AsiaEndangered
Bengal tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
The largest wild cat. Tigers hunt alone and are strong swimmers, often cooling off in rivers.
- Weight
- Up to 220 kg
- Size
- 3 m with tail
- Lifespan
- 10–15 years
- Top speed
- 65 km/h
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Mammal group
- Placental
How heavy is that?
As heavy as 6 kids (40 kg each)
Where it lives
Three things to know
- Its skin is striped too, not just its fur.
- No two tigers have the same stripes.
- Can swim several kilometres at a time.
Compare with…
- Weight
- Bengal tiger220 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe Bengal tiger weighs about 6× as much as the kid
- Size
- Bengal tiger3 mA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe Bengal tiger is about 2.1× as big as the kid
- Top speed
- Bengal tiger65 km/hA 10-year-old kid20 km/hThe Bengal tiger is about 3× as fast as the kid
- Lifespan
- Bengal tiger15 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 5× as long as the Bengal tiger
Food chain
- GrassProducer
- Deer
Bengal tigerThis animal
Nothing hunts a healthy adult