Doctor John Seidensticker has studied tigers in the wild for many years, tracking them with radio collars. It is important that he and other scientists gather information about tigers, because wild tigers are disappearing fast. Zoos have become a refuge for these magnificent beasts. There are, for example, more Siberian tigers in zoos than there are in the wild. The tigers you see here are Bengal and Sumatran tigers.
Sumatran tigers are among the rarest tigers in existance.
Wherever the tiger lives in the wild, it is at the top of the food chain. The tiger has no predators, and yet, man has encroached upon its natural habitat, nearly eradicating this beautiful and mysterious cat.