Bengal Tiger Footprint Cast
$22.00
The greatest skull length of a Bengal Tiger is 13.8 in. in males and 11.5 in. in females. It has exceptionally stout teeth. Its canines are 3.0 to 3.9 in. long and thus the longest among all cats.
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Description
Bengal Tiger Footprint Cast measures 8.6×6.69 inches. Animal Tracks are an invaluable asset to science teachers, naturalists and zoos. The Bengal Tiger Footprint Cast are made of extremely durable plastic, are actually cast from the authentic footprints left behind by each animal described.
A tiger’s paw can reach the size of 8 x 8 inches. It is estimated that the force of a tiger’s paw swipe is around 10,000 lbs. of force. Equipped with sharp claws at the tip of the paws, a tiger swipe is one of their main weapons. Besides bears, a swipe from a tiger’s paw is one of the most deadly.
The Bengal tiger or Panthera tigris tigris coat is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs are white, and the tail is orange with black rings.
The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar, and especially from the former State of Rewa. However, it is not to be mistaken as an occurrence of albinism.
There is only one fully authenticated case of a true albino tiger, and none of black tigers, with the possible exception of one dead specimen examined in Chittagong in 1846.
The Bengal tiger or Panthera tigris tigris males and females have an average total length of 110 to 120 in. and 94 to 104 in. respectively, including a tail of 33 to 43 in. long. They typically range 35 to 43 in. in height at the shoulders.
The standard weight of Bengal tiger or Panthera tigris tigris males ranges from 386 to 573 lb., while that of the females ranges from 220 to 350 lb.
The smallest recorded weights for Bengal tiger or Panthera tigris tigris are from the Bangladesh Sundarbans, where adult females are 165 to 176 lb.
The tiger has exceptionally stout teeth. Its canines are 3.0 to 3.9 ins. long and thus the longest among all cats. The greatest length of its skull is 13.1 to 14.8 in.
The basic social unit of the Bengal tiger or Panthera tigris tigris is the elemental one of female and her offspring. Adult animals congregate only temporarily when special conditions permit, such as plenty supply of food. Otherwise, they lead solitary lives, hunting individually for the forest and grassland animals, upon which they prey.
Bengal Tiger Facts:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. tigris
Subspecies: P. t. tigris
Trinomial name: Panthera tigris tigris
Conservation status: Endangered
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Additional information
Weight | 2 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8.6 × 6.69 in |
Global Bengal Tiger Day - July 29th | Global Tiger Day is celebrated every year on July 29th as a way to raise awareness about this magnificent but endangered big cat. |