Tiger

A tiger is the biggest wild cat. It is even bigger than a lion, the king of animals. Tigers live both in taiga and in tropical forests.

The most northern tiger is the Amur tiger. Winters in the Northern taiga are very hard, that is why the hair of Amur tigers is dense and long. Only the Amur tiger has a thick layer of fat on its belly that protects it against cold and ice-cold wind. Its ears are by far shorter than those of southern tigers, it is for preventing their freeze off. This powerful and beautiful predator has a supple body, a big round head, strong paws and a long tail.

The tiger is a fine hunter, its huge strength and dimensions enabling it to hunt the biggest animals (deer, moose, wild-boar).

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