Tiger Facts

Tigers are an endangered species. Find out more about these carnivores, how they live, hunt and nurture their cubs. Enjoy the wide range of interesting tiger facts.

• Tigers are carnivores. They eat pigs, deer, rhinoceroses, and even small elephants.

• The scientific name for the tiger is Panthera tigris.
  

  Tiger researches think there may only be 3,500 tigers left in the world.

• Tigers live on the continent of Asia in grasslands, forest and swamps.

• There are five subspecies of tiger: Bengal, South China, Indochinese, Sumatran, and Siberian.

• A tiger can live to be 26 years old, of course in captivity. The life span of tigers in the wild is thought to be about 10 years.

• Tigers weighs up to 720 pounds (363 kilograms), stretches 6 feet (2 meters) long, and has a 3 foot (1 meter) long tail.

• Tigers consume about 12 pounds (5 kilograms) during a meal.

• Tigers love water and can swim up to 6 kilometers.

• A female tiger may have from one to six cubs in a litter.

• Tiger cubs are born blind and weigh only about 2 to 3 pounds (1 kg), they live on milk for 6-8 weeks.

• The tiger cubs generally stay with their mothers until they’re at least two years old.

• A tiger’s paw prints are called pug marks.

• Tigers mark their territories by spraying bushes and trees with a special mixture of urine.

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