Stripes even vary among the six tiger subspecies. The Sumatran tiger subspecies has much narrower stripes than the others and has more of them. This helps it stay hidden in its dense jungle home.

The tiger arrived to the zoo in 2008 after being rescued from a wildlife trafficking operation, the zoo said. It lived to age ...

There are six living subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Amur, South China, Sumatran, Indochinese, and Malayan, according a study published today (October 25) in Current Biology. The distinctions could help ...

Conservation efforts, strict laws, and global awareness support species recovery, demonstrating that with proper action, ...

Portland’s stripiest residents turned three years old, and they celebrated with a cake made from frozen goat milk yesterday ...

Poaching, deforestation and over-hunting have all taken their toll. Three of the world’s nine tiger subspecies became extinct last century, and many scientists believe a fourth, the South China ...

An estimated 100,000 tigers prowled the wild 100 years ago. Now estimates are fewer than 4,000. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, four subspecies (Bali, Caspian, Javan and South ...

A critically endangered tiger cub born at West Midlands Safari Park is set to be named with the help of television presenter ...

The tigers aren't a subspecies of tiger but instead are either a Bengal or Siberian tiger with a genetic mutation called leucism, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.