Bengal Tiger

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*** Bengal Tiger ****

Common name: Bengal Tiger
Latin name: Panthera tigris tigris
Also known as: Royal Bengal tiger, Indian tiger
Range: Indian subcontinent (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh)
Weight: 397 – 569 lbs (males), 220 – 350 lbs (females)
Size: 110 – 120 inches (males), 94 – 104 inches (females)
Endangered Status: Endangered
Unique Features: Large bodies, white mutation

The Bengal tiger is one of the most well-known tiger breeds. In fact, it’s probably what comes to mind when you picture a tiger. It has orange fur with white tufts around the ears and black stripes down the back, and it boasts strong jaws, powerful hind legs and front paws that can literally decapitate its prey.

Additionally, some Bengal tigers are born with a genetic mutation that gives them white fur and blue eyes. They aren’t actually albino; it’s just a quirk of the genes controlling their pigmentation. Both parents need to carry the gene for a cub to be born this way. It’s a rare coupling, so white tigers represent just one in every 10,000 births.

As one of the oldest tiger species, Bengal tigers have been around for 12,000 – 16,500 years. They date back to the Late Pleistocene period.