How was the Bengal tiger named?

The word tiger came from the Persian tigra meaning pointed or sharp and the Avestan tigrhi meaning an arrow, referring to the speed with which a tiger launches itself at its prey. read more

The name of the ghost town Tigerville or Tiger City in South Dakota might have come from the Bengal Tiger Mine, located 2–3 miles away. RIT's athletics nickname is the"Tigers". In 1963, RIT purchased a rescued Bengal tiger which became the Institute's mascot, named SPIRIT. RIT's present mascot RITchie is also a Bengal tiger. read more

The indian subspecies of tiger was named “Bengal tiger” (sometimes with the epithet “Royal” added) because back then it was an habit for british people to refer to the entire indian population as “Bengali”. read more

The Bengal tiger (also known as the Royal Bengal tiger) is a subspecies of tiger, found across the Indian subcontinent. The Bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and is considered to be the second largest tiger in the world. read more

Bengal tiger. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous of the tiger subspecies. By 2011, the total population was estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. read more

The Bengal tiger is named after the Bengal region in southern Asia, an area that overlaps with the tiger's current geographic range. The Bengal Tiger probably arrived in the Indian subcontinent approximately 12,000 years ago. It occurs in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. read more