Adaptations
A striped coat breaks up the body's outline among vegetation and uneven light. Powerful forelimbs, retractable claws, sensitive whiskers, and strong jaws support close-range ambush hunting.
Behavior and daily life
Adults are generally solitary and communicate through scent marks, scrapes, calls, and visual signals. A tiger may patrol a large home range, rest during hot periods, and approach prey under cover before a short attack.
Conservation
Current profile labelEndangered
Tigers are affected by habitat fragmentation, declining prey, poaching, and conflict near settlements. Effective recovery depends on protected breeding areas, safe links between populations, and cooperation with nearby communities.
Each tiger has an individual stripe pattern that researchers can use to recognize it in photographs.
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