The beginning of tigers

I'm going to be discussing the origins of tigers in this blog. This will somewhat give you a pretty good idea of how long tigers have been in existence. First, let's start by saying that I'm fascinated by tigers. They are fierce, dangerous and they are mighty powerful predators. I wish I owned a tiger, but my mom wouldn't let me because they are strong and dangerous, not to mention that I have small dog and she might just become his lunch if I can't feed it the enormous amount of food they require to stay alive.

The earliest remains of tigers came from China and they are dated more then 2 millions years old. This clearly should give you and indication that these beautiful, fierce predators have been around for many, many years. These early fossils also indicate that the tiger was much smaller then it is now. It's strongly believed by research that the tiger is or was related to the Saber-tooth tiger which lived approximately 35 million years ago.

In the next 9 weeks I will be posting more interesting stuff about tigers, so stay tuned.


Saber-Tooth

Saber-Tooth thru evolution