Interesting facts about the tiger

The tiger is the largest living cat species. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside. It is a predator, preying on deer and wild boar.

It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, requiring large areas of habitat, which support its requirements for prey and rearing of its offspring.

Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two years, before they become independent and leave their mother's home range to establish their own.

Today, the tiger's range is fragmented, stretching from Siberian temperate forests to subtropical and tropical forests on the Indian subcontinent and Sumatra.