Living With Tigers By Dave Salmoni, And John Varty

Did you know that the tiger, the largest of all cats, is on the top ten most endangered species in the entire world? Well, surprisingly it is. As of right now, there are less then 3,200 tigers left in the wild, which is sad because they are very unique animals, with many types of tigers, for instance Siberian tigers, Sumatran tigers, Bengal tigers, and Indochinese tigers. In my essay I’ll be going into detail with the Bengal tiger, Siberian tiger, and the tigers Ron and Julie from the documentary, “Living with Tigers” by Dave Salmoni and John Varty.

Starting off with the physical features of all the tigers, studies show that tigers have night vision six times better than our own. A tigers’ ears are the strongest of all their senses. This is why they can hunt more efficiently because once they hear a scream, a tweet, or a roar they know right away that they have something they could hunt to eat. Their ears also help the tigers to spot out each other if they are uncertain on who or what they are, especially in dark and cramped places. The tigers have very interesting teeth. Their back teeth are called carnassials, which enables the tiger to shear the meat off of their predator like blades. The front teeth are called incisors are or …show more content…
These subspecies are strong enough to knock down prey that weighs twice as much as them. The Bengal tiger’s average weight is 400 pounds, and average life span is up to 26 years in the wild, when the Siberian tiger‘s average weight is 500 pounds, and average life span is 15 years in the wild. The Siberian tiger and Bengal tiger have many similarities but many differences whether its where they are locates or whether one is bigger or stronger then the other. The Siberian tiger is the largest member of the cat family, weighing 70 times as much as a domestic cat. The Siberian tiger also has thicker and heavier fur since they live in a much more colder