Drawings of Tigers by Team 6

Tigers and Their Habitats

Tigers are predators that hunt prey ranging in size from the 2,200-pound (1,00 kg.) males of wild cattle called gaur to 33-pound (15 kg.) primitive deer called muntjacs.

A tiger's predatory sequence requires rapid changes in behavior. The tiger silently stalks the animal until it reaches a distance from which it can attack without being detected.

The tiger then kills the prey with a bite to the neck or throat and pulls the body to a secluded spot. Finally, it eats.

For a tiger to carry out this complicated predatory sequence takes time and practice. Young cubs begin the learning process by playing with their siblings and their mothers.

Then the cubs will accompany their mother on hunts. Sometimes a tiger bites an animal's throat and holds on until the prey suffocates. The neck bite is often used to kill small prey, while the throat bite is more effective for killing large prey.



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