Who has the details of the tiger?

Tigers are the biggest cats. In the 20th century, eight tiger subspecies originally lived on the earth, but under the diligent hunting of human beings, three subspecies were extinct one after another, and several others were on the verge of extinction. Among them, the South China Tiger endemic to China is likely to be extinct in the wild.

Tigers are huge, with a body length of about 1 19-290cm. Among these subspecies, Altai subspecies is the largest and Sumatra subspecies is the smallest. Tiger's body hair varies in color from light yellow to orange red. Their huge bodies are covered with black or dark brown horizontal stripes, extending to the chest and abdomen, where the hair background is very light, usually milky white. The Siberian tiger, which lives in eastern Russia and northern China, has the longest body hair among several subspecies in order to resist the cold in the north. Generally speaking, all tigers have longer hair in winter than in summer, and the color and pattern of their body hair will be lighter. The tiger's skull is round, and its cheeks are surrounded by a circle of long cheek hair, which looks very dignified. The buccal hair of male tigers is generally longer than that of female tigers, especially Sumatra tigers. Tigers have long nasal bones. Their noses are usually pink and sometimes have black spots. Their ears are short and semicircular, with black behind them and a big white spot in the middle. Tigers have strong limbs, and their forelimbs are stronger than their hind limbs. Their tails are thick and long, with black rings around them, and the tips of their tails are usually black.

There are eight subspecies of tigers, but three of them have been extinct by humans:

P.t.balica: Balihu, Bali, Indonesia, 1940s extinct;

The Java tiger in Java, Indonesia, was extinct in1980s;

Li Haihu, in Caspian Sea area, died out in1970s.

The other five tiger species are distributed in India, Southeast Asia, China and Northeast China-Russian Far East. Generally speaking, tigers are forest animals. As long as they are not far away from water sources, they can also adapt to swamps and grasslands on the edge of woodlands. In China, there are four subspecies of tigers, namely Bengal tigers, which are mainly distributed in southern Tibet and western Yunnan; Indosinian tiger, mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan and southwest Guangxi; South China Tiger, a subspecies endemic to China, also called South China Tiger, is distributed in the south of China. After the shocking tiger killing movement in the 1950s and 1960s, it was basically extinct. Northeast Tiger in Hunchun County, Jilin Province.

Tigers are basically a single nocturnal animal, but in some protected areas far away from humans, these guys also come out for a walk during the day. Tigers living in the cold north sometimes have to go out to hunt during the day. They usually prey on large mammals, including all kinds of wild deer, wild sheep, bison, wild boar, and sometimes catch all kinds of small animals, such as birds, monkeys, fish and so on. It is said that they even eat insects and berries, and occasionally eat grass to help digestion. Sometimes hungry tigers will prey on human livestock and even kill people (human-eating tigers are often poor guys who are old, weak, sick and unable to deal with healthy animals, and this tragedy usually only happens after humans enter the tiger's territory), so they are hated by some humans. If the food can't be eaten, they will also hide the rest, usually in a place not far from the water source, and come back to eat in a few days.

Although tigers live alone and have their own territory, male tigers may often stay with their spouses and children. Adult tigers, especially brothers and sisters, are likely to cooperate with each other for a period of time (whether long-term or not) and enjoy the harvest. Tigers divide their territories by scratching and spraying dung on tree trunks. A male tiger may have more than one female tiger's territory, but the territories between the female tigers may not overlap. The male tiger strictly defends his territory. The territory is too large, and it is inevitable that some people will want to take advantage. In the face of shameless invaders, Xionghu usually pursues the policy of killing without forgiveness, which can also reduce his future competitors. Tigress is generally not so boring. Even if her neighbor dies, she may not explore this field.

Tigers don't like hot weather because they lack sweat glands. When summer comes, they always look for shade to hide. Because of their superb swimming skills, they love swimming very much, and tigers in hot areas especially like to bathe and play in ponds. However, their tree climbing skills are far behind their swimming skills. It is estimated that this is due to their large size and heavy weight ...

Tigers have no fixed breeding period, but they often look for their sweetheart from June 165438+ 10 to April of the following year. At this time, a lady may have several suitors. Of course, only the winner can win the love of beautiful women. The tigress's pregnancy is about 93- 1 12 days, usually giving birth to 2-3 babies at a time, and maybe giving birth to 7 babies at most! Babies usually open their eyes after 6- 14 days, learn to walk in about 20 days, wean in 5-6 months, and can hunt with their mothers when they are one year old. Although they can be self-reliant, children usually stay with their mothers until they are about 2 years old. Siberian tigers may grow slowly, and even have a record of children staying with their mothers for four years. Generally, when a mother has another group of babies, these older children will leave her mother. Of course, there are a few guys who may still be reluctant to leave. Young females generally reach sexual maturity in 36-48 months, while males need 48-60 months. In captive records, the longest-lived tiger lived for 26 years.

