Essay on The Bengal Tiger: A Memeber of the Big Cat Family

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a Sumatran Tiger? Sumatran Tigers are very interesting and fascinating animals who are faced with very rough conditions every day.

As he walked into the arena, the crowd stilled. The sand below was white and blinding in the light of the beating sun. The stone wall of the arena felt like the walls of his soon to be coffin. As he turned around slowly to bow to the king, a customary for the victims of his sick barbaric punishment, but when he looked up, his eyes were only on the woman he dearly loved. As their eyes meet a memory flashed between them like a spark of light move quickly before his eyes.

Tigers are amazing creatures that have gone through several evolutionary changes from the beginning of their species. A modern day tiger is most recognizable for their pattern of dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. The largest modern day tiger in record was eleven feet tall and weighed 387 pounds. In the terms of science tigers are under the classification of roaring tigers and the scientific name of a tiger is Panthera tigris. But in order to learn about about the evolutionary changes of the tigers of today; it is important to look at the the core definition of evolution itself and the history of the adaptations that lead to the modern tiger. The adaptation of various ancestors shaped the outcome

Figure 1: Historic and current geographic distributions of the eight subspecies of tiger. The Isthamus of Kra is the boundary that separates

“The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” (Benbenek). Another film adaptation influenced by the work of Edgar Allan Poe is Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key from 1972. It is based off Poe’s short story “The Black Cat;” only loosely, however, for there are a few changes in the details of the plot. The plot of the film includes the main character, Oliviero, who is an abusive and alcoholic writer who lives in an old mansion with his wife and their black cat named Satan. When Oliviero’s mistress is killed, his niece comes to stay with him and eventually to take his money, she and Oliviero’s wife plot to kill him and his “mysterious cat” (Poe). The original story is slightly different from the film because the main character is an alcoholic who owns a black cat, except he later

Big cats species include lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs and many more. Big cat species exist in wide-ranging habitats including the savannas, tropical rain forests, mangrove swamps and boreal forests. The big cat populations are declining as the result of human threats. For the last thousands years, human populations are increasing at an unprecedented rate. The increase in human populations has caused the big cats population to encounter an ongoing poaching, loss of habitat, and pollutions.

The Bengal tiger, also known as Panthera tigris is a large carnivorous mammal. This animal is usually about nine to eleven feet in length and can weigh between 240 and 500 pounds (Elizabeth & Kitchen, 2009). Bengals tigers have orange or white fur and distinct black stripes. The primary geographic area Bengal tigers are found is in India and Bangladesh (Elizabeth & Kitchen, 2009). Their population is estimated to be around 2,500 and for such reason the Bengal tiger has been labeled endangered. Despite the small population of Bengal tigers, they are the most common tigers and make up about half the population of the tiger species. The Bengal tiger: has distinct behavioral patterns, specific ecosystem

The tiger and Trush are assimilated through their alienated habitats, varied physical strengths, and through their physical appearance: viewed all

Tigers are seen as large savage predators by most people, but not to Pi. Richard Parker, the tiger, was in fact a very fitting companion for Pi’s long adventure at sea, even with the fact that tigers are very large carnivorous predators that could easily kill and eat humans within an instant. Richard Parker was the best choice for Pi’s traveling companion due to the natural behaviors of tigers and how Pi decided to handle his situations throughout the course of the story. Socially, “tigers are territorial and usually solitary in nature… interacting briefly only for mating purposes and occasionally to share their kill… usually there is little interaction between other species ” (Tigers Behavior).

On average, a domesticated, indoor cat can live on average 14-16 years for a female and 12-14 for a male. In rare instances, some cats have lived to 20-30 years of age. An outdoor, household cat has a life span of almost ten years. Alternatively, a feral cat’s lifespan is estimated to be only 3-4 years. A feral cat is a wild, undomesticated cat that lives outside and depends on its own devices for food, shelter, and protection.

Even with this act creatures like the Sumatran tiger are still facing certain extinction. These tigers live on the island of Sumatra. There are many threats to their species survival. One of the main threats to them is poachers.

Lions are wild mammals classified under Felidae family of Panthera Genus (like of the other big cats) and assigned a specific name Panthera leo. They are found in the Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Eurasia. Lions are generalist carnivores with mammals, particularly ungulates as their main meal. They are referred to as “the king of the jungle” because of their appearance, raw strength and power, and partly their unique social structure of a pride. An average lion has a 10 to 14 years lifespan but can live up to 20 years in monitored captivity.

Large wild and exotic cats such as lions, tigers, cougars, and leopards are dangerous animals … Because of these animals’ potential to kill or severely injure both people and other animals, an untrained person should not keep them as pets. Doing so poses serious risks to family, friends, neighbors, and the general public. Even an animal that can be friendly and loving can be very

For people, tigers are more interesting than sharks. Unfortunately, these animals more difficult to appreciate than sharks because tigers lived in the jungle compared to sharks that they live in the ocean. It is clear that many people find tigers are more sublime than sharks. Sadly, the only way for us to appreciate more about this animal, the person must visit a zoo instead of visiting a jungle in India. Definitely, tigers are more beautiful than sharks. Tigers can be seen with white and orange fur, but the most important, tigers have many stripes. I have to say that tigers are definitely beautiful. My favorite tiger is the white tiger because they have a beautiful white fur and, if not mistaken, some of them have blue eyes. Anyone can fall in love with these animals. For instance, according to Gary Medina, there is a story about a man named David Villalobos who jumped in the tiger enclosure at the Bronx Zoo. There are people who find tigers as a “spiritual thing” just like Villalobos. This is probably someone who wants to feel powerful. Many people like to look for power and danger in a sense to find the meaning of life. For instance, we have seen people car racing on the streets because they want to feel that power and danger, but many of them ended dead due to losing control of their car or committed an accident.

1. From reading this summary of tiger ecology, what aspects of the tiger’s environment need to be recreated in a zoo environment?