Physical Adaptations
Claws
The Sumatran tiger's claws have adapted to hook and tear flesh. Without these curved talons, the Sumatran tiger wouldn't be able to grab onto fast prey.
The Sumatran tiger's claws have adapted to hook and tear flesh. Without these curved talons, the Sumatran tiger wouldn't be able to grab onto fast prey.
Pattern:
The tiger's extraordinary pattern provides the animal with camouflage amongst the dappled forest floor. The unique stripes can also be used to identify tiger's, ensuring that they don't breed with members of their family.
The tiger's extraordinary pattern provides the animal with camouflage amongst the dappled forest floor. The unique stripes can also be used to identify tiger's, ensuring that they don't breed with members of their family.
Digestive System:
The tiger's digestive system allows the animal to digest large amounts of food at one time, and store the nutrients for longer. This is helpful if prey is scarce in the tiger's territory.
The tiger's digestive system allows the animal to digest large amounts of food at one time, and store the nutrients for longer. This is helpful if prey is scarce in the tiger's territory.
Size:
The Sumatran Tiger has evolved to be the right size to catch large prey, but small enough to fit into tight crevices to avoid danger such as an angry elephant.
The Sumatran Tiger has evolved to be the right size to catch large prey, but small enough to fit into tight crevices to avoid danger such as an angry elephant.
Strength:
The Sumatran tiger is extremely powerful, capable of pulling down prey almost twice their size! Tiger's go to the jungle-gym every day, meaning that if they where human, they would have very large biceps.
The Sumatran tiger is extremely powerful, capable of pulling down prey almost twice their size! Tiger's go to the jungle-gym every day, meaning that if they where human, they would have very large biceps.
Smell:
The Sumatran tiger's nose is able to detect the presence of prey or another tiger from a km away, however if the other animal is upwind of the tiger, they would be able to smell the tiger first.
Fun Fact! The tiger has a small flap on the top jaw of the mouth, which, when the tiger breathes in, opens to expose scent detectors.
The Sumatran tiger's nose is able to detect the presence of prey or another tiger from a km away, however if the other animal is upwind of the tiger, they would be able to smell the tiger first.
Fun Fact! The tiger has a small flap on the top jaw of the mouth, which, when the tiger breathes in, opens to expose scent detectors.
Touch:
The whiskers of all cats are extremely sensitive. Even sensitive enough to feel vibrations in the ground made by other animals. The whiskers also help the tiger decide whether they can fit into a tight space.
The whiskers of all cats are extremely sensitive. Even sensitive enough to feel vibrations in the ground made by other animals. The whiskers also help the tiger decide whether they can fit into a tight space.