The Tiger
The largest cat and one of the most
powerful
land carnivores in the world, the tiger ia a massively
built cat of awesome size and power. Its distinctive coat
is white to orange-brown with black, brown or grey stripes.
Its small round ears have black backs with a central white
spot. The males of some subspecies sport side whiskers.
The tiger may be found in all types of terrain
of southern and south-eastern Asia and of eastern Asia
northward to Mongolia and Siberia, where it hunts by
night, from the ground, and seeks game of all types. Ot
is an excellent swimmer.
The tiger is the only truly striped cat, with a
completely non-agouti coat. All other striped cats
are tabbies.
Tyra
Guardian of Endangered Species
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