They prefer regions, where they find stretches of water. Their habitats are located in the Eastern Asian region. Their northernmost distribution frontier is the Russian Amur-area, a region of extremely cold winters. On the other hand South-East Asian subspecies live continuously in tropical climate. The westernmost distribution frontier of Tigers is the eastern coast of the Black Sea.
Tigers are mostly solitary animals, living in huge home ranges.
They hunt above all hoofed animals up to the size of cattle. In times of neediness they content themselves with much smaller prey like frogs and grasshoppers. Tigers give birth to 2 up to 4 young. Their mother takes care of them and teaches them to hunt when they grow up. Tigers are very endangered.