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Tiger
Class-Mammalia
Order-Carnivora
Family-Felidae
Genus-Panthera
Species-tigris
Conservation Concerns-Endangered by hunting and habitat destruction.
Range-Siberia, Southeast Asia, southern India.
Habitat-Forests, grasslands, savannas, and swamps.
Size-Length: 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft), not including tail.
Weight: 75 to 258 kg (165 to 570 lb).
Feeding Habits-Tigers are carnivores; they prefer to eat large mammals, including deer, buffalo, and antelope.
Offspring-The female tiger may give birth to two to four cubs. The cubs leave the mother after about two years. Only half of all cubs survive to adulthood.
Life Span-About 15 years in the wild.
Did You Know
The Bengal tiger is the world's largest cat, weighing up to 180 to 258 kg (400 to 570 lb).
Tigers can jump up to 10 m (33 ft) in one leap.
A tiger catches prey only once in 10 to 20 hunts.
A tiger's roar can be heard up to 3 km (2 mi) away.
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A member of the biological family of cats, tigers are apex predators that occupy the to spot in the jungle ecosystem. The largest of the cats, tigers are believed to have originated in East Asia and migrated to different locations. Living in diverse habitats, they have evolved abd undergone distinct changes in size, coat, and colouring. This led to tigers being classified into eight subspecies.

1. The Siberian or The Amur tiger

2. The south China tiger

3. The Indian Royal Bengal Tigers

4. The Javan tigers

5. Balinese Tiger

6. The Caspian Tiger

7.The Sumatran tiger

8. The Indochinese tiger,

Tigers are a rare and endangered. Of the eight subspecies listed, three are already extinct. Number of remaining five are rapidly dwindling. India, home to the largest tigers population in the world too is seeing a sharp decline in their number. From 3642 tigers counted in 2002 , there are now only 1411 tigers left.