The tiger shows powers in most of its senses. Hearing is what the tiger depends most on in its hunting, and it has developed to an amazing degree. It is capable of denoting different species by their footfall alone. Keeping in character, tigers are silent animals that rarely roar. In comparison, a tiger's bulging eyes give it a wide angle view.
Tigers have circular pupils, and are well adapted to night vision.
A tiger's sense of smell, on the other hand, is neither well developed nor used enormously in hunting. In spite of its heavy build, the tiger is endowed with astonishing suppleness of movement. This means that a tiger cannot walk over broken or thorny ground, and therefore a cross country chase is beyond its powers. A tiger also has to be aware of baking hot ground, which will cause its feet blister. A second limitation to the tiger's effectiveness is that its formidable power and strength is good for only two springs, after which the prey is safe.