Bengal Tigers by the Waterside
by Ronald Osborne
Title
Bengal Tigers by the Waterside
Artist
Ronald Osborne
Medium
Pastel
Description
A pastel by Chilean artist Jenny Baez Barrueto - The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent and has been classified as an endangered species. The total population is estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals and decreasing. None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger's range is large enough to support an effective population size of 250 adult individuals.
The Bengal tiger's coat is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs is white, and the tail is white with black rings.
The basic social unit of the tiger is the elemental one of mother and offspring. Adult animals congregate only on an ad hoc and transitory basis when special conditions permit, such as plentiful supply of food. Otherwise they lead solitary lives, hunting individually for the dispersed forest and tall grassland animals, upon which they prey.
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February 15th, 2012
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