Tigers are extremely unlucky in modern times. People covet products such as tiger bones and skins, and are disgusted with them because they prey on domestic animals (few tigers eat people). In the past, humans didn't have much ability to "change" nature, especially not many powerful destructive weapons, so tigers lived in peace with other animals in the world. In modern times, when humans claim to be the masters of nature, everything changes ... The following is a brief introduction to the number of five surviving subspecies:

South China Tiger (or so-called "Chinese Tiger"): There are about 4,000 wild tigers around 1950. Because he was regarded as a bully who endangered people's lives and property in China, he called on people to kill crazily in the1950-60s, and all men, women and children were spared (it is estimated that some people even made a fortune). The killing action is remarkable, because the South China tiger has never been seen alive in the wild since 1990 (basically extinct in the wild). Together with the three currently studying in the wild in South Africa, there are now 72 captive South China tigers in China, all descendants of the past six wild South China tigers. Due to the serious inbreeding, the captive South China tiger has been seriously degraded, and it is difficult to predict whether it can survive after being released, let alone ensure a suitable habitat. Therefore, it can be predicted that in the near future, all the Chinese tigers in China will cease to exist, and they will become another legend in nature.

Siberian Tiger: It was also killed by our country at that time. In addition, due to deforestation, the habitat has been seriously lost, and the wild population has also fallen very sharply. Fortunately, some Siberian tigers survived in Russia. At present, there are about 162-230 Siberian tigers, and only about 20 live in China.

Indo-Chinese tiger: It lives in parts of Southeast Asia and China. Because several borders pass through the deep forests where Indo-Chinese tigers live, it is relatively difficult to enter and leave their habitats, which protects their existence. It is speculated that there may be 1, 180- 1, 790 Indochina tigers in the wild.

Bengal tiger (Indian tiger): Their number is the largest among the other five subspecies. The foresight and outstanding efforts of the Indian government in protecting Indian tigers are admirable. In the 1970s, they formulated a tiger protection plan for India, so they established dozens of nature reserves and put them into practice. Today, there are about 3,500-4,000 wild Indian tigers, accounting for about half of the global tiger population. Now the biggest harm to Indian tigers is poachers.

(Cattleya: According to the latest news in 2006, this number has dropped significantly. It is reported that the current number of Bengal tigers may be less than 1500. Poaching is still the cause of this evil result, and it is the greedy demand for tiger products in our East Asian countries that promotes the occurrence and even escalation of poaching. Here, please join us in calling for a boycott of tiger products and start from ourselves ... May 23, 2006).

Sumatran Tiger: Living in Sumatra, Indonesia, there may be 400-500 tigers at present.

Because of commercial interests, crazy poaching and the constant destruction of wildlife habitats are the main factors threatening the survival of tigers. In the past few decades, they have suffered a devastating blow and paid the price of their lives for some absurd behaviors of us human beings. The future of tigers is in people's hands. Whether to continue to be short-sighted and greedy and let it die, or to abandon ignorance and try our best to achieve harmony between man and animals, depends entirely on our own choice. You know, as a member of the ecological circle, protecting animals is actually protecting ourselves. The destruction of nature and the extinction of species are like opening Pandora's box. Can human beings bear such a price? ...

IUCN Red Book: Northeast Tiger, South China Tiger and Sumatra Tiger are listed as seriously endangered; The other two subspecies are listed as endangered species. CITES: All subspecies are listed in Appendix 1.

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Be distributed

There are eight tiger subspecies in the world. The distribution of tigers migrates to forest areas in all directions, almost all over Asia.

There are footprints in the forest. There are Siberian tigers that spread northward; West Asian tiger extending westward; Move southeast

South Tiger, some Bengal tigers expand to the southwest, and some cross the sea to Sumatra, Java, Bali and other islands.

Form Sumatra tiger, Java tiger and Barry tiger.

Tiger's attack method

When a tiger meets its prey, it will squat down, seek cover and slowly dive in. When the prey comes within attack range, it will explode.

However, he jumped out and attacked his back to avoid being hurt by the resistance of his prey. Tigers will catch their prey with their claws first.

Drag it to the ground on its back, and then bite its throat with sharp canine teeth to suffocate it or bite it off.

Cervical vertebrae, until the prey dies. This attack mode is also the most typical attack mode of cats.

appetite

Adult tigers eat an average of about 6 kilograms of meat every day and about 3500 kilograms of prey a year.

strange hobby

Love the water is also good at swimming. Stay at home during the day and go out at night. As long as it is convenient to live in a place with dense plants and water.

4. I like to draw a clear line by peeing everywhere, scratching the trunk and excreting feces.

Tiger is an extremely important part of China's cultural tradition. For a long time, it has been regarded as a symbol of power and strength and has been revered by people. Tiger is the third of the 12 Zodiacs in China, and is regarded as the ruler of all animals in the world. People born in the Year of the Tiger are considered brave, optimistic, tolerant and generous. They live a long life and are good at leading rather than obeying.

