Bengal Tiger (Panthera Tigris Tigris)

• The estimated wild population of Bengal tigers is approximately 2,100–2,900 tigers, with about 330 in captivity, primarily in zoos in India.Most Bengal tigers live in India, although some range through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

• The Bengal tiger lives in a wide range of habitats, including the high-altitude, cold, coniferous Himalayan forests, the steaming mangroves of the Sunderbans, the swampy reedlands, the scorched hills of the Indian peninsula, the lush wet forests of Northern India, and the arid forests of Rajasthan.

• Male Bengal tigers average 2.9 meters from head to tail and weigh about 220 kg. Females are smaller, measuring about 2.5 meters in length and weighing approximately 140 kg.