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== Famous tigers in literature == | == Famous tigers in literature == | ||
| − | *Tigger - in [[Winnie | + | *Tigger - in [[Winnie the Pooh]]. |
*Shere Khan - in [[the Jungle Book]]. | *Shere Khan - in [[the Jungle Book]]. | ||
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The Tiger is a large, striped feline, formerly found across much of Asia, but now much restricted in its range and endangered; the Javan, Balinese and Caspian varieties of tiger are now extinct.
Habits
Tigers are solitary predators, capable of easily killing prey as large as a buffalo, and frequently killing domestic livestock.
They are fond of swimming. Though not as arboreal as the leopard, they can climb trees.
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 porcupines or gunshot wounds, and healthy tigers do not in general eat people.
Famous tigers in literature
- Tigger - in Winnie the Pooh.
- Shere Khan - in the Jungle Book.
- Hobbes - in the comic Calvin and Hobbes.