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HUNTING
Over much of the tiger's range, wild pig, wild cattle and several species
of deer are its major prey. All prey are forest or grassland ungulates
that range in size from 65 to 2,000 pounds. Tigers ambush their prey, stalking
their prey, approaching as closely as possible, and then leaping or charging
the animal from behind. They usually bite the neck or throat of their prey.
The neck-bite, which severs the spinal cord, is typcially used on small
or medium sized prey, while the throat bite, which causes suffocation,
is used on larger animals.
After killing their prey, tigers drag the animal to a safe place, consuming
it over the course of several days, typically tigers will fill themselves
on fresh kills, and can eat as much as 46pounds of meat at one sitting.
Several days may pass before they are hungry enough to hunt again.