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TG1 |
Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
- William Blake
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TG2 |
In what distant deeps or skies,
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire? |
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TG3 |
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
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TG4 |
What the hammer? and what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil ? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp! |
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TG5 |
When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee? |
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TG6 |
Siberian tigers are the heaviest subspecies
at 500 or more pounds (225 kg), with males heavier than
females. |
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TG7 |
No one knows exactly why tigers are striped,
but scientists think that the stripes act as camouflage,
and help tigers hide from their prey. |
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TG8 |
A powerful hunter with sharp teeth, strong
jaws, and an agile body, the tiger is the largest member
of the cat family (Felidae), even larger than the lion. |
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TG9 |
Tigers have round pupils and yellow irises
(except for the blue eyes of white tigers). Due to a retinal
adaptation that reflects light back to the retina, the
night vision of tigers is six times better than that of
humans. |
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TG10 |
The tiger is also the largest land-living
mammal whose diet consists entirely of meat. |
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TG11 |
Like domestic cats, tiger claws are retractable.
Tiger scratches on trees serve as territorial markers.
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TG12 |
The tiger hunts alone, primarily between
dusk and dawn, traveling six to 20 miles in a night in
search of prey. |
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TG13 |
Tigers prey primarily on wild boar (Sus
scrofa) and other swine, and medium to large deer such
as chital (Axis axis), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and
sambar. |
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TG14 |
An adult tiger defends a large area from
all other tigers of the same sex. The primary resource
of this territory is food. |
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TG15 |
A typical predatory sequence includes a
slow, silent stalk until the tiger is 30 to 35 feet from
the selected prey animal followed by a lightening fast
rush to close the gap. |
