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What is the percentage of historic range lost by tiger populations?
What is the percentage of historic range lost by tiger populations?
- 75%
- 100%
- 50%
- 93% (correct)
Which of the following countries does not have the tiger as its national animal?
Which of the following countries does not have the tiger as its national animal?
- Malaysia
- India
- Bangladesh
- Thailand (correct)
How long do tiger cubs stay with their mother before becoming independent?
How long do tiger cubs stay with their mother before becoming independent?
- 4 years
- 2 years (correct)
- 1 year
- 3 years
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Study Notes
- The tiger is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera.
- It has dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside.
- The tiger primarily preys on ungulates, such as deer and wild boar.
- It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator.
- Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two years and then become independent.
- Tiger populations have lost at least 93% of their historic range.
- The tiger is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- The global wild tiger population was estimated to number between 3,062 and 3,948 mature individuals.
- Major reasons for population decline are habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, and poaching.
- The tiger is the national animal of India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and South Korea.
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