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◎ South China Tiger
Unfortunately, the South China tiger, which used to have the largest number of wild tigers, has now become the most endangered tiger species, living only in captivity, and there are no wild South China tigers. Male tigers weigh 130-175 kg and female tigers weigh 100-115 kg, with narrower stripes and more numerous stripes, and the edges between black markings and orange backgrounds are very clear
◎ Siberian Tiger (Siberian Tiger)
The largest of the nine subspecies is the largest carnivorous cat in existence, with males reaching about 3 meters in length and tails about 1 meter long, and adult males averaging 250 kg and some reaching about 350 kg. Wild Siberian tigers have brownish yellow summer fur and pale yellow winter fur. The dorsal and bodysides have multiple narrow horizontal rows of black stripes, usually 2 close to each other in the form of willow leaves. Inhabiting forested, shrub and weedy areas, it lives alone, without settlement, with territorial conservation behavior, and is distributed in northeastern Asia, namely the Siberian region of Russia, the Korean Peninsula and China.
Siberian tigers are nocturnal, sensitive, fierce, quick-moving, swimmers, cannot climb trees, and rarely attack humans. Siberian tigers mainly prey on large and medium-sized mammals such as deer, sheep and wild boar, but also eat small mammals and birds. The gestation period is 103-105 days, each litter is born 2-4 litters, 2-3 years of birth, the wild lifespan is 15 to 17 years, the maximum is 20 years, and the life expectancy in captivity is 20-25 years.
◎ Sumatran tiger
Here I have to say that the Sumatran tiger has webs on its four claws, which is easy to swim. The average length and weight of sexual Sumatran tigers is 2.4 meters and 120 kilograms. Female Sumatran tigers have an average length of 2.2 meters and a weight of 90 kg. Shoulder height 75 cm. The current wild population of Sumatran tigers is estimated to be less than 400. In zoos around the world, about 235 Sumatran tigers are kept in captivity. Sumatran tigers are known to exist in about 27 different habitats on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Sumatran tigers usually prey on deer, wild boar, sheep, crocodiles, fish, etc. The tiger's claws are about seven centimeters long and can easily tear through the crocodile skin
◎ Bengal tiger
The Bengal tiger, one of the most ferocious cats in the world, has exceptionally strong limbs. The whole body fur of the Bengal tiger is basically apricot yellow. Next to the cheeks of the tiger's face, there are also stiff whiskers, which are generally black, and the length is 15 centimeters. And the head of the tiger is particularly large, and it also looks very rounded. The neck of the Bengal tiger is almost as wide as the shoulders. Many large animals pose no threat in the presence of Bengal tigers.
Male Bengal tigers average 2.9 m and about 220 kg from head to tail; females are slightly smaller, measuring about 2.5 m long and weighing nearly 140 kg. The prey of Bengal tigers is mainly wild deer and bison. Their territorial range is estimated at 10-39 km2 for females and 30-105 km2 for males. The Bengal tiger's habitat range is wide, including tall, cold Himalayan coniferous forests, swampy reeds, dry hills on the Indian Peninsula, lush rainforests and dry woods in northern India.
◎ Malaya tiger
The Malayan tiger (scientific name: Panthera tigris jacksoni) is the second smallest of the six surviving tiger species, with a male of about 2.5 meters long, a female about 2.4 meters long, and a head and tail length of about 2.10-2.73 meters each, with an average weight of 100-130 kg. The whole body is orange and black striped, and the stripe intervals are narrower and thinner than other tiger species. Distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, statistics show that there are now about 600 to 800 wild Malayan tigers.
This tiger is the third smallest tiger, slightly larger than the Sumatran and Balinese tigers, and is equivalent to the average weight of an African female lion. The male is about 2.5 meters long and the female is about 2.4 meters long. The length of the head and tail is measured at about 2.10-2.73 meters each. The average weight is 100-130 kg. The stripes on their bodies resemble those of the Indochinese tiger, characterized by orange and black stripes throughout the body, and the stripes are narrower and thinner than those of other tiger species. Predators are sambar deer, wild boar, chamois and so on.
