Tiger

Lion

• Tigers inhabit grasslands, evergreen forests, savannas, rocky areas, mangrove swamps, and tropical rainforests. They are present in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Russia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and India.

• Lions inhabit open woodlands, dense scrubs, savanna, and grasslands. They are present in Chad, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, Niger, Gabon, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, and Angola.

• There are present eight subspecies of these animal species, including Amur tiger, Bengal tiger, South Chinese tiger, Indo Chinese tiger, Sumatran tiger, Javan, and Balinese tiger, and Caspian tiger (extinct).

• There is only one recognized lion species called Panthera leo. Still, the various types of these animal species include White lion, Katanga lion, African, Asiatic lion and lioness, Abyssinian lion, and Masai lion.

• These animals are considered the largest of all Asian giant cats, ranging from six to ten feet long and weighing 220 to 660 pounds. The smaller subspecies’ males (the Sunda tiger) have a weight of 310 pounds, while the larger subspecies’ males (the Continental tiger) weigh up to 660 pounds.

• Male tigers appear to have bodies with lengths of 3 meters and 60 to 91 centimeter long tails. In addition to this, they have an average body weight of 150 to 250 kilograms, with the small-sized females weighing between 265 and 395 pounds and growing to lengths of almost 2.7 meters.

• Not all, but some tigers are nocturnal, becoming more active in hunting activities at night. They knock prey to the ground using their body weight, killing them with a neck bite.

• Like tigers, some of the lions are also nocturnal tend to do hunting at night. There is the fact that these animal species are six times more sensitive to light possess excellent night vision, the higher success rate for hunting at night

• Tigers, as excellent swimmers, love swimming and spending their time in the water, unlike other domestic cats. They can also kill prey in the water, swimming to an approximate distance of about 30 kilometers in just a day.

• Lions are not considered good swimmers as compared to tigers. They do not swim pretty often like their relatives. The tigers and jaguars are good swimmers, unlike lions, enjoying hunting on aquatic animals.

• These animal species appear to have antiseptic saliva to lick their wounds disinfect them. However, their population is at greater risk due to habitat loss, hunting, and other human activities.

• Saliva not only contains bacteria but also proteins that help to heal of wounds. It is said that both tigers and lions present at the zoo used to lick their wounds.

• Like all other animal species, tigers also require proper food to meet their survival needs. They primarily feed on prey ranging in size from tiny termites to large-sized elephants, including buffaloes, goats, cows, pigs, deer species, moose, etc.

• Lions primarily love to feed on medium to large-sized hoofed animals, including lizards, tortoises, hares, birds, mice, etc. Furthermore, adult males eat 16 pounds or more each day, while adult females appear to eat 11 pounds of meat every day.

• Tigers also have emotions, including aggression, contentment, fear, and so on. They display lashing tails, wide-open eyes, slightly agape-shaped mouths, and twisted ears.

• Lions show aggressive behavior by retracting their ears, displaying dark-colored patches behind the ears, twitching their tails in irritation, and showing their canine teeth.

• These animal species communicate with each other using their tails. A tiger with loosely hanging tails is relaxed, enhancing its scent communication using visual markings, e.g. scrapes on the trees and grounds.

• Lions get communicated to each other by nuzzling, head rubbing, a variety of vocalizations, including hissing, miaws, snarls, purrs. The vocalizations of these animal species vary in pitch and intensity.

• Tigers can have an average lifespan of 26 years in the wild. Their females give birth to almost two to four cubs, doing every two years. Due to various threats, the cubs do not survive for more than two years.

• Like all other animal species, lions also live for specific years. For example, the average lifespan of these animal species is twenty-five years in captivity and almost eight to ten years in the wild.