Tigers are easily recognized by its coat of reddishorange with dark stripes, the tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. The big cat weighs up to 720 pounds (363 kilograms) , stretches 6 feet (2 meters) long, and has a 3-foot(1-meter-) long tail.
The powerful predator generally hunts alone, able to bring down prey such as deer and antelope. Tigers wait until dark to hunt. Once a tiger has spotted its prey, it sneaks as close as possible to its victim. Then the tiger sprints to the unsuspecting animal, usually pulling it off its feet with its teeth and claws. If the prey animal is large, the tiger bites its throat to kill it; smaller prey is usually killed when the tiger breaks its neck.

Unlike most members of the cat family, tigers seem to enjoy water. They swim well and often soak in streams or pools of water to cool off. Some tigers live where it gets very cold—in India and parts of southeast Asia. There are five subspecies of tiger:
Bengal, South China, Indochinese, Sumatran, and Siberian. Tigers that live in cold northern areas are usually bigger and heavier than those that live in tropical habitats. No two tigers have exactly the same pattern of stripes. A tiger retracts its claws as it walks, leaving no claw marks in its tracks. Tigers live in both tropical and temperate forests as well as in swamps. They are never found far from water.
Tigers eat small animals such as turtles and frogs, as well as large animals such as buffalo and large deer.

Tiger Species
Overview of tiger subspecies. There are six subspecies of tigers, Bengal tiger, Siberian tiger, Sumatran tiger, Malayan tiger, Indochinese tiger, south china tiger.
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is found in India as well as Bangladesh and it is known to live both in the heated areas of desert and the grasslands where it is wet and cool.
Siberian Tiger
The Siberian tiger is the largest of all tigers. As its name implies, it inhabits the region of Siberia in
Russia.
Sumatran Tiger
You will find the Sumatran Tiger in the island of Sumatra. The Sumatran Tiger is smaller than other species of tigers.
Malayan Tiger
The Malayan Tiger is only found around the Malayan Peninsula which is where the name comes from
Indochinese Tiger
The Indochinese Tiger is found in areas of Vietnam, Thailand, China, and Cambodia.
South China Tiger
The South China Tiger features a very vibrant colour of orange with black stripes on it.
Extinct Tiger Species
The Balinese Tiger became extinct in 1937 and until that time they resided on the Island of Bali. In the
1950’s the Caspian Tiger became extinct.