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How do Siberian tigers and sikas intersect in their effort to survive?

Bengal tiger and cubs

Is the tiger population declining?

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6 Real-Life Man-Eating Animals

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Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

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7 Questions About Mammals Answered

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

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Attack on Pearl Harbor Timeline

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From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl

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Missouri upsets Alabama with balanced offensive attack: What this statement win says about Tigers’ tournament chances • Feb. 19, 2025, 9:48 AM ET (New York Times)

Tiger found dead near Belur in Hassan district • Feb. 11, 2025, 10:54 PM ET (The Hindu)

On the Chopping Block With U.S.A.I.D.: Elephants, Tigers and Reefs • Feb. 7, 2025, 8:18 AM ET (New York Times)

Tiger and boar rescued from well in India after wild chase gone wrong • Feb. 6, 2025, 8:30 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Tiger attacks in Nepal have prime minister considering 'giving them away' • Feb. 6, 2025, 12:34 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Also Known As	Panthera tigris

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Bengal tiger and cubs

Charley Baumann's Bengal Tigers

How do Siberian tigers and sikas intersect in their effort to survive?

Is the tiger population declining?

Why do cats purr?

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Panthera sondaica black tiger Javan tiger Malayan tiger South China tiger Indo-Chinese tiger Sumatran tiger Siberian tiger Bengal tiger Caspian tiger lion leopard jaguar snow leopard black panther

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.

Know Your Mammals Quiz

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Cougar in woods. Cats, felines, puma.

The Big Cats

Sumatran tiger (panthera tigris sumatrae) in water

“Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!” Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

Ultimate Animals Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

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Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth

7 Questions About Mammals Answered

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species