South China Tiger
The Artic Snowy White Turtles
Diet
- hunt usually between morning and night just like the lions.
- stalk and end the prey's life with a quick bite at the back of their neck.
- After the prey is killed, they usually drag their prey to a place to eat
- is extremely strong and has the strength of 13 regular men.
- consume from 35-90 pounds of meat from the animal.
- are not skillful hunters they will only catch one prey from about 10-20 tries, leaving them sometimes hungry for over a day.
- hunt in groups.
- male tiger usually eats the most meat in the family.
- a good diet for the South China Tigers include young elephants, birds monkeys, fishes, and rhinos.
Habitat
- Live in the Central part of China
- Range stretches over 2000 km from north to south of China
- came from the Sundas Islands (wiki)
- Borders Vietnam and Assam (India)
Description
- Land mammal
- Covered in tiger fur
- Female is 221-254 pounds
- Male is 287-386
- Female height is 7 ft 3 inches-7 ft 12 inches
- Male height is 7ft 7 inches- 8 ft 7 inches
- Cub starts hunting after eight weeks
- 1-5 cubs per littler
Adaptation
- Known as the Chinese Tigers
- Extinct in the wild
- Hunts in packs
- Has extremely sharp teeth
- learn how to kill in 11/2-11/4 years
Reasons for Endangerement and critical info
- Critically Endangered
- Maybe extinct in the wild (wiki)
- Humans killed them for their fur
- Their is a law to stop hunting China Tigers (wiki)
- Have zoos that contain these wild tigers
- 57 left in the wild
Bibliography
- "South China Tiger." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 May 2012. Web. 31 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_tiger>.
- http://lion_roar.tripod.com/SouthChinaTiger.html