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Body size
| Length: | Males 2,7-3,8 m, females smaller |
| shoulder height: | 105-110 cm |
| weight: | 250-280 kg |
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Reproduction
| sexual maturity: | with 3-5 years | |
| mating season: | all-year | |
| Gestation period: | 95-112 Tage | |
| litter size | up to 7, but mostly 3-4 cubs |
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Way of life
| Behavior: | nocturnal, males loner |
| Food: | Red and Sika-deer, wild goats, wild- boar, Elks, lynx, bears; Also smaller animals |
| life span: | almost 20-25 years |
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Sub-species
| Caspian tiger | Panthera tigris virgata | extinct |
| South China tiger | Panthera tigris amoyensis | |
| Indochinese tiger | Panthera tigris corbetti | |
| Bengal tiger | Panthera tigris tigris | |
| Sumatran tiger | Panthera tigris sumatrae | |
| Javanese tiger | Panthera tigris sondaica | extinct |
| Bali tiger | Panthera tigris balica | extinct |
| Amur tiger | Panthera tigris altaica |
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