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A tiger's roar can be heard as far as 1.8 miles (3 km) away.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There are more tigers privately owned by U.S. citizens than in the wild worldwide.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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One tiger alone killed 430 people in Nepal and India in the 19th century.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The tiger's stripes are not only found on their fur, but also on their skin.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Cats share 95.6% of their DNA with tigers.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The stripes on each tiger are unique, like human fingerprints.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There are more Siberian tigers living in captivity than in their native habitat.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers are the only predators known to regularly prey on adult bears.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Contrary to popular belief, there are no wild tigers in Africa. Only in Asia.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Cats, from lions and tigers right down to domestic felines, cannot taste anything sweet.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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White tigers are prone to having crossed eyes (strabismus).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers were declared extinct in Cambodia in 2016.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Less than 10% of tiger's hunts end successfully.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers wait until dark to hunt. Their night vision is six times better than that of humans.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A dead adult male tiger can sell for US$10,000 or more on the black market.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers that breed with lions give birth to hybrids known as "tigons" and "ligers."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers can eat up to 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of meat in one night.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The life span of tigers in the wild is thought to be about 10 years. Tigers in zoos live twice as long.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Between 1800 and 2009, tigers killed an estimated 373,000 humans.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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White tigers carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10,000 tigers.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Unlike lions, tigers live solitary lives and mark their territories to keep others away.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tiger cubs are vulnerable in their first few months, with mortality as high as 50%.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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100,000 wild tigers roamed Asia a century ago, but today their numbers have fallen to around 3,200 due to poaching.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There were once 9 subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Siberian, Indochinese, South Chinese, Sumatran, Malayan, Caspian, Javan and Bali. The last 3 are extinct, one is extinct in the wild, and the rest are endangered.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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All cats, including tigers, have a distinct scent associated with them due to their individualized scent glands.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The tiger is the largest wild cat in the world, weighting up to 720 pounds (363 kg), and stretching 6 feet (2 meters) long.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
