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Class:
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Mammalia
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Order:
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Carnivora
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Family:
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Felidae
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Genus:
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Panthera
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Species:
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tigris
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Sub species:
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altaica (Siberian or Amur tiger)
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Life span:
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15 to 20 years in the wild; up to 26 years under human care
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Gestation:
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About 103 days
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Number of young at birth:
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Average is 2 – 3
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Age of maturity:
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3 – 6 years
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Size:
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Smallest - Sumatran tiger, with males up to 8 ft. long
Largest - Siberian tiger, with males up to 10 ft. |
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Weight:
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Lightest - Sumatran tiger males average 220 lbs.
Heaviest - Siberian tiger males can be over 400 lbs. |
Fun Facts:
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Males can be as long as a station wagon
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Have the palest orange coat and the fewest stripes to help blend in with its snow covered habitat
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Coat grows longer and thicker than other tiger species
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Tigers are excellent and powerful swimmers and are seldom far from a water source
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Tigers are patient hunters and can move slowly and quietly, stalking their prey for 20 or 30 minutes. Usually making a kill once or twice a week and eating as much as it can
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Tigers are generally solitary cats, unless a female is caring for her cubs
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A female tiger can have a litter of up to 7 cubs every two years, but only two usually survive
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Cubs begin hunting with their mother at eight-weeks old
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Every tiger has its very own stripe pattern
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A tiger’s night vision is six times stronger than a human’s
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