Tigers were mostly found throughout much of eastern and southern Asia, but now there habitats have shrinked because of the human activities. These human activities are deforestation for agricultural use, hunting of tigers and polluting of the earth which is causing rapid ecosystem changes. Now the tigers are mostly found in India, Sumatra and Siberia. Siberian Tigers are the largest tigers in the world according to their weight and height.
Indian tigers are the big sized tigers who like to prey Sambhar and spotted Dear. They can eat up to 25 kgs of meat every day. The life expectancy of Indian tigers is 15-20 years. Now the question is “Where tigers are found in India”. There are about 1400 tigers left in India which are found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Indian Tiger Photo
Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of tiger subspecies and it is a quick moving tiger as well. The smaller size makes this tiger to move quickly through the jungle. Sumatra is the Island of Indonesia where these species live. These are also the critically endangered species of the tiger family. They eat the flesh of hunted animals and they come out at dawn to hunt their prey.
Sumatran Tiger
Siberian Tiger is the largest or biggest of the tiger species in the world and are renowned for their power and strength. Siberian tiger likes to live near water and it also love to eat fish at times. Siberian tiger are endangered and their population is reducing gradually. There are about 410 to 510 Siberian tigers in this natural habitat of big cats. They are powerful hunters that travel many miles to find prey, such as elk and wild boar, on nocturnal hunts. Females give birth to litters of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from the male.
Siberian Tiger Picture