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The tiger is member on the felidae family ,the largest of the four big cats in the genus Panthera . The Bengal tiger is traditionalliy regarded as the second largest subspecies after the Siberian tiger. The Bengal tiger is the most numerous of the tiger sub-species, with about 1,411 wild tiger being reported by the Government of India’s National Tiger conservation Authority.
- DISTRIBUTION : The Bengal tiger is a sub species of tiger primarily found in India and Bangladesh. They are also found in parts of Nepal ,Bhutan, Myanmar and southern, Tibet. The tiger lives in varied open jungles, humid evergreen forests and man grove swamps.
- FOOD : Bengal tigers eat a variety of animals found in their natural habitat, including deer, wild boars , water buffalo , gaur, nilgai,antelope, and occasionally other ungulates .
- Breeding : Mating can occur at any time but happens to be usually between November and April. The females can have cubs at the age of 3-4 years, males reach maturity in about 4 years . After the gestation period of 103 days ,2-5 cubs are born.