Adaptations in Lion and Tiger


 
 
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Adaptations in Lion and Tiger

Adaptations in Lion and Tiger: These are also called as big cats and are carnivores which eat only flesh of other animals. These have following Adaptations to survive in tropical rainforest:

  • They have thick skin and skin colour helps them to camouflage (ability of the animal to match their surrounding, e.g. chameleon, butterfly).
  • The yellow brown colour of lion and black stripes of tiger helps them to hide in the forest by blending with the surroundings.
  • It helps these carnivores to catch their prey.
  • They have strong sense of smell which helps them to locate their prey.
  • They also develop sensitive hearing capacity to find its prey.
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    Question : 1

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) Tiger and lion have thick skin and skin color helps them to camouflage (ability of the animal to match their surrounding, e.g. chameleon, butterfly .

    (b) The yellow brown color of lion and black stripes of tiger helps them to hide in the forest by blending with the surroundings.

    (c)  Tiger and lion have eyes in front of their head which enable them to have a correct idea of the location of their prey.

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    Big cats (e.g. Lions and tigers) have ____________

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 3

    To mix with surroundings, tigers have ___________ .

    Right Option : B
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