Tigers

I love Tigers!
Tyger Tyger, burning bright
What I'm going to tell you is shocking. Sadly, it's more than possible that tigers could be gone by the end of 2012. There are fewer than 5,000 tigers left! There are about 7 million smaller cats just like me in Australia, let alone the rest of the world, so we don't really appreciate how our majestic cousins are under the hammer. Why are the tigers close to extinction? What is essentially wrong with humans that they can so blatantly slaughter a whole species? The answer of course is money....

Tigers
Tigers And Their Habitat
Tigers are the largest of the four "big cats" and are native to much of eastern and southern Asia. The tiger is a formidable predator and a meat eater. A tiger can grow up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in length and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Apart from their huge size and power, compared to the other big cats, the most recognizable feature of a tiger is it's vertical stripe fur of black and orange, though the white tiger, which is rare in the wild, has black and white stripes. Tigers ...

Tigers and their many colours
Tigers are all orange, right? Wrong!
Tigers are usually depicted as orange with black stripes and white bellies, this is the norm. But unaware to a lot of people there are actually many more variations on the majestic Tiger than we think. Greys, blues, browns and pure whites exist either in reality or observational accounts. Read on to discover a new spectrum of colours in the world of this majestic cat

Tigers
Striped Giant of the Cats
I've always been enchanted by tigers. Their colors, their power, and their wildness. Since becoming involved with fundraising here on Squidoo for the Wild Animal Sanctuary, I've been reading more and more about them. And they just keep getting more fascinating!

Gift Ideas for Tiger Lovers
For the Tiger Lover in your Lfe
What you need is a tiger on your bed, on your chair and on your wall. Decorate your whole home with fabulous tiger posters, and you can even wear a tiger on your shirt. The biggest of the Big Cats are the Tigers and they need all the help they can get. Give one or two of these tiger-themed gifts to your tiger-loving friend and show the world your own admiration for these magnificent wild cats. mage : Steve Evans

Tigers
Tigers are one of the four Big Cats that roar, also known as the Great Cats. They are mammals and carnivores. In the wild tigers can live 15 to 20 years. They can live up to 26 years in a zoo. The tiger's name is Panthera tigris. There are 9 subspecies of tigers. The Amur (Siberian), Indian (Bengal), Malayan, Sumatran, South China, and Indo-Chinese still roam our planet. The Bali, Caspian, and Java are extinct.