Tiger babies are called cubs. A tiger cub weighs about half that of a human body. They are born with their ears and eyes closed. They do not open for one to two weeks. There is between one and six cubs in a litter.
Cubs stay with their mother until they are age two.
One day the mother just leaves her cubs. Only about two or three of the cubs are likely to survive this part of the life cycle. Female tigers have a litter about once every two years. The female is left to do all the work of raising the cubs when the male leaves just after mating. Tigers are good swimmers.