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  cat facts  TIGERS Panthera tigris
SECTION 1
Did you know?
Little known facts to suprise you...

SECTION 2
Natural History
Information on range, natural history, status in the wild.

SECTION 3
A Personal Insight.


SECTION 4
Further reading.



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Section 1
Did you know...

  • Tigers are the biggest of all the species of cats. Male Amur tigers can weigh 700 lbs. and can be 15 feet long from head to tail.
  • Tigers and Lions are the only two types of cats that have a larger, stronger front area then back area of their body.
  • All tigers have their own individual strip pattern, just as each person has their own finger prints.
  • They are very good swimmers. The Indo-Chinese tiger can swim 8 miles in the open ocean to get to other islands.
  • There were 8 different sub-species of tigers, currently there are only 4 sub-species left in the wild.

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