1. The Bengal Tiger Joe and Nuri

2. Common and Scientific Name Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris

3. Natural Habitat Found primarily from India Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Burma Dry and Wet deciduous forests Grassland and temperate forests

4. Life History Main Diet: Deer,Cattle, and Wild Boar Top speed: 60 MPH Housing: Dense tropical forest and mangroves Sleeps in field or flat surface Size: 6.8-11ft length 309-660 lbs Predator: Human Prey: Deer, cattle, wild boar

5. History cont’d Average litter: 3 Reproduction: every 2 to 3 years Age Bengals start to reproduce: Male- 5 years, Female 3 ½ years Tropical Climate

6. Facts The Bengal Tiger is a solitary animal Often use their coats to camouflage Can eat as much as 60 pounds at a time Its roar can be heard from 2 miles away

7. Why is it endangered Deforestation Poaching Severe loss of natural prey Endangered since 2010 Only 3000 in the wild worldwide

8. Conservation efforts Companies trying to the stop hunting and destroying of habits WWF is securing land that Bengals tiger need to survive Continuing to make it illegal to hunt them hunt them These efforts are slowly working

9. Questions How many Bengal tigers are left in the wild? What do they like to eat? What is one reason they are extinct? How far can a tiger roar be heard? At what age can they reproduce?

10. Work Cited http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bengal- tiger#what-wwf-is-doing http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bengal- tiger#what-wwf-is-doing http://www.cougarmountainzoo.org/The%20 Animals/tigerfact.aspx http://www.cougarmountainzoo.org/The%20 Animals/tigerfact.aspx http://www.oocities.org/mrshmelman/TigerF acts.html http://www.oocities.org/mrshmelman/TigerF acts.html http://www.defenders.org/tiger/basic-facts