Tigers
WHERE: India, China, and Indo-china
COAT: Red or orange fur with light underbelly. Black stripes that are unique in every tiger, much like the fingerprints of humans.
WEIGHT & LENGTH: 100 - 670 lbs; 8 - 12.5 ft
UNIQUE: Largest of the four "big" cats (lion, leopard and jaguar), the tiger is only behind the polar bear and the brown bear as the third largest land carnivore. White tigers are rare in the wild but popular in zoos. As a consequence, many white tigers are the result of inbreeding and genetically unhealthy. Oct 12
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In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs.
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By Mail Foreign Service UPDATED: 14:21 GMT, 14 May 2010
Wolf and tiger cubs brought together to form a unique bond of endangered species
A tiger at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Park
Tigers love water and will readily jump in to kill their prey At a Californian nature park, a trainer threw meat into a pool to demonstrate the tiger's agility A photographer captured on film the tiger's quick dash and dive