Tigers are the biggest species of the cat family.
- They can reach a length of up to 3.3 meters or 11 feet.
- They can weigh up to 300 kilograms or 660 pounds
- A group of tigers are called an 'ambush' or 'streak'.
- The hind legs of a tiger are longer than the front legs. This enables them to leap up to 10 meters.
- The skull of a tiger is stout and rounded in shape which provides more support for their powerful jaws.
- No more than 3,200 tigers are left in the wild.
- They usually live in Asia and Africa.
- Tigers tend to be loners, so usually you won't see them hunting in groups as you do lions.
- However they have been known to share their prey with others.
- All tigers are carnivores, also most of a tiger's diet consist of large prey.