Fun Facts About Tigers on International Tigers Day
Jul 29, 2020
Today is International Tiger Day which is celebrated to spread awareness about the need to protect tigers which are an endangered species. The day was marked for the first time in November 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit' in Russia, which aimed to protect the natural habitats of the big cats. On this day we tell you some fun facts about Tigers.
With 231 tigers, Jim Corbett national park is the largest habitat of the big cats followed by Nagarhole (127) and Bandipur (126), both in Karnataka; Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh and Kaziranga in Assam (104 each).
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To support the cause of saving the tigers, you could also adopt a big cat at the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature and help the species thrive.
It is said that one swipe from a Tiger’s front hand is enough to kill a person or an animal, or at least break one’s bones.
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Tigers urine smells like buttered popcorn.
The saddest part is that Tiger cubs are born blind and only a few survive.
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No two tigers have the same stripes.
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Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world and can weigh up to 363 kilograms.
A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as three kilometers away.
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The Tigers have a varied diet and can feast on anything that comes its way.
Male tigers are said to attain sexual maturity at the age of three while a tigress attains it when she is 4 years old.
