Tigers may drag their prey to water to eat. They are commonly seen in the shade or wading in pools to cool off. Since white tigers have pigmented stripes and blue eyes, they are not albinos. It is estimated that there are less than 3,000 Bengal tigers left in the wild. When a tiger has eaten its fill, the abandoned prey becomes food for a variety of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Some cultures believe that powdered tiger bones have medicinal values.
Unfortunately, tigers are in high demand to supply this market. Bibliography Jackson, Peter. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. The Deer and the Tiger, A Study of Wildlife in India.