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The tiger is the biggest species of the cat 

family.

Tigers can reach a length of up to 3.3 metres 

(11 feet) and weigh as much as 300 kilograms 

(660 pounds).

Subspecies of the tiger include the Sumatran 

Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Bengal Tiger, South China 

Tiger, Malayan Tiger and Indochinese Tiger.

Range

Historic tiger range ran from Turkey through South and 

Southeast Asia to the far eastern shores of the 

continent. Today, they are only found in South and 

Southeast Asia, China and the Russian Far East.

Tigers essentially live solitary lives, except during mating 

season and when females bear young. They are usually 

fiercely territorial and have and mark their large home 

ranges.

Diet

Tigers mainly eat   deers, wild pigs, water buffalo and 

antelope. Tigers are also known to hunt sloth bears, 

dogs, leopards, crocodiles and pythons as well as 

monkeys and hares. Old and injured tigers have been 

known to attack humans and domestic cattle.

Population         

In the early 1900s, there were around 100,000 tigers 

throughout their range. Today, an estimated total of 

around 3,000-4,500 exist in the wild. Below is a 

breakdown of tiger numbers by subspecies.

Tigers are always hungry and very fast to get their 

food.Tigers are fierce predators with a calculated 

intelligence that makes them one of the leaders out 

there in their natural environment. They have been 

able to successfully evolve from ancient tigers for 

almost 2 million years and they have keep 

continually adapting well to their surroundings.

Most people easily recognize the tiger due to the 

stripes found on their bodies. These patterns of 

white and black stripes create very interesting and 

unique patterns. 

Ruthless Hunters

Tigers are extremely ferocious when it comes to hunting. 

However, they don’t always make the kill as you would 

expect them to. When they are able to sneak up on prey 

they only have a few seconds to pounce and to kill them 

by biting them in the neck area. They can take down 

animals much lager than themselves if they are healthy 

and they are good hunters.

Tigers tend to be loners so you won’t see them hunting in 

groups as you do lions. However, they have been known 

to share their prey with others which is a good indication 

that they do communicate with each other on different 

levels. 

 Tigers are able to leap more than 30 feet which definitely 

gives them an advantage when it comes to finding and 

attacking their prey.

Tigers tend to go their own ways except when they wish 

to mate with each other. After mating they go their own 

way. The female will find a den for her cubs to be born 

in. This takes place approximately 16 weeks after 

conception. The cubs are blind at birth and she will feed 

them milk from her body for about 8 weeks before they 

venture outside of the den with her. She may have from 

3 to 4 cubs at a time.

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