International Tiger Day: 8 interesting facts about our national animal

DN Bureau

World celebrates 29 July as International Tiger Day. Here are 10 interesting facts on tigers which will ake fall in love with the big cats

Tiger’s roar

A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as three kilometers away

Tiger subspecies

There were eight tiger subspecies at one time, but three became extinct during the 20th century

Tigers Stripes

No two tigers have the same stripes

Tigers live alone

Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away

Good swimmers

Tigers are good swimmers!

Born blind and attain clear vision

Tiger cubs are born blind and attain clear vision after 6-8 weeks of birth

Life span of a tiger

The average life span of a tiger in the wild is about 11 years

Can climb trees

Tigers can climb trees under stress!








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