The pattern on the tiger's forehead constitutes the word "king" of China. In fact, China's word "Wang" comes from the tiger. The tiger is the king of the forest, so China people skillfully use the pattern on its forehead as Chinese characters, which means ruler. Today, this word has become one of hundreds of surnames. Tiger is a very masculine animal. It is brave and dignified, and is also considered as the king of mountains. It is said that it can drive away all evil. During the war, soldiers painted tiger heads on their shields to deter the enemy.

In the legend of China, people believe that tigers are extremely powerful animals, and they can drive away three disasters in the family: fire, theft and evil. Tiger paintings are often hung on the wall, facing the gate, so that demons are afraid to go in. Even in contemporary China, some children wear tiger hats and shoes to ward off evil spirits, while others sleep on tiger pillows to make themselves stronger. In the Year of the Tiger, the red word "Wang" is written on children's heads, which seems to enhance their energy and vitality. In early China, tigers were the main animal gods. People think it can drive away the drought. Others think that tigers will turn white in 500 years and then live for 65,438+0,000 years. When they die, its soul will seep into the ground and become amber. This is the origin of the word "amber", which means "the soul of a tiger". Tiger is a symbol of noble prestige, and words such as "taboo" and "silence" can be seen in the early court of China. Tiger symbol: the tiger-shaped wooden block is a symbol of the emperor's direct issuance of military orders; Ancient bandit chiefs also spread tiger skins on their seats to show their supremacy. Chinese tiger idiom: Dragon and tiger leap, tiger gives birth to power, and tiger gives birth to wings.

-The image and title of the tiger have appeared in songs, dances and operas of past dynasties, such as the drama Tiger Head in Yuan Dynasty, the legendary Tiger Capsule in Qing Dynasty, the Tiger Capsule in Kunqu Opera, Hulao Pass in Peking Opera, Crouching Tiger Ditch, Rouge Tiger and so on. Two of them show the most exciting people and fighting scenes. One is called Huang Gong in the East China Sea, which is a popular "corner play" near Chang 'an in Han Dynasty. Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty recorded this in detail in Miscellanies of Xijing: "Huang Gong, a native of Dongmei, exhausted himself when he was young because he failed to make snakes and control tigers. He wore a red gold knife, his hair was crimson, and he stood upright. Excessive drinking cannot restore his skills. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, a white tiger was found in the East China Sea. Huang Gong hated it and was killed by a tiger with a red knife. Sanfu people thought it was a play. " The emperor of the Han dynasty also thought that a corner hit a horse. "It seems that there are still some scruples about the power of the tiger here, because people with martial arts and spells like Huang Gong in the East China Sea still haven't hit the tiger, and finally lost their lives in vain. Peking Opera adapted from the classical novel Water Margin and other local operas "Song Wu Killing Tiger" also show the struggle between man and tiger, but the result is just the opposite of "Huang Gong in the East China Sea". Song Wu killed the tiger and became a hero. There are also many derogatory terms about tigers in China. For example, "being a tiger" describes the ugly quality of snobs who have been harmed by tigers and driven to harm others; Smith painted a picture of a slave who bullied others. In China's folk fairy tales, there is also a widely circulated story of "tiger learning skills": although the tiger swaggered around in the mountains, it had one of its biggest weaknesses, that is, it could not climb trees. Because a long time ago, tigers didn't have any skills, so they could only learn all kinds of skills from cats. The enthusiastic cat soon taught it various skills such as vertical, jumping, jumping and flapping, and also discovered the fierce and cruel nature of the tiger, leaving a hand in the process of teaching. When the tiger felt that he had completely learned the cat's skills, it uncharacteristically bit off the hand that fed it, and even jumped on it, trying to eat the cat in one bite. The cat, on the other hand, jumped to the top of the tree in no hurry to avoid being blindsided. The tiger crouched under the tree, helpless, and begged the cat to teach him how to climb the tree. Cats are no longer fooled, and tigers can't learn to climb trees at last. Lu You, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote in the note of "Poems on Cattle and Cats in Jiannan": "As the saying goes, cats are uncle tigers. Teach tigers everything, but not trees. " This story satirizes those ungrateful little people who bite the hand that feeds them. As for taking the tiger as a place name, there are countless stories, legends and anecdotes. In the traditional Chinese zodiac culture of China, the Year of the Tiger is a happy festival once every 12 years. As China is one of the most influential countries in the world, and its population ranks first in the world, with the continuous migration of population, China people can be found in almost every corner of the world. Wherever they go, they will more or less bring some China traditional culture. The traditional Chinese zodiac culture in China is hard to discard for most overseas Chinese who are far away from home, and it is gradually accepted by other nations in the world. Therefore, in recent years, this custom of naming the year after twelve kinds of animals not only has a growing influence in Asian countries and Russia, but also quietly spread to European and American countries, especially the origin and legend of the Year of the Tiger, which has been widely publicized by various media, making the Year of the Tiger a veritable "Year of the Animal".