Tigers go into heat every 50 days and will stay in heat for around 5 days. Their pregnancy lasting around 120 days. Tigers will give birth to 3-4 cubs at a time but more often than not , one cub will not make it and therefore most common litter size is 2 cubs.

 

Sometimes when a miscalculation happens and a tiger gives birth and there is a tiger in the cage connected to it, the mother tiger will refuse to put down their young and will carry the young, walking in circles trying to find a hiding spot in order to keep their young safeIf their young walks too close to a caretaker , the mother tiger will use its front paws to push the cub so that the cub is behind her entirely or between the her front legs. Mother tigers will also push hay around to absorb any moisture on the ground that the cubs may have caused from playing in the water bowl. Cubs will emit a high pitched voice ( similar sounding to a bird) to have their mum's attention. Cubs in the wild with stay with they mothers until they are around 2 years old and is able to hunt and depend on itself. However in captivity, if the cubs are both female, it will be kept with their mum to form a pack . In the wild , it is possible for the female to mate with more than one male and carry cubs of different fathers however in captivity when a female is in heat , a male is chosen and let out with her and even if she encounters another male , she most likely will reject him.

 

Tigers and very protective of their front legs as it is vital in order for them to leap and run after prey, therefore, they will not really let people touch their front paws.

 

Can leap 6 meters and can jump upwards of 4 meters

When looking at tiger tracks, you can tell which direction in which they are going by determining which footprint is the front paw, which is the back. You differ the front paw from the back paw quite easily as front paws have 5 toes whereas hind paws only have four. When a tiger jumps, they will use their hind legs as the main source of strength in order to propel into the air and therefore the pawprints will appear roughed up. This information is then used when wildlife officials track and monitor the movement of tigers within the area. 

 

Tigers dislike the smell of alcohol as it interferes with the hormone levels within their body and is scared of the smell of smoke as they are forest animals and the smell of smoke often indicates a forest fire.

 

When stressed, tigers will walk back and forth we with their head hung low , tail kept still.When relaxed , they will walk leisurely with their head slightly higher and their tail will curl and uncurl as a sign of contentment.When a tiger allows itself to fall asleep with the carer around , this shows that it trusts the carer and the carer being around doesn't pose any threat.

 

Tigers are ambush predators so even though the caretaker may be familiar with the tiger , they should avoid turning their backs towards it . Therefore when entering and exiting in and out of the tiger's cage , they must face the direction of the tiger at all times .

 

The ideal body shape of a tiger is that their backs must be straight with the width of the backside being similar to the width of their shouldersTheir stripes are considered most pretty when the stripes are thick with a band of brown in the middle.

 

White tigers are born when both the mother and father are carriers of the recessive white gene and therefore they are overall lighter in colour meaning their stripes will be brown instead of black. Their eyes blue or white. Furthermore , due to a light colour gene, their stripes often appear finer and broken up than the stripes of a regular colour BengalBengal and Siberia tigers vary in colour from dark rust to sand . Some tigers will have white undersides and white on the face whereas others will be overall rust coloured with maybe a lighter colour for the underside. However, all tigers will have a white dot behind their ears regardless of the colour of their body.

 

Tigers often keep their eyes wide open and therefore we cannot guess the temperament of the tiger from looking at its eyes .When a new tiger is born within the park , the park will have to contact the government within 7 days to let them know of the new amount of tigers to allow the government to update the amount of tigers within Thailand .When a tiger passes , the officials are told and the corpse will be taken to the vet to perform an autopsy in order to find out the cause of death and then if the park wants to keep its skin to do taxidermy for example, the park will also have to contact the officials to say that they have this that amount of animal remains.

 

When a tiger is sick , it's waste will change colour or may contain blood ; and it will not eat as much (5-9kgs of food are eaten by each tiger every day) chicken , beef , pork and sometimes dead park animals will be given to the tigers with vitamins stuffed inside (but not every meal)Bananas , lettuce, and local fruits are also given to the tigersTigers are fed once a day in the afternoon after park hours to encourage them to walk back to their cages behind the enclosureThey are given food 6 days a weekWithin the enclosure , logs are provided for the tigers to sharpen their claws with.Plants like bamboo are also provided for them to eat and flush out any toxins within their body ( in the wild , they eat chicken, feather and all, but in the park , it is given chicken that has already been prepared therefore vitamins are vital).

 

A pool is also provided within the enclosure to allow them to drink from and for them to cool off in if the day is too hotPool water is filtered and the temperature is monitored and maintained at around (20-25C)In countries with seasons , Siberian tigers will grow out their finer, inner hair in order to keep warm and therefore appear fluffier and in the summer , they shed their finer hairs leaving their outer more coarse hairsYou can tell apart a Bengal from a Siberia as Siberia tigers are of a bigger build and will have fluffier look overall.

 

Siberian tigers also have a rounder face and eyes that are more wide set and are slanted at a lower angle. Males tigers are up to 40% bigger than female tigers with a bigger skull. When viewed from the side, the skull of the male tiger will not curve between its forehead and its nose, however , the skull of the female tiger will dip slightly between the eyes and the tip of the nose similar to the skull of a dog.

 

A tiger's long whiskers are used at night to abound walking into things. Their tails are used to maintain and direct when runningWhen spooked , a tiger will jump around its cages almost running on the walls. However, when their eyes are wide open with their ears tilted backwards or if they cock their head from side to side, it means they are curious.

 

Female tigers when with the caretaker will not only look out for the safety of its own but also the safety of the caretaker. Tigers almost always behave because of a reason. When they look at a direction for a prolonged period of time , it means that they detected something that was unfamiliar and therefore, is weary of it.