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Tiger facts.

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10th September 2007

Tiger facts.

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Only five subspecies of tiger exist in the world
The largest of the subspecies is the Amur (or Siberian) Tiger
The Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of the subspecies
Unusually for Cats, Tigers enjoy water and are very strong swimmers
Only four cats are capable of roaring the Lion, Leopard, Jaguar and the Tiger
Tigers don’t like to get too hot
Tigers spend really hot days lying in pools and streams. 

A Tigers roar can be heard over 2km away
Tigers roar to defend its territory or to call its mate or cubs
The Tigers striped coats camoflages it very well as it stalks through long grass
The Tiger uses its large dagger like teeth (Canines) to stab its prey.
One bite in the throat or the back of the neck is enough to kill a deer
Tigers usually hunt alone and at night
The Tiger is not a fast runner and like most cats it stalks silently towards its prey
Contrary to popular belief the Tiger is not by nature a man eater

A Tigers footprints are called ‘Pug Marks’
A Tigers tail can be up to one-third of its total body length
The collective name for a group of Tigers is a streak!
Tigers purr just like domestic cats, but the sound is about a hundred times louder
Tigers have excellent binocular and colour vision, over six times that of humans
In zoo’s Tigers live to about 25 years but in the wild the average age is 10 years

 Thanks to tigertales.co.uk

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  1. 1 On November 22nd, 2008, elysha said:

    i love tigers so much even though i am still a dog fan, very much I’ve always loved big cats very much tigers.But i have a question,Is a white tiger rare?

    -elysha

  2. 2 On January 7th, 2009, Hannah said:

    Elysha, in reguards to your question, white tigers in the wild are exetremely rare, there is about 1 born to every 10,000 births. However white tigers are commonly seen in captivity due to inbreeding and hybrid breeding that orinate from 2 seperate bloodlines in india and america. But many people do not know that the white tiger is a mutant, caused by a recessive gene. People also don’t know about the problems caused by inbreeding. As the desired outcome is the white coat, father to daughter and father to granddaughter combos for example are used to produce more white cubs. But many of these cubs are born heavily derformed and are destoryed as they arnt considered fit to be exhibited.
    The breeding of white tigers in captivity is for profit (in zoo’s or safari parks) or for greater zoological status, which in many peoples eyes is immoral and unfair to the consavation of the remaining sub-species.

  3. 3 On January 22nd, 2009, bryant said:

    what age do tiger cubs start hunting on their own?

  4. 4 On January 22nd, 2009, dulcie said:

    Hi, Bryant.
    Tiger cubs are born in litters of between 3 and 6. These large litters are required as the infant mortality rate among tigers is unfortunately quite high and normally only around two manage to make it to adulthood. They are extremely vulnerable immediately after birth and are totally dependant on their mother for protection. They are actually dependant on their mother for food until they are able to hunt for themselves, which is normally by the age of 15 months.

  5. 5 On March 1st, 2009, Sugar said:

    i love tigers and white cubs i wish they could be pets and i want to know who would want to kill white and normal tigers one of God’s creatures it is sad i love them they are my FAVORITE animal

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