Here are the best places to see wild tigers in India
There are several Indian national parks that are renowned for their frequent tiger sightings, including Bandhavgarh, Ranthambore and Kanha national parks. Researchers think that India holds around half of the world’s remaining wild tigers. Tiger habitats vary by region, with the larger tigers of colder northern regions (like the Siberian tiger) living in the brutal taiga, while smaller tigers from warmer regions can happily live in arid forests, tropical rainforests and flooded swamplands and mangroves. There are now very few left in South-East Asia, but they’re doing relatively well in India, Nepal, Russia and Bhutan. Tigers are relatively adaptable and historically lived across huge swathes of Asia. And they’re bigger than both! © Getty Images Ligers have a similar facial structure to lions but faint stripes like tigers. These truly enormous cats have no equal in the modern world, growing up to 3.6m long and being considerably heavier than even the biggest tigers – the largest living cat, Hercules the liger, weighs close to 420kg, and the record is a staggering 550kg. If you breed a male lion with a female tiger, you get a liger.
However, another big cat has been bred in captivity that’s even larger. Male tigers can grow to be over 3m long and weigh up to 300kg, while female tigers tend to be a bit smaller. Tigers are the biggest cat in the wild, yes. Please note that external videos may contain ads: The prey will normally die from suffocation, but some might bleed out first if the tiger’s canines sever an artery. A tiger face would be pretty terrifying if you think it might be the last thing you’ll ever see! © Neosiam/Getty ImagesĪ tiger’s favourite way of taking down its prey is to lunge at the animal’s neck and hold on tight with its powerful jaws.
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