Tiger

2012-01-04T07:52:35Z

TelMcNab: They can jump much further than their own body length.

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The '''Tiger''' is a large, striped [[feline]], a member of the Panthera [[Genus]], and largest of the Big Cats found in the wild. Formerly found across much of [[Asia]], much of its habitat is restricted in its range. Several species of tiger are endangered including the Siberian and South China tigers. The Javan, Balinese and Caspian varieties of tiger are now [[extinction|extinct]]. The biggest habitat is [[Malaysia]], where plenty of wild tigers still roam.

== Habits ==

Tigers are solitary [[predator]]s, capable of easily killing prey as large as a [[buffalo]] or a [[yak]], or as small as a [[rabbit]] or [[lemur]]. They can sometimes kill domestic livestock, including [[cattle]]. These predatory acts are a common justification for the hunting of tigers to near extinction.

Tigers are almost unique among the great cats in that they are fond of swimming. Though not as arboreal as the [[leopard]], they can climb trees. They can make horizontal leaps of up to 33 feet (10 meters) although half that distance is more typical, and can sprint in short bursts of 35 to 40mph depending on subspecies.<ref>http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_tigris.html</ref>

== Man-eating tigers ==

There have been numerous historical cases of man-eating tigers; sometimes claiming hundreds of victims. However, the animals involved were often found to have been injured, frequently by [[porcupine]]s or [[gun]]shot wounds, and healthy tigers do not generally eat people.

== Famous tigers in literature and popular culture ==

*Tigger - in [[A.A. Milne]]'s [[Winnie the Pooh]].

*Sher Khan - in [[Kipling]]'s ''The Jungle Book''.

*Hobbes - in the comic [[Calvin and Hobbes]].

*Tony the Tiger - a corporate icon associated with [[breakfast cereal]].

*The Esso Tiger - in [[Canada]] the official symbol for [[Imperial Oil]].

*The [[Detroit Tigers]] of Major League Baseball.

*The year of the tiger is one of the twelve years of [[Chinese]] [[astrology]].

*The longest running version of Mac OS X, version 10.4, was known as 'Tiger'.

*The [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the [[National Football League]].

*Tassie Tigers cricket team.

*[[Tiger Woods]], the greatest golfer of his generation.

*Canada's 'Giant Tiger' [[discount store]].

*Tiger Jackson, a character from the [[video game]] Tekken 3.

*Tiger-Tiger [[ice cream]], a delicious blend of licorice and orange ice cream.

*Tiger Beer, the most successful brand of [[beer]] in South Asia.

* And the most literary of all - [[William Blake]]'s:

:''Tyger! Tyger! burning bright''
:''In the forests of the night,''
:''What immortal hand or eye''
:''Can frame thy fearful symmetry?''

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[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category: Carnivores]]
[[Category:Asia]]

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