Hunter Crowton 2 nd Period

Tigers normally live as forest dwellers. Tigers are native to Asia. They range from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to Siberia in the north, Indonesia, and even in Borneo and the Philippines in the south. Due to their amazing adaptation abilities they live in many diverse regions, such as: tropical rain forests, evergreen forests, mangrove swamps, grasslands, savannas, and many other forests. Decline in tiger’s land.

Those places are not widely populated by tigers though, and here’s why. Tigers need three things to survive: dense cover, large water sources, and decent game. And if you want them to thrive; large spaces for territory. Tigers live in varying environments. They go from flowing grasslands, exceptionally damp swamps, shaded forests, varying savannas, and even snowy mountains.

Tigers’ feeding habits generally depend on where they live. They eat small prey as well as large. Their amazing anatomy with powerful jaws and legs allow them to take down massive prey such as buffalo and even bears. But these extraordinary animals cannot even match our intelligence or supremacy in weapons. Therefore, we are actually the tiger’s worst fear and most dangerous predator. The reason for our hunting can be the tiger’s amazing hide or other parts of their body. And for whatever the reason, we have greatly endangered them. Pure evil.

The tiger has many talents, to name a few are its incredible night vision (which is six times better than ours), its great adaptation skills, its 40 mph speed (which is possible with its long springy hind legs) and one of its greatest weapons: its roar. You won’t often hear a tiger roar, and that’s because they mostly use stealth. But if it does decide to roar, it will emit a sound of huge magnitude. The sound is actually loud enough to paralyze its prey, even if it’s a human. Their roar is so loud that it can be heard from up to two miles away! But sheer volume does not create the paralyzing feature. They also emit a sound that humans can’t hear, which is called infrasound.

The infrasound pitch is below 20 Hz, which is why we can’t hear it. It can permeate through anything: buildings, bodies, mountains, you name it. The tiger will use its incredible roar only when needed, such as if its prey is direly needed, but it can’t catch it. Their massive roars also are most commonly used for territorial purposes as well, especially in an attack to stop opposing tigers. And if it is in a desperate situation, the tiger will even roar in an attempt to subdue a threat. Even if it’s a human.

Now I’m not going to try and convince you that tigers are cuddly creatures that would make perfect pets, because they wouldn't. Don’t go thinking that they will go and maul your face off as soon as they see you, but they won’t make good pets all the same. But tigers are amazing animals, and the next generation may never see their likes on earth ever again if we stay the way we are. There are currently an estimated 7,500 tigers left in the world. And unless something is done about it, their roar may never sound again.

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