Life Cycle of a Tiger by Luke M.

November 2021

How a Tiger Survives The Stages of a Tigers Life Cycle Fun Facts About a Tiger

CONTENTS 02 STAGE ONE: NEWBORN

05 STAGE FOUR: ADULT TIGER

03 STAGE TWO :CUB

06 HOW A TIGER SURVIVES

04 STAGE THREE: YOUNG TIGER

07 FUN FACTS ABOUT A TIGER

STAGE ONE: NEWBORN The first stage of a tigers life cycle is a newborn. First a

tigress finds a safe place to hide her

cubs.

A tigress gives birth to two to four

cubs in a litter. Cubs are

born with their eyes closed.

Cubs weigh between 2 and 3 pounds.

Cubs drink milk from

their mother.

Cubs depend on

their mother for food.

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STAGE TWO: CUB Within a few weeks the

cubs will open their eyes.

When the cubs are about two months old they start to eat meat.

The

cubs use their baby

teeth to eat the meat.The

cubs will get permanent teeth before they are 1 year old.

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STAGE THREE: YOUNG TIGER Young tigers live with their mother till they are 2 years old. When the

cubs

are older the mother goes away from her

cubs and goes to find a new habitat. .

Young tigers like to fight when they play with each other.The young tigers learn how to hunt by watching their mother

stalk her prey.

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STAGE FOUR: ADULT TIGER First a

tigress goes into

the

den to give birth.

The

tigress hides her

cubs in the den so predators will not find her

cubs.

The

tigress keeps her

cubs in the den when she goes to hunt

The

prey.

tigress licks her

cubs to keep the cubs clean.

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HOW A TIGER SURVIVES How A Tiger Eats Tigers stalk their prey, they mainly eat deer and buffalo.

The tiger bites the animal's neck to kill it.

How A Tiger Protects Itself

A tiger has a den for protection. The tiger puts its cubs in the den when the tiger hunts so predators do not find the cubs.

Where A Tiger Lives Tigers live in Asia, other kinds of tigers live in rainforests, cold forests or in mountains.

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Fun Facts Tigers are nocturnal animals

A tigers paw pri nt is called a pug mar k

A tig er ca n

s p i n r o st

to 30

mph

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A tig er sp e nds a 18 ho bout urs s leepin g

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