Tigers

Features

Easily recognized by its coat of reddish-orange with dark stripes, the tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. The big cat's tail is three feet long. On average the big cat weighs 450 pounds, about the same as eight ten-year-old kids. It stands three feet tall with teeth four inches long and claws as long as house keys.

Cubs

A female tiger gives birth to a litter of three or four cubs, who she will care for until they are a year-and-a-half old. These cubs quadruple in size during their first month! Each litter of cubs vary sometimes they have seven cubs in a litter whilst sometimes three. Generally tigresses wait 18-24 months before giving birth to another litter of cubs.

Species & Facts

There are five species of Tigers:

• the Bengal,
• Indo-Chinese,
• South China,
• Amur,
• and Sumatran tigers.

Facts

• Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world
• Tigers are good swimmers
• Tigers can run at 65km/h
• No Tigers have the same stip patterns