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Bengal Tiger Facts

The royal Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies found in India and Bangladesh.  They have an average size of 1.5 - 1.8 m (5 - 6 ft) from head through body, and tail lengths averaging between 0.6 - 0.9 m (2 - 3 ft).  They can weigh anywhere from 109 to 227 kg (240 to 500 lbs), though some Bengal tigers have set scientific records by weighing six to eight hundred pounds.  Their pelts vary from yellow to orange, creating some golden tones that are offset by the black or brown markings each tiger has.  Their belly and the interior parts of their limbs are white, with some other white markings across their coat.  Some Bengal tigers carry a recessive gene that turns their fur a near pure, snowy white.  While rare, white tigers are not, as some believe, albino tigers.  

Tigers prefer to hunt solitary, and are capable of taking down enormous prey such as gaur (Indian bison), sambar, and water buffalo.  When hunting, a tiger will approach the prey from the side, preferring to attempt to slip into possible blind spots before they leap out of cover or rush forward.  Before most prey can react, a tiger will pin it to the ground.  Then it will ensure a sudden and swift death, most often by biting just behind the skull or upon the neck and snapping the spinal cord of its prey in two.  With bigger prey, this bite will tear through arteries if unable to break the spine.  Afterwards most tigers will drag its prey away into a dark hidden area where it can eat in peace.  With an average of killing once out of eight to nine days in the wild, a tiger's prey must be capable of supplying forty pounds of meat in one sitting.


​​​If you would like to adopt one of our Bengal tigers, the cost is currently $100.00 US dollars monthly.  This money takes care of any veterinary check ups, habitat enrichment and feeding - all the things a happy tiger needs.
Cat Tales Wildlife Center
(formerly Cat Tales Zoological Park)
(509) 238-4126
mail@cattales.org 
17020 N Newport Hwy, Mead, WA 99021
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CAT TALES -  Established 1991 - 
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A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization - TIN - 91-1538226

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Our Mission is to Provide:
  • ​A safe and secure home for rescued big cats and wildlife,
  • Professional animal care to ensure their health and well being, and
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