Tigers are large, orange cats with dark stripes, weighing 350-550 pounds. They live in forests and swamps near water in India and Nepal, eating deer, pigs, buffalo, and even young elephants or humans when hungry. Tigers give birth to 1-6 cubs after a 2-3 month pregnancy and are threatened by humans as their main enemy, with only about 4200 tigers remaining.

1. Tiger

2. Physical Characteristics The tail length is 36”. Tigers could weigh 350-550 pounds. Its shoulder height could be three feet high or less. A tigers head and body length is 5’10-9’1”. It has really power full jaws and has large canine teeth. The tiger is reddish orange with dark stripes.

3. Habitat Tigers live in forests and swamps. They do not live far away from water.

4. Range Tigers live in India and Nepal.

5. Food Tigers eat meat. They kill: deer, wild pigs, young buffalo and young elephants. When they are really hungry they eat: fowl, fish, lizards, frogs, crocodile, carrion and even humans.

6. Offspring They could have 1-6 cubs. The average is two or three months before they have their baby. The mother takes care of her babies by herself.

7. Enemies Their enemies are humans.

8. Interesting Facts Tigers swim in the water. There are 4200 tigers left.