International Tiger Day: 15 Amazing Facts About Beautiful Beast You Probably Didn’t Knew

The tiger is the largest feline in the world. The weight of an adult reaches 300kg, the body length is 3 meters, Tigers sleep around 18 hours a day and live upto 20 years.

The night vision of tigers is up to six times better than humans. When he walks through the forest at night to hunt he leaves traces of his passage to indicate his presence like odors, droppings, claw marks on trees.

The tiger's back legs are longer than their front legs, which help them to jump from a distance of up to 10 meters. A tiger that hunts can reach a speed of 65km/h but for short distances. It can also travel several tens of kilometers to find prey.?

The tiger's canines are equipped with nerves that can sense pressure so they know exactly where to make the fatal bite on their prey.

Tiger don't like to share his living space with individuals of the same sex, each male usually having a territory covering those of several females.

Every year a tiger needs to hunt around 50 medium sized prey like deer or wild pigs to survive and reproduce. Despite the power, strength and patience, only one in ten hunts is successful.?

Despite the powerful animal, a tiger does not attack a humans unless he feels threatened or completely starved. In the event of an encounter between a man and a tiger in Nature, it is advisable to back up gently while maintaining visual contact with the animal.

The tail of a tiger can measure up to a meter that helps it balance during its run. The tongue of tigers has certain characteristics that allow them to remove feathers, fur and meat from their prey.

Tigress gives birth to between one to six cubs in an isolated location after a gestation period of 95 to 107 days. The cubs stay with their mother until they are 18 to 36 months old to learn to hunt. Tiger cubs are born blind and depend on their mothers; about half do not survive until adulthood.

The tiger's hearing is five times better than human hearing. Also, they can rotate their ears like radars to pick up sound signals which help them detect the high-pitched sounds emitted by prey and their movements.