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Why to watch
- Disneynature’s new film gets up close and personal with tigers
- When: Tiger starts streaming on April 22 on Disney+.
- What to know: The latest feature film from Disneynature follows a young mother tiger Ambar and her playful cubs through an Indian forest.
- The tigers, like most wild animals, have to grow up quickly so they can navigate obstacles, including snakes, crocodiles, bears and even members of their own species.
- The film was shot over 1,500 days, which means animals were “intimately filmed like never before,” according to the trailer.
- It’s narrated by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who says, “Ambar’s journey is something I think every mom would really relate to.”
- Want more? The film’s companion documentary, Tigers on the Rise, explores the conservation effort behind the remarkable recent comeback of wild tiger populations.
- — Barbara Kempe, Yahoo News copydesk
- April 24, 2024
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail, and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes.
5 days ago · Tiger, largest member of the cat family (Felidae), rivaled only by the lion in strength and ferocity. Males are larger than females and may attain a shoulder height of about 1 meter (about 3 feet) and a length of about 2.2 meters, excluding a tail of about 1 meter; weight is 160–230 kg (350–500 pounds).
220–660 pounds. Length. 6–10 feet. Habitats. Tropical rainforests, evergreen forests, temperate forests, mangrove swamps, grasslands, and savannas. Map data provided by IUCN. There are two recognized subspecies of tiger*: the continental ( Panthera tigris tigris) and the Sunda ( Panthera tigris sondaica ).
Feb 8, 2019 · 49K. 6.1M views 5 years ago #NationalGeographic #Educational #Tigers. Tigers are icons of beauty, power, and the importance of conservation. Learn five surprising facts about these striped...
Tigers can weigh up to 670 pounds. Learn more amazing facts about these amazing creatures with National Geographic Kids. Easily recognized by its coat of reddish-orange with dark stripes, the...
Tigers are found in amazingly diverse habitats: rain forests, grasslands, savannas and even mangrove swamps. Unfortunately, 93% of historical tiger lands have disappeared primarily because of expanding human activity. Saving tigers means saving forests that are vital to the health of the planet.
Tigers are powerful hunters with sharp teeth, strong jaws and agile bodies. They are the largest terrestrial mammal whose diet consists entirely of meat; the largest tiger ever recorded was an Amur tiger. The tiger's closest relative is the lion. In fact, without fur, it is difficult to distinguish a tiger from a lion.
