1. Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world. They are renowned for their power and strength.
2. Tiger cubs leave their mother when they are around 2 years of age. Around half of the cubs will live beyond 2 years of age.
3. Each tiger has an own distinct pattern of stripes. This will help to identify apart from each other and sneak up on their prey.
4. All subspecies of tigers are extremely territorial and loners. Exceptions are while courting, mating, and females while at raising offsprings.
5. Tiger mean “arrow” came from the Greek work “Tigris”. Probably the name came by the comparison between the speed of the animal and an arrow, or because of the Tigris river. A group of tigers is known as an ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’.
6. Tigers are 2 million years old. The oldest fossil remains of tigers are believed to be about 2 million years old found in various areas of China.
7. The white tigers are rare, originated from India and it carries a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10000 tigers.
8. Tigers usually hunt alone at nighttime. Tigers can easily jump over 5 meters in length and less than 10% of hunts end successfully for tigers.
9. If the kill is large, the tiger may drag the remains to a thicket and loosely bury it with leaves, then return to it later.
10. The Maltese tiger or Blue tiger features a black and blue coloring. They are known to be South Chinese Subspecies and it is the most critically endangered subspecies.
11. Tigers are excellent swimmers and are often found during the day relaxing in ponds, streams, and rivers.
12. Tigers have killed more humans than any other cat in the world. This has probably obeyed to the fact that humans have invaded their habitat.
13. Tiger from the Winnie the Pooh series is one of the most well-recognized tigers in the world. Millions of dollars are made annually from the sales of toys, games, and shows featuring this character.
14.The tiger was recently named the favorite animal of people through a poll conducted by Animal Planet. The dog was the animal closest to this top ranking.
15. Tigers in the North are larger than those in the South based on their range of habitat and the size of the prey they have available to them. However, the tigers in the North have lighter coloring than those living in the South.
16. A tiger can leap forward up to 33 feet at a time.
17. It is estimated that there are 12,000 tigers in captivity only in the US.
18. Tigers that breed with lions give birth to hybrids known as tigons and ligers
19. Tiger dance (Pulikali) is a two-hundred-year-old folk dance form, practiced mostly in Kerala, India. It makes use of forms and symbols of nature that finds expression in its bright, bold body painting and high-energy dance performance revolve around the theme of tiger hunting. 20. Tigers are predominantly worshiped in Hinduism and Muslim community in India. The Goddess Durga and Lord Ayyappa, since the ancient Indus valley civilization, is shown riding a tiger. Tigers are considered as a symbol of power and immortality.