Royal Bengal tiger 5 lesser known facts about the species

Royal Bengal tiger: 5 lesser-known facts about the species Nascimento Pinto Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Jul 29, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Origin of the name The Bengal tiger gets its name from the Bengal region, where it was first discovered and documented, and classified by Carl Linnaeus and Reginald Innes Pocock Sarosh Lodhi [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Size The Bengal tiger is known to be among the largest of the wild cats in the world apart from the Siberian tiger, popularly also known as Amur Sarosh Lodhi [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Locations While the Bengal tiger gets its name from the region and is seen across India, it is also present across Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Southwest China Sarosh Lodhi [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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