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Tigers top the list of the most loved animals in the world. It’s easy to see why.
Sadly, these wild cats are critically endangered. There are an estimated 3,500 tigers in the wild. They are hunted for their near, for sport and medicine.
Currently, there are six subspecies of tigers: Malayan, Bengal, Indochinese, Sumatran, South China and Siberian. Three subspecies of them went into extinct 80 years ago. They are: Caspian, Javan and Bali.
They can live up to 26 years. The average lifespan is 10-15 years.
An interesting fact about tigers is that they have antiseptic saliva. They lick their wounds to disinfect wounds.
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Tigers can’t purr
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It’s the third largest carnivore on land
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They’re mostly nocturnal animals
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They’re excellent hunters
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They’re the largest cat species in the world
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They’re solitary animals
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A group of tigers is called an ambush
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They like playing in the water
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All tigers have the same stripes
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Tigers don’t live in a permanent group like lions do
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