1 what is the origin of tiger
2 places where tiger are found
3 reason for becoming endangered
Answer the above given questions
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Answer:
origin of tiger:
continent and are not native to Africa as is often believed. There are Chinese and Bengal tigers that have been resettled into Africa.
tiger found:
the most of tigers are found in forest,dark areas and without the use of people's walk area .
reason
The main reasons tigers are endangered—in most cases cases, critically endangered—are illegal hunting for their pelts, meat and body parts (used in folk medicines) as well as habitat loss that results from logging and other forms of forest destruction. ... Read more about endangered Siberian tigers.
Answer:
1. According to the believers of this theory tigers evolved some 2.4 million (24 lakh) years ago in Northern Asia or in Siberia, on the fringes of the Arctic. This belief is based on the fossils that have been found in the ice of islands in the region's north country
2. Tigers are the largest felines in the world and as such, many cultures consider the tiger to be a symbol of strength, courage and dignity. The tiger is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, and those born in the "Year of the Tiger" are thought to be brave, competitive and self-confident.
However, because hunting them is also a sign of bravery in some cultures, tigers are endangered. Tigers are hunted for their meat, pelt and body parts that are used in folk remedies. To make matters worse, these great cats have lost most of their habitat due to logging, road building and development, according to All About Wildlife. Experts estimate there are no more than 3,200 tigers left in the wild.
3. Fewer than 500 endangered Siberian, or Amur, tigers remain in the wild, all of of them in a small area of coastal Far-Eastern Russia. Although the population has appeared stable until recently, these tigers are threatened by poaching, habitat loss due to logging, road-building and development, as well as by the problem of inbreeding that has resulted from the fact that, before conservation measures were implemented in the 1930’s, the entire population had collapsed to around 40 individuals. Read more about endangered Siberian tigers.