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Location: China, India, Korea, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East,  Siberia, and Southeast Asia.

Size: 1.7 metres long and weigh up to 80 kg

Life Span: 21 years in captivity, 10 years in the wild

Current Status: endangered, with the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers now extinct

Habitat: woodlands, plains, deserts, rain forests and shrubby areas

Fast facts:

• eats mammals, reptiles, birds, carrion, crabs, and fish
• fast runner
• excellent at climbing trees
• can swim
• cubs are grey