My favourite animal is the tiger. It is orange with black stripes. That helps it to stay hidden when preparing to pounce. It usually preys on animals such as the deer, antelope and zebra. But in some places, where food is scarce, they hunt closer to humans and have even snatched pet dogs as their prey. Sometimes, they will eat humans. But this can be prevented. A person can fool a tiger by wearing a face mask on the back of their head. The tiger will be tricked into thinking that their prey is facing them.
Tigers are an endangered species. Since 1900, the Bali Tiger, the Caspian tiger & the Javan Tiger have all died out. In 1972, Project Tiger was set up to protect Bengal Tigers in India. The number of tigers almost doubled at one stage, but illegal hunting has started again and there might be even fewer tigers than when the project started.
The Amur Tiger is the King of the Tigers. These are the rarest species of tiger and there may be only 50 of these tigers left in the wild.
Tigers are in the big cat family. They are being hunted for their fur to make rugs & sweaters. Chinese doctors also use tiger body parts in traditional chinese medicines. Illegal hunters can make a lot of money by killing tigers illegally.
There are a species of tiger, called Siberian Tigers, or White Tigers as most people call it. White Tigers are the same as Bengal Tigers, only their fur colour is different - They are creamy white with black stripes. They have thicker fur than other tigers because they live in colder places.