Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

The Bengal Tiger, also known as the (bagh) and belonging to the Felidae family in the Carnivora order, is one of the largest felines on Earth. It has been declared as Bangladesh's national animal and is famously called Royal Bengal Tiger. The tiger sports a striking reddish ochre or yellow body with black stripes arranged vertically that become more prominent towards its thighs and rump; underneath it appears whitish. Its cubs are born possessing similar stripes like their parents, while its tail boasts black rings along a bright yellow base ending at an all-black tip completing this majestic appearance.

This big cat bears round pupils with retractile claws measuring 140-280 cm in head-body length plus another measure between 60-110cm for tail length-wise too! At minimum shoulder height lies approximately from 95 -110 centimeters where males weigh anywhere arounds of ​​180-280 kilograms whereas females usually remain smaller weighing just about some hundred ten-fifty kgs less than them but not always trailing behind when it comes down sheer ferocity despite being tiny comparatively speaking!

The Guinness Book of Records lists the heaviest recorded tiger as the Amur (Siberian) Tiger, weighing 465kg. Generally, Siberian tigers are also known to be heavier than other subspecies with adult males often weighing over 272 kg while male Sumatran tigers only weigh about 113 kg.

During breeding, tigers occasionally come together as they are typically solitary creatures who prefer to be active at night. Their diets consist of medium to large mammals such as deer, wild pigs and porcupines; impressively these sizable predators can take down prey twice their own size. The number of tigers that a given area can support is heavily influenced by the availability of prey in the region.

Marking its territory with droppings and other indicators while patrolling it efficiently encapsulates how agile this predator truly is - not just on land but also within water which allows them ease passage when required. Monogamous in nature, female tigers give birth between February and May after carrying for 14-15 weeks gestation periods producing litters averaging around two-to-five cubs each time; mothers continue nursing until approximately five or six months old whilst caring for younglings up through one year-old maturity markers -with some receiving further mentorship from mom too! Males may become sexually mature around four years' age while females tend towards three-year ability thresholds instead

The P. tigris is an animal that can easily adapt to different environments, including tropical forests, mangrove swamps and deciduous woodlands. These mighty creatures are capable of surviving in various climates ranging from the jungles of subcontinent to the snow-covered landscapes of Russia's Far East. Although tigers were commonly found throughout Bangladesh's lush forests; they have now been confined to the Sundarbans' mangrove forest area where their critically endangered status has become a cause for concern by environmentalists worldwide.

Out of the total of eight subspecies, five types of tigers still exist at present. The Bengal Tiger can be found living in countries like India, China, Nepal and Bangladesh along with Western Myanmar and Bhutan. The Siberian Amur Tiger is spread across locations such as North-Eastern China, Manchuria and Siberia whereas South-China's very own tiger variant called "Amoy" thrives only in parts of central southern regions near Guangzhou. Similarly, Sumatra inhabits one type while another known by Indo-Chinese Tigers lives throughout geographical localities encompassing Thailand to Cambodia plus Vietnam extending to far east corners leading towards Malaysia or Laos border points.

Meanwhile three additional kinds namely Javan Tiger which was endorsed within Sonda Islands before disappearing 50 years back wherein Bali counterpart met a similar fate alongside Caspian variety from Hyrcanian forest becoming extinct ever since too for over half-century now.

The current number deduced through estimates cites that less than seven thousand individuals are existing around world primarily situated within places defined above covering areas having scant presence e.g., North Korea besides those relatively more abundant territories such as Russia comprising nearly six distinct forms: Indochina Region though not so well-defined especially concerning Lao zones where exact figures remain unclear but samples indicate somewhere between hundred fifty up until four-fifty members closely followed by numbers transcribed elsewhere exceeding a few-hundred totals culminating finally into multiple hundreds located mainly all around Malay Island involved islands contiguous thanks partly due native Indonesian policies focusing on habitat conservation strategies implemented via reserves opened statewide involving nationwide campaigns altogether safeguard these majestic animals against extinction threats caused specifically because human encroachment expanding rapidly beyond tolerance levels.")

The Royal Bengal Tiger faces various threats in Bangladesh, including habitat destruction, depletion of prey populations, poaching for skin and other body parts as well as human-induced killings. To protect this endangered species from further harm, it has been listed on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and included within the 3rd Schedule of Bangladesh's amended Wildlife Preservation Act (1974). [Md Anwarul Islam]