◎ Indochina tiger
(Scientific name: Pantheratigrisssp.corbetti): Abbreviated as indochina. The Indochinese tiger has become the fastest-declining tiger subspecies since the 21st century, with estimates that the total in 2016 may have been less than 400. Males weigh an average of 180 kg and are 2.7 m long. Compared to Bengal tigers, they are smaller, have darker coats, and have shorter, narrower stripes on their bodies, while they have larger white markings on their stomachs, throats, and cheeks.
It is distributed in forests, grasslands, mountains and hills. It has the ability to camouflage and inhabit among tall grasses and trees and is a solitary animal. They have a distinct sense of territory and are social only during the mating season. Other homosexuals of the same sex are not permitted in their field. Carnivorous, preying mainly on medium- and large ungulate wildlife. Examples include sambar deer, slope deer, wild boar, Sumen antelope, white-rumped bison and large bovines. It is mainly distributed in the Indochina Peninsula, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and southwest China.
Having said these six extant subspecies, let's talk about the three extinct subspecies
◎ Caspian sea tiger
Among the known subspecies of tigers, the Caspian tiger is the third largest, after the Siberian tiger and the Bengal tiger.
The Caspian tiger is a large carnivore, also known as the Persian tiger, with a long and strong body. Male Caspian tigers weigh up to 169-240 kg, while female Caspian tigers are medium in size, weighing about 85–135 kg. The maximum length of the skull of male Caspian tiger is 29–36 cm, while the skull of a female Caspian tiger is about 19–25 cm long.
Caspian tigers generally reach sexual maturity at the age of 3 to 4 years. Female tigers generally give birth to 3-4 cubs at a time, and in general, no more than two survive, and the dead and thin tiger cubs will be eaten by the female tiger. After 11 weeks of birth, young tigers begin to learn to prey on their own, and their lifespan is 10-15 years. Predators are predatory creatures such as antelopes and deer.
Regrettably, in 1981, the IUCN officially announced to the world that the Caspian tiger was extinct.
◎ Javanese tiger
The Javanese tiger is about 155 cm long and about 80 cm high at the shoulders, and is a small tropical island tiger, the second smallest tiger. Tigers have body hair that varies in color from light yellow to orange red. Their massive bodies are covered with black or dark brown transverse stripes that extend all the way to the thorax and abdomen, and the coat base of the abdomen is very light, generally milky white.
Javan tiger males are 2.35–2.55 m long and weigh 100–155 kg. Females are 2.1–2.3 m long and weigh 95–115 kg.
The javanese tiger has a large range of activities, generally 500 to 900 square kilometers, the largest up to 4200 square kilometers or more. Tigers can forage for tens of kilometers in the north, and in the south, Xishuangbanna has a short range of food. It preys on ungulates such as wild boar, red deer, sambar deer, roe deer, musk deer, deer, etc., and occasionally preys on wild birds, and picks berries and large insects in summer and autumn.
◎ Balinese tiger
The tiger is the smallest of the nine known subspecies of tigers, smaller than two other Indonesian island tigers, the Sumatran and Javan tigers, and weighing more than the jaguar. Male tigers are about 0.9 to 1.6 meters long and weigh 45 to 110 kg, while female tigers are about 0.7 to 1.4 meters long and weigh 20 to 95 kg. The Balinese tiger is covered with short, orange-yellow black striped hairs. Compared to other species of tigers, it has fewer stripes but is also darker in color. Occasionally, small black spots appear between the stripes. The head of the Balinese tiger also has a special lateral stripe.
Pantheratigrisbalica (Schwarz, 1912), a subspecies of the cat genus Leopard, is the smallest of modern tigers, less than 1/3 the size of other northern tigers. It is about 1.15 meters long and weighs 100 kilograms, and lives in the tropical rainforest of northern Bali, Indonesia. Already extinct in 1937 due to rampant human hunting, it is no longer possible to appreciate the smallest tiger species. The last Balinese tiger was recorded to have been shot by greedy hunters in the forests of western Bali on September 27, 1937.
The last Balinese tiger
Nowadays, we can only see this amazing creature on the Internet, and we do our best to warn people to refuse animal performances, not to buy wildlife products, and to protect the ocean, forest, and environment.
The extinction of living things is usually inextricably linked to human beings, habitat reduction, human hunting, endless greed...
At the end of this article, I hope you have some thoughts
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