Tiger is called the "king of the jungle". Like what we usually call the "tiger and wolf army" of the army, and the " tiger talisman " in the hands of ancient generals, its phenomenon entails prestige and power.
Because the tiger's living environment is in deep mountains or dense forests, it creates the tiger's lone character. Moreover, the tiger has a very strong sense of territory, and this territory is about 40 kilometers in radius. Tigers can only see two tigers in their companionship when they are seeking mating. This is what we call: one mountain does not allow two tigers, unless one male and one female. Because tigers like to live alone, the communication between tigers generally relies on "roaring", which is the so-called tiger roar.
Currently, there are roughly 9 types of tigers in the world, 3 of which are extinct. Let’s take a closer look at the members of the tiger family.
Siberian tiger
, also known as Siberian tiger , is the largest carnivorous cat in existence. In Russia, Heilongjiang and eastern Jilin, China, there are only about 20 coniferous forests in the coniferous forests below 1,000 meters above sea level. It is the largest tiger with a body length of 180-250 cm, a tail length of 100-120 cm, and a weight of 180-350 kg. The head is large and round, with several black horizontal lines on the forehead, often colluded in the middle, which looks very similar to the word "king", so it is called "king of the jungle".
South China tiger
South China tiger is only distributed in China and is a tiger subspecies unique to China and has become extinct in the wild. South China tigers feed on herbivorous animals wild boars, deer, roe roe, etc. It is one of the top ten endangered animals in China. The South China tiger is slightly smaller in size, with a body length of 140-230 cm, a tail length of 80-100 cm, and a weight of 140-210 kg. The body hair is shorter and the tiger's tail is not big enough, but the hair color is thicker than that of the Siberian tiger, orange-yellow, sometimes slightly red, and the markings on the body are also darker and wider.
Bali tiger (extinct)
The smallest tiger is less than 1/3 of the size of other tigers. It is about 1.15 meters long and weighs only 90 kilograms. It only lives in Indonesia Bali . The tiger with the most stripes on its body has more than 100 fine stripes. It is reported that the last Balinese tiger was hunted by greedy hunters on September 27, 1937, and is now extinct.
Indochina tiger
Indochina tiger, referred to as Indochina tiger . It is mainly distributed in the areas of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, . The male tiger has a total length of 2.55-2.85 meters and a weight of 150-195 kilograms. The female tiger has a total length of 2.3-2.55 meters and weighs 100-130 kilograms.
Malay tiger
was considered the new tiger subspecies in 2004, the third smallest tiger subspecies. The length of males is about 2.5 meters, and the length of females is about 2.4 meters, with an average weight of 100-130 kg. The stripes on the body are similar to those on the Indochina tiger, and are characterized by orange and black stripes all over the body, with narrower and thinner stripes than other tiger species. Distributed in southern Malay Island, Malaysia and Thailand.
Java tiger (extinct)
Java tiger male total length 2.35-2.55 meters and weighs 100-155 kilograms. The female is 2.1-2.3 meters long and weighs 95-115 kilograms. She is the second smallest tiger. Only living in Indonesia, Java , the last Java tiger was reportedly extinct in 1979.
Sumatra tiger
Sumatra tiger is the smallest tiger species in existence. The average body length of males is 2.34 meters, the average body length of females is 120 kg, the average body length of females is 1.98 meters, and the average body weight is 90 kg. The cheek hair around the face is longer and the beard is long, dark, close to red, and short hair, so the muscle profile is obvious, very spectacular and extremely vicious. Only live in Sumatra , which belongs to Indonesia.
Bengal tiger
Bengal tiger is also known as Indian tiger , its size is second only to Siberian tiger. The body length is 160-290 cm, the tail length is 90-120 cm, and the weight is 160-270 kg. The fur color is also between the Siberian tiger and the South China tiger. The body hair is short and bright, the stripes are slender and clear, the tiger's tail is sharper, the limbs appear longer, and the body appears higher.The Bengal tiger is the most widely distributed and most numerous tiger in the world, but it is still a rare protected animal with a global stock of less than 3,000.
Caspian Tiger (extinct)
Caspian Tiger is also known as Xinjiang Tiger (Chinese name), Persian Tiger , Caucasian Tiger, Tulan Tiger, West Asian Tiger , Central Asian Tiger. Males can weigh 169-240 kg, and females can weigh 85-135 kg. In Iran, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, , the former Soviet Union, Iraq, and Xinjiang, China, adapt to desert areas, so a larger area of predation territory is required. It is reported that the last Caspian tiger was found in 1968 and has not appeared since then and has become extinct.
In addition, the Bengal tiger has a black variant in the dark tropical forest, also called the blue tiger, but it is very rare. There are also variants such as White Tiger , Snow Tiger , and Golden Tiger .
Black Tiger, also known as Blue Tiger
White Tiger
Snow Tiger
Golden Tiger
I have seen so many tigers, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of tigers. Tiger not only represents prestige and power, but also has the meaning of peace and joy. For example, modern people also hang tiger paintings in them, which is said to make the family safe and smooth. In addition, there are children wearing tiger head hat and tiger head shoes , which also means that children can grow up peacefully and happily.
