Indochinese Tiger

ANIMAL:
Indochinese Tiger    Panthera corbetti

Type of Animal:
Feline

Habitat:
Tropical/subtropical forest, grassland, mountains, hills, mangroves

Location(s):
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand

Appearance:
Orange w/ black stripes/white belly, male larger than female, slight mini-mane on mature male, striped tail, whitish whiskers

Food/Diet:
Pigs, cattle, buffalo, deer, muntjac, primates, rabbits, hares, equines, goats, sheep, foxes, bears, dogs, birds, carrion, fish, porcupines, elephant calves, tapirs, rhino calves, dholes, clouded leopards, leopard cubs, reptiles (especially crocodilians, pythons, & monitor lizards), rodents, badgers, civets. Rare cases of man-eating tigers.

Status in Wild:
Critically Endangered

Conservation:
Breeding from zoos, breeding centers, & wildlife parks

Lifestyle:
Solitary, though siblings sometimes live together for a while after leaving mom. Male-female pairs sometimes hunt together/share kills out of breeding season.

Additional Info:

Called:
Male-Tiger
Female-Tigress
Young-Cub
Group-Streak

Weight:
Male-330-430 lbs
Female-221-287 lbs
Young-20 lbs

Gestation:
3.5 months 

Life Span:
15 years in wild, up to 20 years in captivity

Height:
Male-3 ft
Female-2.5 ft

Body Length:
Male-8.5-9.4 ft
Female-7.7-8.8 ft

Tail Length:
Male-4 ft
Female-3.8 ft

Occasionally, crocodiles prey on adults. However, these result in fights to death w/ first one dead getting eaten. Cubs preyed on by black bears, strange male tigers, leopards, dholes, & large pythons.

Highly endangered due to medicinal trade, logging/deforestation, habitat loss, persecution as livestock killer/man-eater, hunting for sport/fur/meat, pet trade of cubs, loss of prey, & inbreeding.

Fights over territory fierce, often resulting in death.

Each male territory has 3-5 female territories.

Sexually mature at 2-2.5 years old.

Male tigers kill cubs that aren’t their own.

Territory marked w/ urine & claw marks.

Cubs stay w/ mom for up to 2 years.

Fun Fact(s):
Roar can be heard over a mile away.

Like other tigers, females highly protective of cubs.

They stalk prey for up to 25 minutes.

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