1. A full grown male Bengal Tiger can weigh up to 420 pounds.
The sheer size of this big cat can hold you in awe. A full sized Bengal Tiger can attain nine feet in length. The female tigress, however, is smaller in comparison to the male and mostly weighs around 310 pounds. Tigresses rarely grow beyond 8 feet in length.
2. They have enormous power.
The powerful structure of a Bengal Tiger enables them to drag a prey for almost a mile, even though the prey may be heavier than his own weight.
3. The white Bengal Tiger is a rarity.
A white Bengal Tiger with black stripes is because of gene mutation and not because they are albino.
4. The Bengal Tigers mark large territory.
They may appear to be lazy animals, sleeping and resting by day, but when in action, tigers are known to traverse large distances, protecting and marking a territory that can extend to as much as 200 square miles sometimes.
5. The Bengal Tigers do climb trees.
These bulky animals are not suited to climbing trees, but in pursuit of a prey, they can clim up a tree, though they appear clumsy while doing so .
6. They are great swimmers.
The Bengal mangrove ecosystem is a rich habitat for these tigers and they have adapted by being ardent swimmers. A prey cannot escape their powerful jaws even in the waters.
7. Blind at birth, a newborn cub weighs less than two pounds.
It’s hard to believe that the large cat at birth is a helpless and small animal. The male cubs stay with their mothers till they leave at about two years of age. The female cubs on growing up choose to stay in the territory of the mother.
8. They have a mighty roar.
A Bengal Tiger roar can be heard two miles away.
9. A census estimated that there were 440 of them in Bangladesh, 253 in Nepal and about 80 in Bhutan.
However, this census methodology has been contested.
10. Bengal Tigers do turn to man-eaters.
They are known to kill humans for food when prey becomes scarce or when they become old and weak.