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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Facts

5/28/2015

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Facts

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
There different types of animal cruelty and the naming of this sweet animal is just one of them. Who knew that some joker would have spotted this animal and thought that it's head was ridiculous looking and decided to call it the "Loggerhead Sea Turtle"? Should have been renamed decades ago. But sorry my sea turtle fella, i will have to address you as loggerhead through out this article, no disrespect intended!

So this magnificent sea creature is called the Logger Head Sea turtle, because it is a turtle with a big head which is also a marine animal. The loggerhead sea turtle is actually the second largest hard shelled turtle. It is first runner up to the
Green Sea turtles, which of course  are the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles.

How Big Are Logger Head Sea Turtles?
A loggerhead can have an average length of 70 - 100cm. The average weight of these slow sea gliders is 100-220kg. There however has been a weight reported of a whopping 545kg, now that is a heavy turtle! The maximum carapace length is approximately 214 cm. The carapace is actually upper shell are of the logger head.

How Do You Identify a loggerhead Sea Turtle?
Well you can always look at the pictures in this article for starters. Despite its logger head attribute the turtle is quite a charming fellow indeed. The head and caraspace of this animal is yellow-orange to reddish brown, while the plaston, which is the underside of the turtle is normally of a pale yellow look. The loggerheads neck and sides brown on the tops and yellow on the sides and bottom.

What does the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Eat?
The Loggerheads are not that much of a picky eater. One thing is for sure is that they are not meal chasers. The Loggerhead turtle primarily is carnivorous and you will find it feasting shellfish that lives at the bottom of the ocean. They will gobble down clams, mussels and horseshoe crabs. They have powerful jaws that makes it easy for them to crack open shell animals.
 
Where in the Ocean Would you find Loggerheads?
The turtles prefer to hang out in estuaries and coastal bays.
Estuaries are bodies of water and their surrounding coastal habitats typically found where rivers meet the sea. Estuaries harbor unique plant and animal communities because their waters are brackish a mixture of fresh water draining from the land and salty seawater. The loggerhead turtle also inhabits the shallow water along the continental shelves of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

How much Little Loggerhead turtles do Loggerheads give Birth to?
The nesting interval for loggerheads are between 2-4 years. They may lay about 2 -6 nest for each nesting intervals. The loggerheads lay about 100 - 130 eggs in each nest. The eggs will incubate for approximately 55-60 days.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Endangerment
Overfishing and poaching is always an issue when it comes on to the endangerment of marine animals. The loggerhead is no different. The loggerhead is listed as threatened by The USA. What this means that the turtle is likely to fall in the endangered list of species or worse extinct if proper measures are not put into place to prevent such a horrible situation from happening.
 
Threats to Survival: The greatest threat is loss of nesting habitat due to coastal development, predation of nests, and human disturbances (such as coastal lighting and housing developments) that cause disorientation during the emergence of hatchlings. Other major threats include incidental capture in long line fishing, shrimp trawling and pollution. Incidental capture in fisheries is thought to have played a significant role in the recent population declines observed for the loggerhead.

Population :It has been estimated that there are between 40,000 to 55,000 nesting females.

The loggerhead sea turtle is a simple marine animal ans does not live an adrenaline life. It is part of the ecosystem and plays its role in another branch of life on earth.

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All About The Sumatran Tiger

5/22/2015

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The Sumatran Tiger is a subspecies of tiger which can be found in habitats of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Sumatran Tiger shares its home with many other Sumatran animals which includes but not limited to the Lion, Elephants, deer, monkeys and some really weird Sumatran plants.

Sumatran Tiger Endangered
The Sumatran Tiger is classified as endangered due to poaching rearing its ugly head all over the place.
Poaching is always a dangerous act as it quickly reduces the tigers survival rate. Due to man and their lust for money, the tend to kill these tigers for their beautiful coats. Deforestation also keeps these animals on the decline as the Sumatran Tiger considers the forest as its home. Without out the forest and its natural habitats, not only would the Sumatran tiger have no where to live, it would also starve to death as its natural preys would also be excavated.  The Sumatran tiger was classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2008. There are a fewer than 400 Sumatran Tigers still living in the patches of forest on the Sumatra Island. 

Identifying The Sumatran Tiger?
So if you are strolling through the Sumatran Forest and a tiger begins to stalk you, aside from running breathlessly for your life, How would you know its a Sumatran tiger?  Well not because you are in the Sumatran Forest you assume it must be a Sumatran tiger! It could have been another subspecies imported to that forest. You can tell if you spotted a Sumatran Tiger by the heavy black stripes on its orange coat, they are also smaller than any other tiger subspecies. And if you feel like being dinner that day, go take a closer look!


What does The Sumatran Tiger Eat
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Surely not honey and wheat. There are a wide range of animals living on the island of Sumatra which is preyed upon by the Sumatran Tiger. Some of the tigers preys include, monkeys, deers, wild pigs and many more.
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What is the Average Life Span of The Sumatran Tiger?
You could say that the Sumatran tiger is no fan of long living.
The lifespan of the Sumatran tiger is about 15 to 20 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity.

