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A Bengal tiger with orange fur and black stripes lies on the ground, facing forward with its front legs crossed. A Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) runs through snow, its front paw raised, in a zoo enclosure. Sumatran tiger
A roaring tiger with its mouth open appears in front of rural homes, with bold blue text reading "Your new neighbor?" promoting wildlife conservation discussion.
A Bengal tiger walks through a dry forest with two cubs close by in a national park in India. Siberian tiger Sumatran tiger
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Illustration of a Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, showing its large, muscular body with orange fur, black stripes, and a white underside. A scale bar below indicates length in centimeters and inches. Tiger
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A Bengal tiger with orange fur and black stripes lies on the ground, facing forward with its front legs crossed.
Bengal tiger The forests of West Bengal are inhabited by the endangered Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris).

tiger

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Also known as: Panthera tigris
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tiger, (Panthera tigris), largest member of the cat family (Felidae), rivaled only by the lion (Panthera leo) in strength and ferocity; it is a famous apex predator (meaning without a natural predator or enemy). The tiger is endangered throughout its range, which stretches from the Russian Far East through parts of North Korea, China, India, and Southeast Asia to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Siberian, or Amur, tiger (P. tigris altaica) is the largest,...

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