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The
tiger is the biggest species of the cat family.
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Tigers
can reach a length of up to 3.3 metres (11 feet) and weigh as much as 300
kilograms (660 pounds).
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Subspecies
of the tiger include the Sumatran Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Bengal Tiger, South
China Tiger, Malayan Tiger and Indochinese Tiger.
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Many
subspecies of the tiger are either endangered or already extinct. Humans are
the primary cause of this through hunting and the destruction of habitats.
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Around
half of tiger cubs don’t live beyond two years of age.
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Tiger
cubs leave their mother when they are around 2 years of age.
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A
group of tigers is known as an ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’.
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Tigers
are good swimmers and can swim up to 6 kilometres.
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Rare
white tigers carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10000
tigers.
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Tigers
usually hunt alone at night time.
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Tigers
have been known to reach speeds up to 65 kph (40 mph).
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Less
than 10% of hunts end successfully for tigers
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Tigers
can easily jump over 5 metres in length.
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Various
tiger subspecies are the national animals of Bangladesh, India, North Korea,
South Korea and Malaysia.
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There
are more tigers held privately as pets than there are in the wild.
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Tigers
that breed with lions give birth to hybrids known as tigons and ligers.
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