Cubs stay with their mother until they are age two. One day the mother just leaves her cubs. Only about two or three of the cubs are likely to survive this part of the life cycle. Female tigers have a litter about once every two years. The female is left to do all the work of raising the cubs when the male leaves just after mating.
Tigers are good swimmers.
Tigers can cross rivers five miles wide. Once a tiger was spotted swimming across a river that was 15 miles wide. The White Bengal Tiger lives in Southern Asia. Thirds of the tigers live in India. About 2,000 tigers live in captivity.