Tiger

# EndangeredLines **Tiger** *Panthera tigris* can consume more than 80 pounds of meat at one time. Females give birth to 2 to 4 cubs every two years. Tigers usually gain independence at around 2 years of age. They have been known to reach up to 20 years of age in the wild. --- Across their range, Tigers face unrelenting pressures from poaching, retaliatory killings, and habitat loss. They are forced to compete for space with dense and often growing human populations.