The national animal of Bangladesh is the Royal Bengal Tiger.
Currently all over the world:
There are about 3,000, more than half of which are in the Indian subcontinent. This number is calculated with the number of two subspecies or subspecies of tiger alive. According to the 2004 tiger census, there are about 450 Royal Bengal tigers in Bangladesh. However, experts believe that the number like 200-250.
Tiger (Royal Bengal Tiger) is accepted as the national animal symbolizing strength, elegance, alertness, intelligence and endurance.The Royal Bengal Tiger is one of the eight species of tigers. They usually live for 8 to 10 years.Their voice can be heard from a distance of three kilometers. Their babies stay with their mother for up to 2 years. After that he goes out and creates his territory.Tigers generally like to be alone. During the breeding season in winter and spring, 20 to 30 days of mating calls loudly to find a mate.
There is a Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. Many tourists come to see tigers in this forest. Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh. I will share some of its features with you.
physical characteristics:
It's skin color is yellow to light orange, and the stripes are dark brown to black; The belly is white, and the tail is white with black rings. A modified tiger variety (white tiger) has dark brown or bright dark stripes on a white body, and some are just white.There are black, orange, yellow colored tigers.
of genealogy:
They give birth to 2-5 young at a time. Gestation is approximately 14-15 weeks Most babies are born between February and May. It is nurtured for 4-5 months under the mother's care. The young stay with the mother for a year or more Tigresses and tigers become fertile at the age of 3 and 4 years respectively.
nature:
Tigers are usually solitary, sometimes in pairs Mainly nocturnal, it hunts and eats medium and large mammals like buffalo, deer, wild boar and porcupine. The average daily meat requirement of a large tiger is 8-9 kg. Can hunt animals twice its size. The number of tigers in an area depends on the number of prey available.
Tigers are highly adaptable animals; Can live anywhere in tropical forests, mangrove swamps, deciduous forests. Tigers live in different climates from the subcontinent's hot forests to the snow-covered Far East in Russia. Tigers once existed in all the forests of Bangladesh, now only in the Sundarbans and as a highly endangered species.
almost extinct:
Of the 8 subspecies of tigers, 5 are still alive. Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is found in Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, China and western Myanmar; Amur (Siberian) tiger (P. tigris attica) in Siberia, Manchuria and northern China; South China (Amay) tiger (P. tigris ameyensis) only in China; Sumatran tiger (P. tigris sumatrae).In different countries of the world, the number of tigers in the forest is less than 7 thousand, Bangladesh (362).
The Sundarbans in Bangladesh is the last refuge of the Royal Bengal Tiger. But this animal is very beautiful and its skin is very valuable. Reasons behind its endangerment are habitat loss, lack of food, illegal hunting for skins and other parts, killing by humans when it becomes dangerous. Therefore, its conservation requires stopping illegal hunting and protecting and increasing the number of animals and preserving the natural environment.