Tigers belong to the cats family. They are big and strong and they have orange fur with black or dark brown stripes. Their teeth are very sharp and long. More than 80% wild tigers live in India. They usually live in woods.
Tigers are very good swimmers. They can jump as high as 5 meters. A tiger can kill a wolf with a single stroke of its paw. Tigers hunt and eat animals such as wild pigs, deer and buffalo.
In Asia many people hunt tigers for their beautiful fur. They also believe that tigers' body parts may cure various diseases. This is tigers are now in danger of extinction.
