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tiger
Also known as Panthera tigris, tigress, tigers, P. tigris
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and the island tigers of the Sunda Islands.
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The tiger is a large Asian cat with a powerful, muscular body covered in distinctive orange fur with black stripes, a big head, large paws, and a long tail. Tigers matter as significant members of the Panthera genus, though scientists debate their exact classification into either two or nine subspecies depending on whether they live on mainland Asia or the Sunda Islands.
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關於与「虎」名称相近或相同的条目，請見「虎 (消歧义)」。 虎（学名：Panthera tigris），俗称老虎、大虫，被人称为百獸之王，是現存体型最大的两种猫科动物之一。野外個體可長達3.38米（11.1英尺）、重388.7公斤（857英磅）（此为狩猎数据，实测数据的最大值为261kg）。[2]虎是掠食性肉食動物，有敏锐的听力、夜视力，可自由伸缩的尖爪和粗壮的犬齿。同时，它们也是自然界生态中不可或缺的一环。除了庞大的体型与有力的肌肉之外 牠们最显著的特征，就是在白色到橘黃色的毛皮上有黑色垂直的条纹，这有助于其在捕猎时隐蔽自身。 虎為亞洲特有种类。[3][4]其分布的范围极广，从外兴安岭针叶林到开阔的草地到热带沼泽都有。它们的领地观念十分强烈，会划分属于自己的地域范围，而且是獨居的。它们通常需要大面积的栖息地，以满足相当的猎物数量。伴随这一事实而来的是，其对栖息地的偏好与地球上部份人口比较稠密的地区相重叠，从而导致了与人类利益的严重冲突。现代虎的九个亚种中，三个已经绝种，其余的六种都被列为濒危，部份处于极危。20世纪初虎的数量约有10万只，而现在世界自然基金会估计全球仅存3890只虎。[5]残存的虎虽多受到政府保护，但非法捕猎仍屡禁不止。栖息地丧失和遗传多样性下降亦是其巨大威胁。[1] 虎是世界上最广为人知的动物之一，它们出现在许多古代的神话和民俗传说，现代的电影和各类媒体中。在许多的旗帜、纹章、甚至运动会的吉祥物中都可以见到牠们的图案。孟加拉虎是孟加拉和印度的国家动物。[6]越南、马来西亚和泰国的国家动物也是虎。 目录 1 生物学 1.1 形态特征 1.2 解剖特性 1.3 遗传特性 1.4 演化与分类 1.5 亚种 1.5.1 东北虎 1.5.2 华南虎 1.5.3 印度支那虎 1.5.4 马来亚虎 1.5.5 蘇門答臘虎 1.5.6 孟加拉虎 1.6 已灭绝亚种[4]:143 1.6.1 巴厘虎 1.6.2 爪哇虎 1.6.3 里海虎（新疆虎） 1.7 杂交种 1.8 颜色变化 1.8.1 白虎 1.8.2 藍虎 2 生态学 2.1 历史分布与数量 2.2 栖息地 2.3 猎食 2.4 繁殖 2.5 领地行为 3 生存危机与保护 3.1 生存危机 3.2 种群数量估计 3.3 保护 3.3.1 保护老虎国际论坛 3.3.2 拯救中国虎 4 虎与人类 4.1 作为捕猎对象 4.2 作为中药药材 4.3 吃人虎 5 虎文化 5.1 亞洲虎文化 5.2 与虎有关 5.2.1 影视作品 5.2.1.1 纪錄片 5.2.2 书籍 5.2.3 歌曲 5.2.4 卡通 5.2.5 虎神 5.2.6 職業運動 6 老虎的其它别稱 6.1 大蟲 6.2 百獸之王 6.3 於菟 7 參見 8 标誌 9 注释 10 参考文献 11 参考书目 12 外部連結 生物学 形态特征
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7,504 papers- The "tiger-man" sign.Joint bone spine · 2024El Yaagoubi Y, Prunier-Aesch C, Thanguturi S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2023.105614
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28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Subspecies
- Evolution
- Hybrids
- Description
- Coat
- Colour variations
- Distribution and habitat
- Population density
- Behaviour and ecology
- Social spacing
- Communication
- Hunting and diet
- Competitors
- Reproduction and life cycle
- Health and diseases
- Threats
- Conservation
- Relationship with humans
- Hunting
- Attacks
- Captivity
- Cultural significance
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and the island tigers of the Sunda Islands.
Throughout the tiger's range, it inhabits mainly forests, from coniferous and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the Russian Far East and Northeast China to tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests on the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tiger is an apex predator and preys mainly on ungulates, which it takes by ambush. It lives a mostly solitary life and occupies home ranges, defending these from individuals of the same sex. The range of a male tiger overlaps with that of multiple females with whom he mates. Females give birth to usually two or three cubs that stay with their mother for about two years. When becoming independent, they leave their mother's home range and establish their own.