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Tiger

Tigers can grow up to a length of 11 feet and weigh up to 300 kilograms when fully developed.
Tigers belong to the cat family and are the biggest of their species.
Tigers are excellent swimmers and are capable of swimming up to six kilometres at a stretch.
Tigers are lone hunters and generally hunt at night, taking advantage of the dark.
Tigers can reach a maximum speed of 65 km ph while chasing a meal for the family.
Similarly, tigers can jump over 5 metres during hunts.
The Royal Bengal Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Sumatran Tiger and Indochinese Tiger are various sub-species found in India, Malaysia, Bangladesh and North/South Korea.
Tiger cubs stay with their mothers only till they reach the age of two years.
Many subspecies of tigers have already become extinct or are endangered due to hunting and loss of forest cover due to civilization.
Only 10% of tiger hunts turn out to be successful.

Dogs

Dogs have been loyal and useful companions for humans through the ages, providing physical and emotional security as loving pets.
There are about 400 million+ dogs in the entire world.
Dogs are useful as they carry out farm work, provide security, hunting and even play guides to the visually-impaired. They are wonderful companions for children and the elderly due to their ability to give care and unflinching love.
The most popular breeds of dog include Labrador, Golden Retriever, Bulldog, German Shepherd, Greyhound, St. Bernard, Great Dane, Chihuahua, etc.
Due to the strong emotional connect dogs form with humans as pets, they are known as “man’s best friend”. They are extremely loyal and are known to spend their entire lifetime with their masters.
Dogs have a terrific sense of hearing as compared to humans since they can hear sounds at four times the distance.
The average life of a dog depending on the breed can vary from 10 to 14 years.
Due to their amazing sense of smell, dogs are capable of differentiating and recognising odours. For this reason, they are used to sniff out drugs and weapons by anti-terrorist squads and police departments all over the world.
Dogs are known to have been domesticated about 15000 years ago as per available scientific evidence.
Domesticated dogs are omnivores as they can eat grains, vegetables and meat as a part of their diet.

Dolphin

Dolphins are blessed with powerful eyesight and hearing which they use along with echolocation to find the right location of objects.
Dolphins use whistling, clicking and other sounds to communicate with each other.
The Killer Whale or Orca is actually a type of a dolphin.
Male dolphins are called bulls, females as cows and young dolphins are known as calves.
The most common type of dolphins found is Bottlenose dolphins.
Dolphins have a blowhole located at the top of their heads which they use to breathe.
A group of dolphins is known as a pod or a school which consist of a dozen of these intelligent animals.
Dolphins are known to be extremely intelligent creatures and can interact with humans. They have a playful attitude which they display by riding waves and jumping in and out of the water, thus making them popular with kids and adults alike.
Due to the use of nets, a large number of dolphins are killed every year and many species have become extinct.
Dolphins are meat-eating (carnivores) mammals.

Elephants

Elephants are the world’s largest mammals living on land.
The African Elephant and the Asian Elephant are the two types of elephants with Bush Elephant and Forest Elephant being sub-types of the African Elephant.
The Elephant’s trunk is entirely made up of about 100,000 muscles and no bones. A full-grown elephant’s trunk can weigh about 140 kilograms and measure up to 2 metres.
The elephant uses its trunk to know the size, shape and also to know if it is too hot or cold. It is used to suck in water or pick up food and put it into its mouth.
An adult elephant needs to drink more than 200 litres of water every day and it uses its tusks to dig the earth for this purpose.
The huge, thin ears of an elephant are made of blood vessels which help them to regulate their body temperature.
Elephants use their trunks to breathe when they swim in deep waters.
Elephants spend more than 16 hours every day uprooting twigs, leaves and roots for their nourishment.
Male elephants leave their herds when they reach 13 years of age while females live in their herd for their entire lifetime.
Female elephants remain pregnant for 22 months and begin to have calves when they are about 12 years old.

Giraffe

A full-grown male giraffe can weigh up to 1400 kilograms
The length of the giraffe’s long neck measures between 1.5 to 1.8 metres.
A giraffe’s tail is made up of hair that is about 10 times thicker than the human hair.
Horns are present on male and female giraffes, with males having up to three horns.
The female giraffe delivers her baby while standing up and the baby falls about six feet without injuring itself.
Male giraffes fight with their necks by swinging it from one side to another.
The spots on a giraffe’s body act as camouflage for protection against predators.
A giraffe has four stomachs which speed up the digestion process.
Giraffes are most vulnerable while bending down to drink water since they cannot see an approaching predator.
A giraffe’s tongue is coated with bristly hair which helps them to eat leaves from thorny trees like Acacia.

Lion

A male lion weighs around 180 kilograms while an average female lion can weigh up to 130 kilograms.
A lion’s roar is so powerful that can be heard from eight kilometres away.
The heaviest lion ever weighed was at a mind-boggling 375 kilograms.
The responsibility of hunting mostly lies with the female lion as they are better hunters than males.
Lions are known to rest for around 20 hours a day.
Males who possess darker manes are more likely to attract lionesses (female lions) for mating.
Lions do not possess a lot of stamina due to which they can run only in short bursts.
Countries like Singapore, Ethiopia, England, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Albania have named the lion as their national animal.
Lions have a lifespan of about 12 years.
The breeding of lion and tigers gives birth to off-springs known as ligers and tigons.