There are six living subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Amur, South China, Sumatran, Indochinese, and Malayan, according a study published today (October 25) in Current Biology. The distinctions could help ...

There are several distinct populations and subspecies of tiger snakes across Australia, each adapted to their specific regions. The Chappell Island tiger snake is found on Chappell Island in the ...

The Siberian tiger is the largest subspecies. Comparatively, Sumatran tigers are downright minuscule, topping out at 310 pounds (140.6 kilograms) and 8 feet (2.4 meters). Tigers' most distinctive ...

Most scientists believe there are five sub-species of tigers, but there’s no doubt that Bengal tigers are the largest. They are massive animals, growing to over 9 feet long and weighing over 600 ...

Did you know that wild tiger numbers have plummeted by over 95% in the last century? Three of the nine tiger subspecies are already extinct and there are more tigers in captivity in the USA than there ...

Unlike most cat species, Amur tigers love to bask in water and can swim. There used to be nine subspecies of wild tigers, but now there are only six: the Bengal, Amur, South China, Sumatran ...

An estimated 100,000 tigers prowled the wild 100 years ago. Now estimates are fewer than 4,000. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, four subspecies (Bali, Caspian, Javan and South ...

White tiger is not a subspecies of tiger, but rather a Bengal or Siberian tiger with a rare colour mutation called leucism (a rare genetic anomaly). White tiger has the typical black stripes of a ...

According to the zoo, Sumatran tigers are the rarest and smallest sub-species of tiger in the world, with the latest figures suggesting only 300 remain in the wild. Bodycam footage shows officers ...