The poet goes on to remark that in the natural, the tiger should be slipping through the lush grass. This dangerous creature is supposed to be hidden by the water hole, waiting for a fat meal to pass by. Instead, the tiger is imprisoned in a concrete cell, where he appears to contain his aggression behind the cage's bars. This image is often used as an analogy for human violence, particularly school shootings. The prisoner of the water hole represents someone trapped between life and death, willing to sacrifice themselves for their family. Tigers were once found throughout India. Today, there are only about 30 tigers left in the wild. It is believed that more than 100 people are killed by tigers each year in India alone. Scientists estimate that less than 5% of tiger attacks result in death. The other 95% involve injuries that don't kill the victim immediately. This shows how aggressive these animals are when cornered. Tigers are threatened with extinction because of deforestation, poaching for their skin and bones, and conflict with humans. There are no longer any true jungle habitats left where they could roam free. Instead, they live in small fragments of land near villages, which makes them vulnerable to hunters looking for prey. There have been several attempts to protect tigers by making them illegal to hunt, but this practice continues because it's difficult or impossible to catch them otherwise. If you look closer at the picture above, you'll see that there are actually two tigers.