Wildlifeof Bhutan
Tiger
Cats
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Panthera tigris
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly hoofed mammals, taken by ambush
Habitat
Forest from the lowlands to temperate forest up to 4,200m in Bhutan
Range
Bhutan up to 4,200m
Size
Head and body 1.4–2.8m; tail 0.6–1.1m; shoulder 0.8–1.1m
The tiger is a large cat with a powerful, muscular body, a big head and paws, and orange fur that fades to white in places, crossed by black, mostly vertical stripes. The ears are rounded and the pupils round, and the claws are retractile and up to about 10cm long. Across the species, head-and-body length is given as 1.4 to 2.8m (Wikipedia, general species account).
In the Eastern Himalayas the tiger has been documented in temperate forest up to 4,200m in Bhutan. In Jigme Dorji National Park, tigers were found to inhabit the deeper parts of forest, while smaller predators were pushed closer to the fringes. It is an apex predator, mostly solitary, defending home ranges against others of its own sex.
Quick answers
- What does the Tiger eat?
- Mainly hoofed mammals, taken by ambush
- What habitat does the Tiger live in?
- Forest from the lowlands to temperate forest up to 4,200m in Bhutan
- Where is the Tiger found?
- Bhutan up to 4,200m
- How big is the Tiger?
- Head and body 1.4–2.8m; tail 0.6–1.1m; shoulder 0.8–1.1m