• Question: How many bones do tigers have

    Asked by Teddy to Michael on 17 Nov 2016.
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      Michael Rivera answered on 17 Nov 2016:

      I did a bit of research online, and scientific textbooks seem to say that tigers have 432 as the number of bones in a tiger skeleton, although it may depend on which tiger you’re looking at.

      This surprises me just a bit because a normal pet cat has 244 bones – quite a large difference from the bigger tiger! But I suppose a tiger has a longer body and a longer tail, so a majority of those extra bones will be extra tail bones, extra bones in a tiger’s spine, and extra ribs!

      Cool question – got me to find out some cool facts online! Thanks.

      Michael 🙂

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