Thinkabara🐯 Tiger Facts for Kids
🐾 Mammals Grades K–5
The tiger is a meat-eating mammal that lives in Asia. Tigers are the largest cats in the world.
🐯 Tiger fact file
- Scientific name
- Panthera tigris
- Animal group
- Mammal
- Where it lives
- Asia
- Habitat
- Forests, grasslands and swamps of Asia, from snowy Russia to tropical India
- Diet
- Carnivore (meat-eater) — Deer, wild pigs and buffalo
- Size
- About 5 to 6 feet long, plus a 3-foot tail
- Weight
- About 240–670 lb (the biggest live in Russia)
- Life span
- About 10–15 years in the wild
- Status
- Endangered
📏 The biggest tigers weigh more than three refrigerators full of food.
⭐ 5 fun facts about tigers
- Tigers are the largest cats in the world.
- No two tigers have the same stripes — and the stripes are on their skin, too.
- Unlike most cats, tigers love water and are strong swimmers.
- Tigers usually hunt alone, at night.
- A tiger can eat more than 50 pounds of meat in one meal.
Where do tigers live?
Wild tigers are found in Asia. Forests, grasslands and swamps of Asia, from snowy Russia to tropical India. If you want to see one in the United States, visit an accredited zoo or aquarium.
What do tigers eat?
Tigers are carnivores, which means they eat other animals. Their menu: deer, wild pigs and buffalo.
Is the tiger endangered?
Status: Endangered. That means there are few left in the wild and it needs protection to survive. You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Tiger quiz
What is special about a tiger’s stripes?
What kind of eater is the tiger?
What kind of animal is the tiger?
On which continent can you find wild tigers?
✏️ Write about the tiger
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a tiger one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the tiger in its habitat:
🖍️ Draw and color
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Where do tigers live?
Tigers live in Asia. Their habitat: Forests, grasslands and swamps of Asia, from snowy Russia to tropical India.
What do tigers eat?
Tigers are carnivores (meat-eater). They eat: Deer, wild pigs and buffalo.
How big is a tiger?
About 5 to 6 feet long, plus a 3-foot tail. Weight: About 240–670 lb (the biggest live in Russia). The biggest tigers weigh more than three refrigerators full of food.
How long do tigers live?
About 10–15 years in the wild.
Is the tiger endangered?
Its conservation status is: Endangered. That means there are few left in the wild and it needs protection to survive.
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