Most zoos exhibit tigers as solitary individuals, although there are exceptions.
This asocial nature of tigers dictates the philosophy behind exhibiting tigers in captivity probably more than any other natural history characteristic of tigers. The following thumbnail sketch will hopefully provide additional insights to the behavior and ecology of wild tigers that may have consequences for their management in captivity. The tiger is the most written about animal in Asia, yet despite all of the articles about the species we are still left with missing pieces about its life in the wild. Their long-term observations of known individual tigers provide the most detailed knowledge of social dynamics of wild tigers known to date. Our knowledge of other tiger subspecies is meager.