Tiger Facts

• 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