All about Tigers Tigers are the biggest cats in the world. They can live in practically any climate, no matter how hot or cold. The size of a tiger's territory depends on the amount of food available, and usually ranges from about 10 to 30 square miles. Although tigers like to live alone, their territories can overlap with other tiger territories. A male tiger's territory usually overlaps those of several female tigers.
Tigers eat where they can.
Since only 3 in 10 hunts are successful, when a tiger does catch prey, it will gorge itself on as much as 40 pounds of meat at one time. Then it may not eat again for a couple of days. Wild pig, wild cattle and deer are it's major prey. Unlike wild tigers which kill their prey and then gorge, tigers that live in zoos eat a daily meal of about 10 pounds of horse meat and vitamins. Scientists think tiger stripes act as camouflage that help tigers hide from their prey.