National Animal of India

The Royal Bengal Tiger

The national animal of India is The Royal Bengal Tiger. They are the world’s most beautiful wild animal and the second largest kinds of the tiger.

India’s national animal, The Royal Bengal Tiger is the sign of

courage
fearlessness
cleverness

The tiger is known as the lord of the jungle and displays India’s wildlife wealth.

Also, strength, agility and power are the basic aspects of the tiger.

The Bengal Tiger was declared as the national animal of India in April 1972, with the initiation of Project Tiger, to protect tigers in India.

Prior to this, the lion was the national animal of India.

About India’s National Animal:

Behaviour:

• Tigers live alone and mark large areas to keep their rivals away.
• They are powerful night hunters that travel many miles to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mammals.
• They trap their prey overpowering them from any angle, using their body size and strength to hit large prey off balance.
• A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds in one night, though they usually eat less.
• Most tigers avoid humans; however, a few do become dangerous maneaters.
• These animals are often sick and are unable to hunt normally.
• They live in an area where their traditional prey has vanished.

Role of Bengal tiger in ecosystem:

• Bengal Tigers are at the top of their ecosystem that is at the top of the food chain in the wild.
• They play an active role in maintaining the delicate balance of India’s threatened natural fauna and flora.
• They prey upon a variety of animals including wild boar, sambar, bara Singha, nilgai.
• At times smaller animals including hares, peacocks, langurs and monkeys are also consumed.
• Tigers are also a vital link in maintaining the rich diversity of nature.
• When tigers are protected, we save so much more.
• For example, with just one tiger, we protect around 25,000 acres of forest.
• These ecosystems supply both nature and people with fresh water, food, and health.

Saving the Bengal Tiger

• Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation project initiated in India in 1972 to protect the Bengal Tigers.
• It has become one of the most successful wildlife conservation ventures.
• The project aims at tiger conservation specially in constituted tiger reserves of various bio geographical regions in India.
• It strives to maintain a viable tiger population in their natural environment.

How You Can Help the Fight to Keep the Tiger Alive:

• By joining online conservation communities.
• By spreading the word, the best you can.
• By shopping for merchandise and gifts from stores that contribute to conservation funds.
• By changing things at home, by being eco-friendly in your own life.
• By donating to well-known tiger conservation programs that fight to conserve the endangered species, protect threatened habitats and address threats.
• Never buy products made using the bone or any parts of any endangered species because WHEN THE BUYING STOPS THE KILLINGS WILL.

Interesting facts about Royal Bengal tiger:

• A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as two miles (three kilometres) away.
• They sport white spots on the backside of each ear which help baby tigers to see their mothers. Without the spots, which are very visible against a black background, the stripes of a mother tiger would make them almost invisible to the blurry-eyed cubs who trail behind them.
• The territorial male tiger usually travels alone, marking his boundaries with urine, droppings, and scratch marks to warn off trespassers.
• A tiger can consume as much as 40 kg (88 lb.) of meat in one feeding.

In summary, The Royal Bengal Tiger is the stronger, intelligent and royal animal in India that deserves to be the national symbol of India.