Physical Characteristics

The tiger is the largest member of the cat family. The Siberian tiger, the largest subspecies, can weigh up to 800 pounds and have a head and body length of up to thirteen feet. Tigers have massive muscles for killing its prey. Their hind limbs are stronger and longer as an adaptation for jumping up to thirty-five feet, and the forelimbs can curve inward as a means of gripping. The paws of the tiger are also highly adapted; the pads on their paws are soft so they make almost no noise while creeping up to its prey, and the tiger has sharp, long, retractable claws.
COLOR: The coloration of the tiger varies by the geographical area it encompasses. The background color can range from a tawny-yellow to orange, and with black stripes, which visually disrupts the shape of its body, and white undersides. Tigers have striped fur, usually orange stripes on black with a white underbelly. White tigers (mutated Bengal tigers from India; they are not albinos) are......

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