Tigers

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Tigers

Characterictics:

Tigers are the largest of all cat species. They grow up to eleven feet long and weigh as much as 670 lbs. This makes tigers the third largest land carnivore.

Tigers are not only large, they are also fast. They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally. This makes for an extremely dangerous pounce.

The tiger is an endangered species. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat.

Tigers are also both territorial and solitary animals.

Reasons why the Tigers are hunted:

People have long valued the famous striped skins, include the skin of the Tigers.

Some people in China and other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties.

Tigers have also been hunted as game.

The Humans and the relation with the Tiger habitat:

Humans have drastically changed the environments. Humans have built towns and cities. Road and transit systems were created to connect these towns and cities. To feed the people living in these areas, forests and fields have been cleared to create farmland. Large tracts of land have been strip-mined to yield metals and other materials used in manufacturing. All of these activities have consumed habitats that at one time supported tigers.