Thursday, March 10, 2016

Tiger

Tiger

The magnificent tiger, largest of the big cats, is a heavily muscled, powerful predator that stalks and ambushes large prey, camouflaged by its stripy coat. Unlike other cats, tigers are good swimmers and often cool off in lakes and streams during the heat of the day. Sadly, they have been pushed to the edge of existence through hunting and habitat loss, with three of the eight subspecies already extinct, and the other subspecies at high risk.

A Siberian tiger amongst green foliage Did you know?
A tiger's stripes are like a human fingerprint, no two tigers have the same pattern.
Scientific name: Panthera tigris
Rank: Species

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