Information about tigers

Tiger (scientific name: Panthera tigris), commonly known as tiger, is the largest mammal, unique to Asia. Its producing areas are mainly in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Tiger is a highly evolved predator and an indispensable part of natural ecology. The adult tiger has a body length of 2-3.5m, a tail length of 1m and a weight of 200-350kg.

In addition to their huge size and powerful muscles, their most striking feature is that they have black vertical stripes on their white to orange fur, and their lower half is lighter in color. Fierce and powerful, it was originally called the king of the forest and the king of beasts. Later, I learned that the lion is called the king of beasts and the emperor of beasts.

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Demographic situation

China has the largest number of tiger species among 14 tiger producing countries in the world, while India has the largest number of tigers in the world, although there is only one Bengal tiger. In the mid-20th century, due to deforestation and overfishing, the number of tigers in India was once reduced to several hundred. 1970, India became the first country to legislate to protect tigers.

1973, Indian Prime Minister Ying Gandhi advocated the tiger protection plan, designated the tiger as a national animal, and designated more than ten tiger reserves. By 1984, the number of wild tigers increased from 1872 in the 1970s to 4,000, and then to 4,334 in 1989.

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