A tiger's favorite prey is deer and wild boar. Deer species may include sambar, chital, sika deer, swamp deer, and hog deer, among others. Depending on the habitat, tigers may also eat antelope, buffalo, guar, domestic livestock, peafowl, monkeys, civets, porcupines, fish, frogs, crabs, large monitor lizards, pythons, and young elephants or rhinos. Grass, fruits, and berries are also eaten.
Habitat
Today tigers are no longer found west of India or on the islands of Java and Bali. The remaining populations in southeast Asia, China, and the Russian Far East are mostly isolated in fragmented habitats, and greatly reduced in number.Depending on geographic location, tigers can be found in a variety of habitats. These include tropical forests, evergreen forests, riverine woodlands, mangrove swamps, grasslands, savannas, and rocky country.
Size
Tigers are the largest living species of cat.
The head and body length of tigers varies from 1.4 to 2.8 m
(4.6-9.2 ft.). Tail lengths vary from 0.6 to 0.95 m (2-3.1
ft.). (2) The largest tigers are found in the north, gradually becoming smaller in the southThe Siberian tiger is the largest subspecies. Males weigh 180 to 306 kg (397-675 lb.), and females weigh 100-167 kg (221-368 lb.).Bengal tigers are slightly smaller, with males weighing 180 to 258 kg (397-569 lb.) and females weighing 100 to 160 kg (221-353 lb.).The smallest living subspecies is the Sumatran. Males weigh 100 to 140 kg (221-309 lb.) and females weigh 75 to 110 kg (165-243 lb.).
