Animal habitats: tigers, Komodo dragons and bison
Compare tiger, Komodo dragon and bison habitats. Explore how places and adaptations connect, and distinguish reference regions from live sightings.
Animal questions, answered with evidence
Start with a direct answer, then follow the profile for more questions, references and a learning challenge.
Do Bengal tigers live in mangrove forests?
Yes. UNESCO identifies the Bengal tiger among the wildlife of the Sundarbans, a landscape of tidal channels, mudflats and mangrove islands. This featured region shows one habitat in which tigers live; it is not their entire geographic range.
Explore bengal tiger facts and evidence ↗
UNESCO · Sundarbans mangroves and wildlife ↗Where do Komodo dragons live?
They are native to a restricted part of Indonesia. The Komodo Survival Program identifies islands within Komodo National Park and populations on the west and north coasts of Flores. The park boundary is not the boundary of the species’ entire range.
Explore komodo dragon facts and evidence ↗
Komodo Survival Program · Distribution and habitats ↗What do American bison eat?
Grasses make up much of a bison’s food, alongside other leafy plants. Its size does not mean it hunts other animals: a large herbivore can get its energy by spending many hours feeding on vegetation.
Explore american bison facts and evidence ↗
National Park Service · Bison natural history and conservation ↗Habitat, range or sighting: what does the evidence show?
A habitat describes the surroundings an animal uses. A range describes where a species occurs. A sighting records an animal at a particular place and time. A single map pin cannot stand in for all three.
Test three statements
- “The Sundarbans includes tidal mangrove forest used by Bengal tigers.” Is that a habitat description or a record of one tiger?
- “Komodo dragons also occur on Flores outside the national park.” Does that describe a range or a diet?
- “A bison uses its head to move snow away from plants.” What does that tell you about access to food, and what does it leave unknown about location?
Check your habitat reasoning
The first statement describes habitat; it does not report a dated sighting. The second describes part of a species’ range. The third links a body feature to feeding in snowy conditions, but does not locate an individual. A useful conservation map needs appropriate evidence for the question being asked.
Follow the tiger habitat notes, Komodo dragon range notes and bison feeding notes to check the references behind these examples.
The examples draw on the source-linked animal notes shown above. They are educational comparisons, not live wildlife locations or complete range maps.
Follow a landscape.
Our tiger exhibit explores the tidal mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, which span India and Bangladesh. The Komodo exhibit explores dry savanna and deciduous forest in an Indonesian island landscape. Read their linked UNESCO references and notice how each page describes a place.
Compare all three habitat stories ↗Read the marker correctly.
A reference point helps you find a region; it is not a live animal location or a complete range boundary. The Komodo dragon’s range also includes parts of Flores, beyond the park. When sharing a discovery, include the location context rather than claiming you found a current sighting.
Explore the animal atlas ↗Notice what else you want to learn.
Choose a living animal from the picture directory. Record one visible feature and one question about its habitat. Open the reference to investigate that question. If the reference does not answer it, keep it unanswered instead of turning a guess into a fact.
Choose another living animal ↗Evidence you can explore.
This guide builds on the curated exhibits whose references were checked on 9 October 2026. Illustrations and scenery are interpretations. Linked references are not a claim of independent expert certification.