a b c d e f g h Heptner, V. G. & Sludskij, A. A. (1992) [1972]. "Tiger". Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola[ Mammals of the Soviet Union. Volume II, Part 2. Carnivora (Hyaenas and Cats)]. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp.95–202. Karanth, K. U. & Sunquist, M. E. (1995). "Prey Selection by Tiger, Leopard and Dhole in Tropical Forests". Journal of Animal Ecology. 64 (4): 439–450. doi: 10.2307/5647. JSTOR 5647.

Corn Snake Colouring Sheet - Worlds apart from the elephant and the tiger is the equally stunning scaly snake. While not as grandiose as the elephant, snakes are fascinating in their own right. From the way they navigate the Earth to the way they eat, snakes are unique in almost every aspect. Snakes can also have very bold colours and patterns on their scales, making this colouring sheet very open-ended.Sagar, V.; Kaelin, C.B.; Natesh, M.; Reddy, P.A.; Mohapatra, R.K.; Chhattani, H.; Thatte, P.; Vaidyanathan, S.; Biswas, S.; Bhatt, S. & Paul, S. (2021). "High frequency of an otherwise rare phenotype in a small and isolated tiger population". PNAS. 118 (39): e2025273118. Bibcode: 2021PNAS..11825273S. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2025273118. PMC 8488692. PMID 34518374. Next, have the kids either write a story about a tiger or facts about tigers onto line-ruled paper and paste them onto the other side of the board. a b c d Linnaeus, C. (1758). " Felis tigris". Caroli Linnæi Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol.Tomus I (decima, reformataed.). Holmiae: Laurentius Salvius. p.41. The South China tigers are considered functionally extinct, as they have not been sighted in the jungle for more than 25 years. They are only found in zoos in South Africa.

India is home to the world's largest population of wild tigers. [133] A 2014 census estimated a population of 2,226, a 30% increase since 2011. [140] On International Tiger Day 2019, the 'Tiger Estimation Report 2018' was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The report estimates a population of 2967 tigers in India with 25% increase since 2014. Modi said "India is one of the safest habitats for tigers as it has achieved the target of doubling the tiger population from 1411 in 2011 to 2967 in 2019". [141] As of 2022, India accounts for 75 percent of global tiger population. [142] The Tiger Census of 2023 reports tiger population in India at 3167. [143] Wildlife Conservation Society (2015). "Tiger dad: Rare family portrait of Amur tigers the first-ever to include an adult male". ScienceDaily. Teach your child how to keep their colours within the lines and how to apply the colour evenly to different sections of the image. Talk about complementary colours and how they work together. Take an interest in the sorts of colours your child is choosing. Could they see a real world example or a photograph to help them use appropriate colours in their own work?Following Linnaeus's first descriptions of the species, several tiger specimens were described and proposed as subspecies. [12] The validity of several tiger subspecies was questioned in 1999. Most putative subspecies described in the 19th and 20th centuries were distinguished on basis of fur length and colouration, striping patterns and body size, hence characteristics that vary widely within populations. Morphologically, tigers from different regions vary little, and gene flow between populations in those regions is considered to have been possible during the Pleistocene. Therefore, it was proposed to recognize only two tiger subspecies as valid, namely P. t. tigris in mainland Asia, and P. t. sondaica in the Greater Sunda Islands. [13] You could hand out these Tiger Fact Cards and your children could read out their fact to the rest of the class. a b Karanth, K. U. & Sunquist, M. E. (2000). "Behavioural correlates of predation by tiger ( Panthera tigris), leopard ( Panthera pardus) and dhole ( Cuon alpinus) in Nagarahole, India". Journal of Zoology. 250 (2): 255–265. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb01076.x.