There are 3,900 tigers in the wild and both China and the US each have over an estimated 5,000 tigers in captivity
Just like human fingerprints, each tiger's stripe pattern is one-of-a-kind. Camera trap images are used to identify individual tigers and estimate population numbers
Tigers only succeed in one out of ten hunts, making each meal crucial. A large deer can provide a tiger with food for an entire week
Tigers have an impressive vocal repertoire, including grunts, growls, roars, moans, snarls, chuffs, hisses, and gasps. Each sound communicates something different
Tigers have been around for over 2 million years, long before humans. However, human development has caused their population to decline by 97% since the start of the last century
Due to significant population decline, tigers are listed as 'endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
A tigress uses the white spots on the back of her ears to communicate with her cubs. They act as a flasher to the cubs, when a tigress senses danger she flattens her ears and the cubs respond by crouching down and hiding