Tigers are the largest of the the big cat family and the largest species can reach over 3 metres (11 feet) in length!
They come from South and East Asia. Tigers are one of only two species of big cat to swim, and they often spend their days in
rivers and lakes in order to keep cool. They do most of their hunting at night. Tigers are one of the most endangered species
on Earth and there are estimated to be less than 3500 left in the wild.
Fun Fact: Each tiger has their own unique pattern of stripes!
We've got lots of great tiger printables for your projects, whether you are looking for help with your tiger crafts or looking to learn how to draw a cartoon tiger with our tiger drawing tutorials!
Three of our little origami booklets to print - one blank, one lined and one featuring the characteristics attributed to people born in the Chinese Year of the Tiger. Tiger booklets
For real tiger fans! Good cutting out practice for younger kids, too. Tiger mobile
Tiger Jigsaws
Two printable tiger jigsaws - cut out with the help of our cutting guides and you've got a quick little tiger activity which can be varied according to the age of the children. For both jigsaws you can find the jigsaw cutting guides and full instructions here: Kids jigsaws to print
The markings on a tiger are quite extraordinary if you look closely!
A Tiger Joke!
What did the tiger say to her cubs when
she taught them to hunt?
"Don't go over the road until you see a zebra crossing"!
Tigers In Literature
'The Tiger who came to Tea' is one of the biggest selling picture books of all time.
But, helped by the Disney adaptation, the most famous tiger in children's books must be Shere Khan from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
The moonlight was blocked out of the mouth of the cave, for Shere Khan's great square head and shoulders
were thrust into the entrance. Tabaqui, behind him, was squeaking: "My lord, my lord, it went in here!"
"Shere Khan does us great honor," said Father Wolf, but his eyes were very angry. "What does Shere Khan need?"
"My quarry. A man's cub went this way," said Shere Khan. "Its parents have run off. Give it to me."
Shere Khan had jumped at a woodcutter's campfire, as Father Wolf had said, and was furious from the pain of his burned feet.
But Father Wolf knew that the mouth of the cave was too narrow for a tiger to come in by. Even where he was, Shere Khan's
shoulders and forepaws were cramped for want of room, as a man's would be if he tried to fight in a barrel.
"The Wolves are a free people," said Father Wolf. "They take orders from the Head of the Pack, and not from
any striped cattle-killer. The man's cub is ours - to kill if we choose."
"Ye choose and ye do not choose! What talk is this of choosing? By the bull that I killed, am I to stand nosing into
your dog's den for my fair dues? It is I, Shere Khan, who speak!"
The tiger's roar filled the cave with thunder. Mother Wolf shook herself clear of the cubs and sprang forward, her eyes,
like two green moons in the darkness, facing the blazing eyes of Shere Khan.
"And it is I, Raksha [The Demon], who answers. The man's cub is mine, Lungri - mine to me! He shall not be killed.
He shall live to run with the Pack and to hunt with the Pack; and in the end, look you, hunter of little naked cubs -
frog-eater - fish-killer - he shall hunt thee! Now get hence, or by the Sambhur that I killed (I eat no starved cattle),
back thou goest to thy mother, burned beast of the jungle, lamer than ever thou camest into the world! Go!"
Father Wolf looked on amazed. He had almost forgotten the days when he won Mother Wolf in fair fight from five other wolves,
when she ran in the Pack and was not called The Demon for compliment's sake. Shere Khan might have faced Father Wolf, but he
could not stand up against Mother Wolf, for he knew that where he was she had all the advantage of the ground, and would fight
to the death. So he backed out of the cave mouth growling, and when he was clear he shouted:
"Each dog barks in his own yard! We will see what the Pack will say to this fostering of man-cubs. The cub is mine,
and to my teeth he will come in the end, O bush-tailed thieves!"
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More About Tigers
Tiger cubs exploring their new habitat - so gorgeous!
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What did the tiger say to her cubs when
she taught them to hunt?
