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.
