Tigers are amazing animals. The biggest member of the cat family, these beautiful creatures typically have rusty-reddish to brown-rusty coats, a whitish mane that surrounds the face, and stripes that vary from brown or gray to pure black. The types stripes differs between subspecies-Siberian tigers are usually paler than other tiger subspecies, but most tigers have over 100 stripes. Tiger subspecies include Bengal (Indian), Amur (Siberian, also includes Manchurian, Ussurian, and Northeast China tiger), Indochina, South China (Amoy and Chinese), Malayan, and Sumatran. The largest Tigers can measure up to 11 feet and weigh up to 650 pounds. Enjoy these tiger coloring sheets for kids and have fun!
Fun Tiger Facts
* A tiger can eat 60 pounds of meat in a single night.
* The Amur tiger is the largest of the species. They have more white in their coat than other tigers, with the exception below.
* Tigers are the only large wild cats with stripes.
* The stripe patterns of a tiger are not symmetrical from one side of the animal to the other.
* Tigers rarely climb trees — but they can!
* White tigers are a color variation of the Bengal tiger. They are pretty rare in nature, but have been deliberately bred in zoos. White tigers have blue eyes and a pink nose.
* South China tigers are the ones at biggest risk of endangerment. They have stripes that are more widely spaced.
* Sumatran tigers are the smallest tigers and have the darkest coat of the tiger family.
Tiger References:
Saint Louis Zoo
Save the Tiger Fund
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