The tiger’s markings also play an important role. To their eyes, the tiger’s fur isn’t bright orange: it looks green and matches the background. It helps them see better in dim light, but it also makes them vulnerable.
Deer and other hoofed animals can’t see the full range of colors, much like a colorblind human. They’re helped by the limited vision of their preferred prey. Fennell et al, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, CC BY Deer can process only green and blue, which makes them colorblind (left). Then, just for fun, see which wild cat you’re most like with our personality quiz.The human eye can process red, green and blue, so to us, a tiger looks orange (right). Take the big cat quiz to see how much you know about these fierce felines. The big cats share all but 4.4% of their DNA with domestic cats. Tiger stripes are special to each individual, and their tails help them to keep their balance. However, in the Siberian region of Russia, there’s hope that these big cats are making a comeback.īecause of their size, strength, and predatory skills, tigers are considered one of the “big cats.” Lions, cheetahs, jaguars, and cougars are also part of this grouping. Tigers' habitat has also dwindled seriously as humans have developed land for uses such as farming and logging. Tigers have been overhunted for their fur as well as for other body parts that many people use in traditional medicines. The whole species is endangered throughout its range. Some tigers live where it gets very cold-in India and parts of southeast Asia.
Unlike most members of the cat family, tigers seem to enjoy water and swim well. Each tiger marks the trees in its area with urine and special scratches. A tiger knows if it is in another tiger’s territory based on the trees around him. The cat eats until it's full, and then covers the carcass with leaves and dirt. It may take days for a tiger to finish eating its kill. Tigers have been known to eat up to 60 pounds of meat in one night, but more often they consume about 12 pounds during a meal. If the prey animal is large, the tiger bites its throat to kill it smaller prey is usually killed when the tiger breaks its neck. The tiger sprints to an unsuspecting animal, usually pulling it off its feet with its teeth and claws. The powerful predator generally hunts alone, able to bring down prey such as deer and antelope. These cubs quadruple in size during their first month! A female tiger gives birth to a litter of three or four cubs, who she will care for until they are a year-and-a-half old.
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