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This site has tiger pictures, interesting facts, wallpaper, and more. Tigers need our protection. The more we understand, the more we can do to help save them.



Fact:
Tigers are an endangered species. Wild tigers in Asia -- their natural habitat -- may soon disappear. As conservationist, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, has been paraphrased: Saving the tiger is a test. If we pass, we get to keep the planet.
Source: Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Fact: Tigers keep their claws sharp for hunting by pulling in their retractable claws into a protective sheath.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fact: Most tigers have more than 100 stripes, and no two tigers have identical stripes. Sources: Wikipedia and National Georaphic



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A Siberian tiger in all his majesty-- and doesn't he know it!
Image Source: Hollingsworth, John and Karen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Fact: A group of tigers is called a streak. Source: The Tiger Foundation

Fact: Tigers have been classified by scientists into eight subspecies: Indian (or Bengal), Indo-Chinese, Sumatran, Amur (or Siberian), South China, Caspian (extinct), Java (extinct), and Bali (extinct).
Source: Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Fact: There are probably fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers on the island of Sumatra. Source: Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Fact: The roar of a tiger can be heard more than a mile away. Source: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)




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You don't want to catch this tiger by the tail!
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Other tiger sightings on the Web:

Places you can go to help save the tiger:
5 Tigers.org is the ultimate tiger information center on the Internet. Definitely worth a visit!

The Save the Tiger Fund is "dedicated to supporting the conservation of Asia's remaining wild tigers."

The World Wildlife Fund has a very nice website about tigers. They have pictures, conservation information, and ways you can help save the tiger.

The Carnivore Preservation Trust is a wildlife sanctuary, that educates the public while saving tigers and other animals that are no longer wanted.

Kids for Tigers is a way for children to get involved in helping to save their planet. This website also has online tiger games and fun activities!

The International Year of the Tiger Foundation is a "non-profit organization working to prevent the extinction of the world's wild tigers."

Riverglen Tigers is a sanctuary for old, maimed, and unwanted tigers. Gifts are tax deductible.



Tiger resources for teachers:
5 Tigers.org teacher's resources is a wonderful place to go for classroom material and projects!

Download a variety of lesson plans from Kids for Tigers. (You will need Adobe Acrobat.)

Tigers in Crisis is a beautiful website with information and pictures.

This website has a lot of information and facts about tigers. A great resource for teachers!



Tigers on the Web:
The Realm of India's wild & endangered Bengal Tigers. Information, pictures, and lots more.

The Tiger Foundation has tiger video clips, wallpaper, a photo gallery, and tiger sounds!

White-Tigers.org has information and pictures about these rare animals.

The Tiger Chase is a ficiton novel based around the South China tiger, by author Andrew McDermott.


Save the Tiger Fund


Note from the Webmaster: Tiger Pictures & Facts has no affiliation with the third party links at this website. I'm just a private individual who wants to help save tigers. Please consider supporting a tiger refuge or foundation like the ones listed above. Thank you.

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