Adult Males nose to tail nearly 10 feet. Solitary, except in breeding season, when they come together to mate.
Tigers live in almost every region of climate.
Found in hot rain forests of Malaya, Dry woods of India and the cold snowy spruce of Manchuria. They survive also in grasslands, swamps and marshes. They seldom go into open country, like the lion. The territory of a single tiger may cover 25 to 300 sq. A males territory may cover the smaller territories of 1-2 females.