Tiger species of carnivorous mammal of the cat family, one of four members of the genus panther which belongs to the subfamily of the big cats. Among the members of this species are found the largest felines. The tiger is one of the largest land predators, second only to the mass of white and brown bears. , Nine subspecies of tiger, of which the beginning of the XXI century have survived only six - the total population of the order of 4000-6500 individuals, of which the most numerous is the Bengal tiger (nominative subspecies), representing 40% of the total population. In the XX century, is included in the IUCN Red List, in the Red Book of Russia, as well as documents of title in other countries. As of 2010 banned hunting of tigers in the world.
