Tigers

Anna Claybourne

Description

Here's an animal lover's one-stop source for in-depth information on tigers! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about tigers, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these fearsome creatures.

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 08 mai 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406273618
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 21 Mo

Extrait

TIGERs

LIVING IN THE WILD: BIG CATS

TIgers

Anna Claybourne

Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at 7 Pilgrim Street, London, EC4V 6LB – Registered company number: 6695582 www.raintreepublishers.co.uk [e-mail] Text © Capstone Global Library Limited 2014 First published in hardback in 2014 The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner, except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS (www.cla. co.uk). Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission should be addressed to the publisher.

Edited by Clare Lewis and Adrian Vigliano Designed by Tim Bond Original illustrations © HL Studios Picture research by Tracy Cummins Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China

ISBN 978 1 406 27347 2 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Getty Images pp. 7 (Fuse), 9 (Mark Newman), 10 (Steve Winter), 12 (Visuals Unlimited, Inc./Joe McDonald), 13 (Ary6), 18 (TAO Images Limited), 19 (John Giustina), 20 (Aditya Singh), 35 (British Library/Robana), 39 (National Geographic/Steve Winter), 41 (Theo Allofs); National Geographic p. 27 (MichaelNichols); Shutterstock pp. 5 (Volodymyr Burdiak), 15 (Dennis Donohue), 17 (Justin Black), 23 (Ammit Jack), 25 (Eric Gevaert), 28 (Nick Biemans), 33 (rng), 43 (Eric Gevaert), 45 (neelsky); Superstock pp. 22 (Tom Brakefield), 26, 37 (NHPA), 29 (Animals Animals), 31 (Juniors).

Cover photograph of a Bengal tiger reproduced with permission of Getty Images (Mint Images  Frans Lanting).

We would like to thank Michael Bright for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of any material reproduced in this book. Any omissions will be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher.

Disclaimer All the internet addresses (URLs) given in this book were valid at the time of going to press. However, due to the dynamic nature of the internet, some addresses may have changed, or sites may have changed or ceased to exist since publication. While the author and publisher regret any inconvenience this may cause readers, no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted by either the author or the publisher.

Contents What are big cats? .............................................................. 4 What are tigers? .................................................................. 6 How are tigers classified? ..................................................... 8 Where do tigers live? ......................................................... 10 What adaptations help tigers survive? .................................. 14 What do tigers eat? ........................................................... 18 What is a tiger’s life cycle? ................................................. 22 How do tigers behave?....................................................... 26 How intelligent are tigers?................................................... 32 What threats do tigers face?................................................ 34 How can people help tigers? ............................................... 38 What does the future hold for tigers? .................................... 42 Tiger profile....................................................................... 44 Glossary ........................................................................... 46 Find out more .................................................................... 47 Index ................................................................................ 48

Some words are shown in bold,like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

4

What are big cats?

In the shadows between the trees of an Indian forest, halfhidden in the long, waving grass, a powerfulpredatorlurks. Unseen by a quietly grazing chital deer, the tiger stealthily creeps closer, crouching low to the ground. A few moments later, it pounces, a flash of orange and black. It leaps onto the chital, its huge jaws clamping around its neck. The tiger’s dinner is served.

Furry family Like small pet cats, tigers, along with other big cats, belong to the cat family, which scientists call the felids. The felid family includes many small and mediumsized cats, such as the Scottish wildcat, lynx, bobcat, and ocelot. Only the biggest members of the family are known as big cats. There are several types, orspecies:

•Tigers •Lions •Leopards

•Snow leopards •Jaguars •Pumas

•Cheetahs •Clouded leopards

Being a mammal Cats are part of a larger animal group, the mammals. Humans are mammals too, and so are dogs, mice, seals, and elephants. Mammals all share several features. They have bony skeletons on the inside, and hair or fur on the outside. They are warmblooded, meaning they can stay warmer than their surroundings. And mother mammals feed their babies on milk from their bodies.