: a tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) occurring especially in India
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To the question of what makes Sundarbans special, Nair highlighted that these canals are home to the elusive Bengal tiger, which swims across creeks and sometimes stalks the banks early in the morning.—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 While the Bengal tiger is by far the most famous resident of the park, a typical expedition also offers the opportunity to spot sambar deer, striped hyenas and sloth bears—and there’s no shortage of eye-catching birds that call the park home as well.—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 After surviving the shipwreck, Pi’s joy, humor and despair turn on a dime as his lifeboat is beset by surviving animals — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and our Royal Bengal tiger.—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 Also less well known is the amazing wildlife viewing, and India is the world’s marquee safari destination after Africa, the best place on earth to see the largest (and arguably most beautiful) of all cats, Bengal tigers (tigers do not exist in Africa at all).—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Bengal tiger
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