Bengal Tiger

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

After quietly stalking its prey, the largest living cat gets close enough to leap! Stripes disguise the tiger as it moves among trees and tall grasses.

Details

Title: Bengal Tiger
Location: Fatehpur Shooting Block, Near Kaladhong, Kumaon Area, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
Type: Taxidermy Specimen
Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
USNM Catalog Number(s): 395727
Scientific Name: <i>Panthera tigris tigris</i>
Photo Credit: Carl C Hansen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
Field: Vertebrate Zoology
Date Collected: November 30, 1967

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