How Much Does The Sumatran Tiger Weigh?
We know that the Sumatran tiger is the smallest subspecies of tigers and should weigh substantially less.
The average length and weight of a male Sumatran tiger is 2.4 meters (8 feet) and 120 kilograms (265 pounds). While the average length and weight of a female Sumatran tiger is 2.2 meters (7 feet) and 90 kilograms (200 pounds). Compared that to other Siberian species of tiger and you get at least 300 pounds difference in weight!


How many Cubs do the Sumatran Tigers have?
When it comes on to reproduction with the Sumatran tiger, there is no specific time to breed. The gestation period of the tiger is 100-103 days, the Sumatran tiger will give birth to a maximum of six Sumatran cubs. Like many other tiger subspecies, the cubs are born blind and helpless and will rely heavily on their mothers milk for nutrition for the first eight weeks. After about 6 to 8 months, the cubs will be introduced to eating meat. They will rely on the hunting skills of their mother until around 18 months when they will begin to hunt for themselves. At about a ripe age of 2, the cubs would have started to depart from their mothers bosom as they have become fully independent and they will go about living their solitary lives.


Social life
The Sumatran tiger is a loner, numero uno, a solitary animal. The Sumatran Tiger is a very territorial hunter and will not allow another male to live within the boundaries of its claimed territory. They sometimes claw on trees as a way to let other male tigers know that this area is occupied and should move along. It seems like no matter the species, the females are always shown special attention and many times privileges. The male Sumatran tiger will not share his territory with another male but don't mind the females overlapping on his territory.


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All About The Bengal Tiger

5/20/2015

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Bengal Tiger

The Bengal Tiger

Now here is a bad boy you would not want to stumble upon and looking it straight in the eye. Chances are that you have just made the Bengal's tiger day and has prevented him from exerting all his energy by going out hunting as you now have become dinner. So my suggestion to you before you go butterfly hunting in India is to rub on those tiger repellent lotion first. (Of course you know there is no such thing as a tiger repellent lotion right?) OK, enough of the chat about Bengals eating humans, lets look at some

Bengal Tiger Facts
Scientific Name of the Bengal Tiger is Panthera Tigris Tigris

Where Do Bengal Tigers Live?

If you find yourself wondering across India you will definitely meet upon some Bengal tigers. They are primarily found in inhabiting this location. However, small populations can also be sen in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and even China.

How Many Tigers Bengal Tigers Exist Today?
When we do a count on our natural wild animals, it is always disheartening to view or hear the results. The Bengal tiger was a big factor in poaching which saw the numbers dwindling.  India help to bring up the Bengal tigers numbers by creating a natural reserves to help protect the tigers.  The Bengal tiger is one of the more numerous tiger subspecies with a count of approximately 2500 left in the wild. Poaching will always be an issue and thus the tigers should always be closely monitored and more reserves established to prevent an extinction. The  Sundarban mangrove that is shared between India and Bangladesh is the only mangrove forest where you will be able to spot these magnificent striped animals.
 The Sundarbans are increasingly threatened by sea level rise as a result of climate change.

What do Bengal Tigers Eat?
Don't go expecting the Bengal to be sitting by a stream having Kellogs frosted flakes and milk. Forget about that tiger on the cereal box and look at the tiger in the wild. Tigers are carnivores. They prefer to have a nice tasty wild pig any day over cereal. The Bengal Tiger hunts large ungulates such as Chital, (a large deer that normally roams the forest of India) Sambar (another type of large deer), Gaur (a type of buffalo), and to a lesser extent also Barasingha (another Large deer), Water Buffalo, Nilgai (Antelope), serow (a form of goat) and takin (a form of goat). Among the medium-sized prey species they frequently kill wild boar, and occasionally hog deer, muntjac and Gray langur.

How Much Cubs Do The Bengal Tiger Have?
The Bengal will carry her young in the womb for 3-4 months. The female Bengal will find a safe and solitary place to give birth to her cubs which is an average of about 3-5 cubs. These new cubs are born blind and as a blind animal eventually helpless. The mother takes care of Bengal cubs by feeding them milk for around 2-21/2 months. After the lactose period, the Bengal tiger mommy will eventually introduce the Bengal cubs to meat. The mother will hunt and bring dinner home to these cubs until they are about 18 months then they will have to go out on their own to look their own meals. During this 18 months, the tigers will watch the hunts and learn and even simulate such activities by playing. 
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white Bengal tiger
What is the Average Life Span of The Bengal Tiger?
The Bengal tiger is not much of a long liver. The average lifespan of the tiger living in the wild is around 8-12 years, very short.

What is the Average weight of the Bengal Tiger?
Talk about packing on the pounds. The Bengal has an average weight of
140kg - 300kg (309lbs - 660lbs)

How fast  can these tigers run?
Well, when the Bengal hunt it relies on mostly stealth and camouflage. In other words it is not much of a chaser. The Bengal can reach top speed of
96km/h (60mph) in quick burst but will not maintain that speed in a long chase.

How do the Tigers Live
The Bengal prefers to live a solitary lifestyle.


Whats with the white Bengal Tiger?
The white tiger is a Bengal tiger that has mutated genes, meaning that it is white in color with black stripes. Black tigers are known to have black fur with lighter colored stripes but are even rarer than the white tiger.
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