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    There are two recognized subspecies of tiger*: the continental (Panthera tigris tigris) and

    the Sunda (Panthera tigris sondaica). The largest of all the Asian big cats, tigers rely
    primarily on sight and sound rather than smell for hunting. They typically hunt alone and
    stalk prey. A tiger can consume more than 80 pounds of meat at one time. On average,
    tigers give birth to two to four cubs every two years. If all the cubs in one litter die, a second
    litter may be produced within five months.
    Tigers generally gain independence at around two years of age and attain sexual maturity
    at age three or four for females and four or five years for males. Juvenile mortality is high,
    however—about half of all cubs do not survive more than two years. Tigers have been
    known to reach up to 20 years of age in the wild.

    Males of the larger subspecies, the continental tiger, may weigh up to 660 pounds. For
    males of the smaller subspecies—the Sunda tiger—the upper range is at around 310
    pounds. Within both subspecies, males are heavier than females.

    Tigers are mostly solitary, apart from associations between mother and offspring. Individual
    tigers have a large territory, and the size is determined mostly by the availability of prey.
    Individuals mark their domain with urine, feces, rakes, scrapes, and vocalizing.

    Across their range, tigers face unrelenting pressures from poaching, retaliatory killings, and
    habitat loss. They are forced to compete for space with dense and often growing human
    populations.

    *New Subspecies Classifications


    Since 2017, IUCN has recognized two tiger subspecies, commonly referred to as
    the continental tiger and the Sunda island tiger. All remaining island tigers are
    found only in Sumatra, with tigers in Java and Bali now extinct. These are
    popularly known as Sumatran tigers. The continental tigers currently include the
    Bengal, Malayan, Indochinese and Amur (Siberian) tiger populations, while the
    Caspian tiger is extinct in the wild. The South China tiger is believed to be
    functionally extinct.

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