people and fashion
designers have no idea
what they are doing;
competition between the
rich to show off makes
them blind to the serious
consequences. People
persuade villagers to kill
tigers to get money, and
they do it because they are
poor and need to feed their
families.
9. TIGERS
The only problem now is that
they are endangered. They
have been hunted heavily by
man for sport, skins, and as a
source of traditional medical
products. At the beginning of
this century it is estimated
that there were over 40,000
tigers, today the number is
less than 8,000. The risk of
extinction forced the
government of India to initiate
the 'Project Tiger' in April
1973, when the tiger
population was less than
2000.
10. TIGERS
Other animals which are
facing extinction owing to
various factors like
poaching and loss of habitat
include the giant panda, the
snow leopard, the white
rhinoceros and the komodo
dragon, tapirs, the
leopard, African wild
ass, gazelles, etc. Leopards
as well as tigers are
affected by the loss of
habitat when forests are
used for human activities.
