Beautiful of tiger

assalamualikum and good morning.I would like to share about 'tiger'..i know everyone know about the dangerous of tiger.The word 'tiger' is taken from the greek word 'tigris', which is possibly derived from a persian source meaning 'arrow',a reference to the animal's speed and also the origin for the name of the River Tigris.A group of tiger is rare,but when see together is termed a streak or an ambush.Typical tiger country has three main features: It will always have good cover, it will always be close to water and plenty of prey. Compared to the lion, the tiger prefers more dense vegetation, for which its camouflage is ideally suited, and where a single predator is not at a disadvantage compared to a pride. Among the big cats, only the tiger and jaguar are strong swimmer, tigers are often found bathing in ponds, lakes and rivers. Unlike other cats, which tend to avoid water, tigers actively seek it out. During the extream heat of the day, they are often to be found cooling off in pools. Tigers are excellent swimmers, better than the jaguar and can swim up to 4 miles. Tigers are often to be found carrying their dead prey across lakes.

Tigers hunt alone and ambush their prey as other cats do, overpowering them from any angle, using their body size and strength to knock large prey off balance. Even with their great masses, tigers can reach speeds of about 49-65 kilometers per hour (35-40 miles per hour). When hunting large prey, tigers prefer to bite the throat and use their muscled forelimbs to hold onto the prey, bringing it to the ground. Though rarely observed, some tigers have been recorded to kill prey by swiping with their paws, which are powerful enough to smash the skulls of domestic cattle,and break the backs of sloth bears.

In the wild, tigers can leap as high as 5 m (16 ft) and as far as 9–10 m (30–33 ft), making them one of the highest-jumping mammals, just slightly behind cougars in ability.that's all..

References:Tiger-Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger