Stripes even vary among the six tiger subspecies. The Sumatran tiger subspecies has much narrower stripes than the others and has more of them. This helps it stay hidden in its dense jungle home.

There are six living subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Amur, South China, Sumatran, Indochinese, and Malayan, according a study published today (October 25) in Current Biology. The distinctions could help ...

The Siberian tiger is the largest subspecies. Comparatively, Sumatran tigers are downright minuscule, topping out at 310 pounds (140.6 kilograms) and 8 feet (2.4 meters). Tigers' most distinctive ...

India’s national animal and the largest tiger subspecies found in Sundarbans, Madhya Pradesh and Assam A rare mountain goat ...

Did you know that wild tiger numbers have plummeted by over 95% in the last century? Three of the nine tiger subspecies are already extinct and there are more tigers in captivity in the USA than there ...

Endangered with extinction The Sumatran tiger is the most critically endangered tiger subspecies in the world, with fewer than 400 individuals left in the wild. They are only found on the Indonesian ...

In the past century, three out of every nine tiger subspecies became extinct. India, which is home to more than half the population of tigers in the world has been working hard to conserve them.

The Buffalo Zoo announced the arrival of Sungari, a young male tiger, on Friday. Born at the Saint Louis Zoo on Nov. 13, 2023, Sungari is currently one year and three months old. Sungari’s comes to ...

Tiger subspecies endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java (Panthera tigris sondaica) and Bali (Panthera tigris balica) were both declared extinct during the 20th century as forests on those ...

An investigation into the accident is underway. The Amur tiger is the largest tiger subspecies. It is listed in the Red List of Threatened Species. In the mid-20th century, uncontrolled hunting of ...