How Long do Tigers Live? - Discovery UK On average, tigers can survive in the wild for approximately up to fifteen years However, the lifespan of species such as the Bengal tiger can be as little as eight to ten years Siberian tigers fare a little better, living to around thirteen or fourteen and the Sumatran tiger can nudge that number up a little
Tigers Have Just Been Confirmed as 6 Separate Subspecies . . . Traditionally, eight subspecies were considered to exist They are the two already mentioned, plus the Bengal tiger, found mainly in India, the Indochinese, the South China tiger and then three extinct subspecies: the Bali (extinct in the 1940s) and Javan (1980s), both closely related to surviving tigers on nearby Sumatra, and the Caspian tiger from Central Asia which went extinct in the 1970s
Wild Animals in the Colosseum - Through Eternity Tours When we think of the Colosseum, images of fearless gladiators locked in mortal combat immediately spring to mind But the amphitheater’s bloodstained sands bore witness to more than just human duels - wild animals played a central role in the violent spectacle of the Roman games, too
Episode 6: The trouble with Americas captive tigers Less than 4,000 tigers live in the wild, but experts say there may be more than 10,000 captive in the U S , where ownership of big cats is largely unregulated Overheard’s Peter Gwin talks with
The Other Tiger - poem by Jorge Luis Borges | PoetryVerse A tiger comes to mind The twilight here Exalts the vast and busy Library And seems to set the bookshelves back in gloom; Innocent, ruthless, bloodstained, sleek It wanders through its forest and its day Printing a track along the muddy banks Of sluggish streams whose names it does not know (In its world there are no names or past Or time to come, only the vivid now) And makes its way across