Bengal tiger – Shakira and Mohan

Tigers are carnivores. In most cases, tigers approach their victim from the side or behind from as close a distance as possible and grasp the prey's throat to kill it. The Bengal tiger's 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 Bengal tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa.

Living place: India (Central and Eastern), Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar
Body length: the female 2,4–2,65 m, the male 2,7–3,1 m (the tail is typically 85 to 110 cm)
Body weight: the female 100-160 kg, the male 180-258 kg
Number of offspring: 2-3
Lifetime: 15 years (captive- bred 26 years)

Our zoo favorite Bengal Tigers: Shakira and Mohan.
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