South China tiger

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	==Ecology and behavior==		==Ecology and behavior==
−	A South China tiger of the ( China's Tigers]] project with his [[blesbuck]] kill.]]	+	[[File:Stud 327 with Blesbuck.jpg|thumb|A South China tiger of the [[Save China's Tigers]] project with his [[blesbuck]] kill.]]
	Tigers are obligate [[carnivores]]. They prefer hunting large [[ungulate]]s, frequently kill [[wild pig]], and occasionally [[hog deer]], [[muntjac]] and [[gray langur]]. Small prey species such as [[porcupine]]s, [[hare]]s and [[peafowl]] form a very small part in their diet. Due to the encroachment of humans into their habitat, they also prey on domestic livestock.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Bagchi, S., Goyal, S. P., Sankar, K|year=2003|title=Prey abundance and prey selection by tigers (''Panthera tigris'') in a semi-arid, dry deciduous forest in western India|journal=Journal of Zoology |volume=260|pages= 285–290|doi=10.1017/S0952836903003765|issue=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Wegge, P., Odden, M., Pokharel, C. Pd., Storaasc, T.|year=2009|url= http://wild-cat.org/pardus/infos/Wegge+al-2009%20Predator-prey-relationship-BardiaNP.pdf |title=Predator–prey relationships and responses of ungulates and their predators to the establishment of protected areas: A case study of tigers, leopards and their prey in Bardia National Park, Nepal|journal= Biological Conservation |volume=142|pages= 189–202|doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.020}}		Tigers are obligate [[carnivores]]. They prefer hunting large [[ungulate]]s, frequently kill [[wild pig]], and occasionally [[hog deer]], [[muntjac]] and [[gray langur]]. Small prey species such as [[porcupine]]s, [[hare]]s and [[peafowl]] form a very small part in their diet. Due to the encroachment of humans into their habitat, they also prey on domestic livestock.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Bagchi, S., Goyal, S. P., Sankar, K|year=2003|title=Prey abundance and prey selection by tigers (''Panthera tigris'') in a semi-arid, dry deciduous forest in western India|journal=Journal of Zoology |volume=260|pages= 285–290|doi=10.1017/S0952836903003765|issue=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Wegge, P., Odden, M., Pokharel, C. Pd., Storaasc, T.|year=2009|url= http://wild-cat.org/pardus/infos/Wegge+al-2009%20Predator-prey-relationship-BardiaNP.pdf |title=Predator–prey relationships and responses of ungulates and their predators to the establishment of protected areas: A case study of tigers, leopards and their prey in Bardia National Park, Nepal|journal= Biological Conservation |volume=142|pages= 189–202|doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.020}}
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