... of the lack of its natural habitat. The tiger lives in various habitats from, open jungles, humid evergreen forests to mango grove swamps. Male Bengal tigers require a territory of 20 square miles, and females require about 17 square miles in order for them to feel protected. In India, ... and wildlife departments in India are too short-handed and under budgeted to be effective against the onslaught of poachers. The illegal poaching of the Bengal Tiger is carried out in one of three ways; either poison is used, steel traps or firearms. When poison is used, the poachers ... population in...

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... however. Also, white tigers are not Siberian. The Siberian white tigers are hybrid of a white Bengal tiger and a Siberian tiger. A tiger must have Bengal genes in order to be white, so all white tigers have at least a little bit of Bengal in them. A white tiger lives on average for 10 to 15 years in the wild and 16 ... to 20 years in captivity. The female has 3 to 4 cubs in one litter. Orange tigers born with the white gene are called "Heterozygous". The length of a male white tiger is measured at being 8 ... feet and 9 inches to 10 feet. The length of a female is measured at 8 feet to...

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... ). D. THE GUN THEORY Marvin Davis has taken Marriott and Inden's concept of coded-substance and used it to help him construct a similar theory from the viewpoint of Hindus from West Bengal. Davis learned of this folk theory largely from interviewing Bengali Hindus, but the theory is also drawn from Hindu holy books, including the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana, Purusukta, and ... Manu Dharmasastra (7). Since these works are widely known in India, it is likely that his findings apply in other areas besides West Bengal. The Hindus of West Bengal believe that, from the god of cr...

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... land of the Tripuri tribes of Mongolian origin). Except for a narrow corridor running through the foothills of the Himalayas that connects the state with West Bengal, Assam is almost entirely isolated from India. It is located between 900-960 East longitude and 24-38 North latitude. The capital of Assam, is ... long head, tall and well-built, having a fine, long and prominent nose and a fair complexion, who came to Assam from across Bihar and Bengal. All these peculiarities of physiognomy one will encounter in Assam. What we call the Assamese people of today is in fact the result of ass...

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... allowed the imperialism of India, by the company, to occur. In 1757 at the Battle of Plassey was where the military genius, Robert Clive, defeated the French, Portuguese, Nawb of Bengal and Siraj-ud-daulah powers. This was when the French and Portuguese trade diminished to almost nothing. Once the seven years war was over, 1756-1763, England took over almost ... -continent of India came under firm organized control. Dalhousie's doctrine of lapse was the downfall of the company. The doctrine stated that if the ruler of a state in India without a male heir died, that the lands would be ann...

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... devastating event all depends on what kid is to be had. To have a man-child is to have happiness. It is the want of every family rich or poor. When a male is born it means that a dowry will be received when he is married and the extra help of his wife. Before the young men get a wife though, they must first ... of bamboo leaning up against a cement wall. Over twenty-five percent of the population lives in slums. Some in the city are restless and want a better life. An editor of a Bengal newspaper defended those types of people, "With such problems is it any wonder there is tension and u...

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