JUNGLE THE OF KING REAL THE 1 Chapter Some people call the lion the king of the jungle but lions don’t live in jungles Some tigers do live in jungles Since tigers have no predators other than people tigers really are the kings of the jungle Tigers live in a variety of habitats Tigers live in forests swamps and rocky areas Tigers thrive where they have enough water food and places to hide while hunting
predator an animal that hunts other animals for food habitat the natural place and conditions in which an animal or plant lives All wild tigers live in Asia Most types of tigers live in warm areas Only Siberian or Amur tigers live in areas that have cold winters
range tiger A TIGER’S STRIPES AND COAT The tiger is the only big cat with stripes The stripes help it blend in with its surroundings No two tigers have the same pattern of stripes Most tigers have more than 100 stripes A few tigers have been born without stripes but this is very rare
A tiger’s coat is often yellow to red-brown The stripes may be black brown or gray The skin under a tiger’s fur also has stripes A tiger’s white underside doesn’t have stripes Tigers also have white spots on the backs of their ears
