TIGERS By ZARAFSHAN AMJID

Contents Introduction What is Tiger? Kind of tigers Where does tiger live? Average weight of tigers Appearance How many teeth does a tiger have?

Introduction Tigers are one of the strongest animals in the world. Tiger is largest member of cat family; most tigers live in India and Russia.Tigers are carnivore (kill and eat other animals).There are six kind of Tigers in the world. A male tiger weight is about 200 to 660 lb (90 to 300 kg).Siberian (Amur) is the largest tiger, that found in snowy area of Russia. And the smallest tiger is Sumatran, that’s length is about a table. 2

What is Tiger? The Tiger is one of the most dangerous and powerful animal in the world. The Tiger is the largest member of cat family. Tiger is a carnivore and he grasp it’s prey and gives it a quick bite to the neck which suffocates the animals. A baby tiger is Cub and female tiger is called Tigress. 3

Kinds of Tigers. There are six kind of Tigers in the World. They are Siberian,Bengal,Indonchinese,malayan,south china, and Sumatran tiger. -Siberian tiger:- The largest tiger in the world. -Bengal tiger:- This is the most common tiger in the world. -Indochinese tiger:- These tigers are about 20% darker and smaller than Bengal tiger. -Malayan tiger:-The Malayan is a one of the smallest subspecies of tigers, along with a Sumatran tiger. 4

-South china tiger:-These tiger are slightly smaller than Indochinese tiger. -Sumatran tiger:-This is the smallest tiger, it is still pretty cat and its length is about a table.

6 Where does tiger live? Tigers live in India and Russia in Asia. Tigers like to live in hot jungle as well as in cold forests. Some of the Tigers live in the snowy forests of Siberia, other live in humid jungle of Sumatra and most live in the dry grasslands of India.

Average weight of tigers The average weight of all tigers is around 540lbs. But species vary greatly in weight. The Siberian or Amur Tiger is the largest of the species. Males can weigh 700 pounds, while growing up 13 feet long. Bengal tiger males normally weigh 450 to 600 pounds. Tigresses (females) weigh from 300 to 400 pounds. One of the heaviest Bengal males, that was killed in 1967, weighed 857 pounds. 7

Indochinese tigers, the males are usually much larger than the females. The average male weighs 370 to 430 pounds. While the female on average weighs under 300 pounds. The Chinese, is one of the smallest tiger subspecies. The males weigh around 330 pounds, while the females are even smaller weighing on average 240 pounds. 8

Appearance A Tiger has - Orange body color, - black stripes, - light green eyes, - four short legs, -strong muscles, - a long tail, -long whisker, -four claws. 9

How many teeth does a Tiger have? A Tiger have about 30 teeth. They have meat eating teeth or carnassials teeth. The large Canines are used for killing their prey and eat meat and bones. 11

Dear readers, My name is Zarafshan Amjid.Iam author of this book. Iam student of Russell Sage junior high school 190 in class 751.Iam 12 year old. Iam from Pakistan. I work hard to search information and make more interesting. I think this book is easy for read because I used very simple words. I hope you like this book. Thanks. 12