Bengal Tiger Cub (Panthera tigris tigris) lives in tropical forest, grassland across Indian subcontinent. Its conservation status is Endangered.
Fascinating facts about the Bengal Tiger Cub
- Since the early 20th century, tiger populations have lost at least 93% of their historic range, shrinking to less than 7% of what they once covered across Asia. This collapse has pushed the species onto the IUCN Red List as Endangered, with its remaining habitat thought to have declined by 53% to 68% since the late 1990s. The loss of such vast territory has resulted in a severely fragmented range.
- A male Bengal tiger can weigh between 200 kg and 260 kg and stretch 1.4 m to 2.8 m in body length, while a female weighs 100 kg to 160 kg. Those dimensions make the Bengal the largest of the mainland subspecies, giving it the raw power to drag prey as heavy as a 700-kg gaur. Such sheer strength lets the tiger topple massive ungulates.
- Tigers are solitary apex predators that defend exclusive home ranges; a male's territory can span 847-1,923 km² (327-742 sq mi) and overlap the ranges of up to five females. Such vast territories mean each individual needs large, undisturbed tracts of land to hunt and breed. When habitats are broken into smaller patches, the space needed for a single tiger can exceed the available area, leading to increased conflict and reduced breeding success, highlighting why large, connected landscapes are essential.
- Tigers can swim across rivers up to 8 km (5 mi) wide, and an adult has even been recorded climbing a smooth pipal tree 10 m (33 ft) high.
- Camera traps in Jim Corbett National Park recorded a stable density of 12-17 tigers per 100 km² (39 sq mi). In contrast, northern Myanmar's mosaic of forest and grassland held only 0.21-0.44 tigers per 100 km² in 2009.
Sources
Every fact above was checked against these pages, and kept only where one of them states it.
At a glance
RangeIndian subcontinent
HabitatTropical forest, grassland
DietSmall mammals birds
About the Bengal Tiger Cub
In the dappled shadows of the forest, a Bengal tiger cub stirs, its eyes gleaming like embers as it takes its first tentative steps into a world of wonder and peril. With each unsteady pounce, it embodies the fierce and fragile beauty of its endangered kin, their future hanging precariously in the balance. As it plays, its tiny roar echoes through the trees, a defiant declaration of life and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.
Hear the Bengal Tiger Cub, and 4,400+ more
Real recorded sounds, 11 nature games and a free Daily 5, 1v1 quiz duels, conservation wins and a safe Kids mode. Free on Feravox.
More wild cats to discover
