Man, considering himself the master on the planet, unfortunately, has already exterminated a large number of animals from the face of the Earth. The threat of extinction looms over the biggest cats - tigers. These are large mammals of the cat family, and although they themselves are predators, there are not so many of them left on Earth. Today they are listed in the Red Book, hunting for them is prohibited. Their habitat is Asia. For those who do not know where tigers live, we indicate specific areas:
- Far East;
- China;
- India;
- Iran;
- Afghanistan;
- Southeast Asian countries.
Depending on the habitat, they are divided into several types. Each of them is called the area where tigers live at the moment. So, Amur live in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories of Russia, the royal Nepalese live in India, Nepal. There is also an Indochinese subspecies, it can be found in South China, Laos, Vietnam, and the Sumatran species of these beautiful animals lives on the island of Sumatra .
Tigers in Russia
It is impossible to tell in one article about each of the species of these huge striped cats and where tigers live, so we will focus only on one of them - Ussuri. He lives in the Far Eastern taiga and is its most important decoration. This large mammal can reach a length of up to 290 cm, while having a tail half its body length.
In many Far Eastern peoples, it is a kind of object for worship. Despite his strength, he turned out to be very vulnerable and has a dramatic fate. Already in the 1930s, he was on the verge of extinction due to hunting. And only by the 1960s. number managed to slightly increase. However, to this day there are people who want to hunt for it, although it is not so easy to find places in the taiga where tigers live. They are listed in the Red Book and protected by law in all countries of the world.
Popular fallacy
Many people mistakenly believe that tigers live mainly in Africa. However, this is a fallacy. These strong cats are a species exclusively Asian, in Africa they live only in zoos, in natural habitats they are not there. Have they ever been there? Many scientists are trying to solve this question, but reliable data has not yet been found.
The legends of some African peoples say that saber-toothed tigers lived on the continent, but is it really so, it is difficult to answer. It is believed that such a species existed in Eurasia and America, but a very long time ago, about 30 thousand years ago. But from Africa, information is still being received about its existence, but so far no evidence has been found. All information is based only on the stories of hunters who allegedly met with him. However, scientists believe that this species of animals was closer to the lions. They lived in prides and hunted together, while the tiger always lives alone. In the process of evolution, these beautiful and large cats may have split into several different species.
Fancy animals
In the cat family, white individuals sometimes come across. There are such among tigers. They are found in North and Central India, as well as in some other countries. Usually albino cubs are born from common redheads. In nature, their survival is almost zero, all because of the color. They cannot hunt normally and, as a rule, are doomed to death. To survive, they are kept in zoos.