Bengal Tiger
Panthera tigris
At the turn of the century, about 40,000 tigers roamed throughout the Indian
subcontinent. Today, fewer than 3,750 tigers remain. Their survival is endangered
as human development encroaches on tiger habitat. Furthermore, Chinese folk
medicines utilize almost every part of the tiger's body, leading to widespread
poaching of these animals. This particular Bengal tiger was shot in 1967 after
it had killed several people. By nature, however, tigers are not man-eaters--they
are solitary animals that prefer deer, their natural prey.
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