Tiger.
Tiger (lat. Panthera tigris) - kind of predatory mammals semeystvakoshachih, one of four members of the genus panther (lat. Panthera), which belongs to the subfamily of the big cats. The word "Tiger" comes from the ancient Greek. τίγρις, which in turn goes back kdr. Pers. * tigri from the root «taig» meaning "sharp; fast ".
Among the representatives of this type are found the largest felines. Tiger is one of the largest nazemnyhhischnikov, second by weight lishbelomu and brown bear. Emphasis nine tiger subspecies, of which the beginning of the XXI vekasohranilis only six. The total number is about 4000 - 6500 individuals ,of which the most numerous tiger yavlyaetsyabengalsky (nominative subspecies), constituting 40% of the total population.
In XX century, listed in the Red Book of the IUCN Red Book of Russia, as well as security documents of other countries. As of the 2015 godohota the Tigers banned worldwide.