Bengal Tiger Male Skull

$393.00

The Bengal Tiger is the most plentiful of the subspecies of tiger. Native to India and Bangladesh, its numbers are estimated at only a few thousand.

Description

Bengal Tiger Male Skull Replica measures 14.2×9.2×6.3 inches. Bengal Tiger Male Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Cast from a private collection. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

The Bengal tiger, Indian 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. In fact, 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 in. 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.

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Additional information

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 14.2 × 9.2 × 6.3 in
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