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This article is about tigers. I do not know much about tigers but I am going to tell you all the information that I have.

Tigers are the largest of all cats. They have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years in the wild. Some tigers are found in forests in southern Asia and some in the woodlands of Siberia. Others live in mangrove swamps and in tall grass jungles.

A tiger`s stripes help it get closer to its prey when it is hunting. The stripes camouflage the tiger, helping it to blend into the grasses and edges of forests where it lives.

Tigers, with their extremely strong jaws and sharp teeth, make superb predators. These carnivores hunt mainly between sunset and dawn. They stalk their prey, get as close as possible and then race after the animal from behind, pouncing on it and biting its throat or neck. Tigers can kill animals larger than themselves. How are they able to do that?

When stalking large prey, tigers prefer to bite the throat and use their forelimbs to hold onto the prey, bringing it to the ground. The tiger remains latched onto the neck,and its prey dies of strangulation. Cases have been reported of water buffaloes weighing over 900 kilograms being killed in this way. If the prey is large, the tigers can feed on it for many days.

Tigers are one of the most threatened species of animals on earth. They face the danger of becoming extinct. There used to be 9 breeds of tiger but now, there are only six left. The two main reasons for this are habitat destruction and hunting. Over the years, the tiger habitat has been extensively affected by human activities - mainly clearing of forests for agriculture as well as building of roads. As tigers occupy large spaces of land, this means that fewer tigers can survive in the wild.

Another major threat is that tigers are hunted for their body parts which can be sold for huge sums of money. All these threats have led to a significant decrease in the tiger population.