Trivia

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A tiger can cover 20-50km in one day on land.

 

White tigers aren’t a different breed, just a recessive gene, like blonde hair or blue eyes. All white tigers are Bengal tigers.

All existing white tigers have been bred in captivity and all descended from Mohan, a cub captured in India in 1951. There are about 400 white tigers in captivity.

Tigers have never lived in Africa.

Tigers can run up to 36 MPH, or 60km/h.
Tigers and Jaguars are the only 2 large cats that like the water.
some photos courtesy of The Tiger Foundation
A tiger can easily swim 4 miles.
Tigers sleep up to 18 hours
a day.
All tigers have a white spot on the backs of both ears.
Tiger stripes represent a pigmentation of the skin and not just fur coloring. No two sets of tiger stripes are the same.
A group of tigers is called a streak.
A tiger’s roar can be heard over 2 km.
Tigers are the largest cats in the world.