Tiger Evolution
By: Anahi Sidonio
Bali Tigers
Earliest Known Ancestor
- Habitat : Island of Bali, Indonesia, mainly tropical forest. The last Bali tigers lived in northwestern tip of the island
Intermediate Ancestor
Longdan Tiger
- Range : Early Pleistocene
Longdan Tiger
- is Balinese Tiger
- Scientific Name : Panthera Tigris Balica
- Range: Indonesian Island of Bali
- Carnivorous
- Description : Females - 143 - 176 pounds Males - 198 - 221 pounds , do have stripes.
All Killed .
- Scientific Name : Panthera zdanskyi
- General Description : Size- 1.6m 75cm height , skull is a little bigger than head, broad cheeks, a bit larger than tigers.
- Habitat : cool climate, water on surroundings etc.
More About Bengal Tigers
- Length : 3 - 3.6 Ft.
- Mass : 310 - 550 lbs.
Bengal Tiger
Tiger hunts large Gaur
Bengal Tigers
Siberain Tigers
- Scientific Name : Panthera Tigris
- Bengal tigers are really great swimmers
- They adapted to hunt and kill in the water.
- The stripes on the tigers body helps it camouflage and hunt for food.
Intermediate Ancestor
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- Bengal tigers are found mainly in Bangladesh.
- They're main predators in ecosystem.
- Their habitat is tropical rainforest & scrub forests etc.
- General Description : Size- 10.75ft , Size relative to a 6-ft , Weight - 660lbs
- Scientific Name : Panthera tigris altaica
- Habitat/Range: Amur River region of Russia, China and North Korea
- Niche/Role : Stalk their prey from thick vegetation,mostly active at night, Large Predators
Closest Relative
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Closest Relative
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- Scientific Name: Panthera tigris sumatrae
- Habitat/Range: lowland forest, mountain forest, swamps, & tropical rain forests.
- Adaptations: Camouflage well with fur, long sensitive whiskers help catch prey, & more
- Scientific Name :Panthera tigris corbetti
- Habitat/Range: forests / hilly or mountainous terrain
- Adaptations: sense of smell is highly developed; tigers can identify individual humans by their scent only.
Enviormental Conditions That Influenced Evolution
- Tigers back then where much smaller than now, their size grew.
- Due to rising sea levels more strong swimmers survived
- Evolution chose good swimmers, larger tigers, improvement in teeth and more.
References: SeaWorld.org ,LiveScience.com,
Tigers-world.com