The tiger has a distinctive reddish-orange coat striped with black, and is the largest of the cats.
Tigers are typically solitary hunters and prey mainly on deer and wild pig.
In areas of prey abundance, such as Chitwan National Park in Nepal, territories range from 10 to 20km2 for females and 30 to 70km2 for males. In Russia, where the density of prey is much lower, territories vary in size from 200 to 400km2 for females and 800 to 1,000km2 for males. Both males and females become sexually mature at 3 to 4 years of age. The gestation period lasts from 93 to 111 days, with litter size averaging 2 to 3 cubs, and there are normally 2 to 3 years between litters.