San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Tiger
This resource provides detailed information about the warthog, as well as several pictures and a video clip.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Tigers
"The scientific name for the tiger is 'Panthera Tigris.'" This site includes video and audio clips, fun facts and a map. Other web links are available, which makes this a good site for research projects.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Animals Care for Their Young
In this interactive lesson, students learn that animals take care of their young in many of the same ways the adults in their lives take care of them. Students watch videos from NATURE and engage in a variety of activities to check...
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Tiger
Meet the tiger and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tiger
This open-source encyclopedia offers a detailed overview of the tiger. Content includes a look at this animal's physical description, method of killing, various subspecies, and the use of tigers in literature.
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Tigers
This Sea World article outlines the characteristics of the tiger, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Students can continue to learn from a list of books for young readers. Information is upper intermediate or...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Saving the Tiger
This article focuses on tiger conservation efforts and contains topics including A Brief History, Reports from the Field, Controlling the Tiger Trade, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Tiger Conservation in the Wild in Asia
This article covers a series of topics related to tiger conservation including history, Save the Tiger Fund, a new vision, the human dimension, symbols of recovery, the challenge, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Tiger Facts
Susan Lumpkin's article in Zoogoer Magazine presents a series of facts and related information on tigers. The topics covered include size, habitat, diet, hunting, territoriality, social behavior, conservation, reproduction, and more.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Siberian Tiger
A reference source on the Siberian tiger that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, and conservation status.
Other
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Mammals
This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about mammals; this information can be sorted by diet or region where they live. Select an animal from the extensive list to begin exploring.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Liger (Panthera Leo Panthera Tigris)
View images and read statistics and facts about the Liger, including where they live, their appearance, diet, behavior, breeding habits, and predatory lifestyle.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Malayan Tiger (Panthera Tigris Jacksoni)
View images and read facts about Malayan Tigers, including where they live, their appearance, breeding habits, and status as an endangered species.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Panthera Tigris, more commonly known as the Tiger.
Other
Tigers in Crisis
Tigers in Crisis offers information on three species of tigers: Bengal Tiger, Siberian Tiger, and Sumatran Tiger. Each section of the site includes information about each tiger, video, and tiger images (available for free download). The...
TES Global
Tes: Big Cat Holidays: Reading Assignment
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will analyze a tourism brochure that features the big cats of Africa. This assessment can be use used as a formative or summative performance assessment.
Read Works
Read Works: Where Will I Live?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about how habitat changes affect endangered animals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Tiger Tale
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tigers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
World Wildlife Fund: Tigers
Read about the beloved but endangered tiger. Learn about their habitat, diet and the threats to their lives. More information on this animal can be found under the links on the left hand side.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
A fact sheet from the BBC providing statistics and other brief details about tigers. This page also includes several vivid photos and a short video clip on tigers.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Tiger
Learn about how and where tigers live when you explore this resource. You can also investigate how tigers communicate with each other, enemies, friends, and humans through this site.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Sumatran Tiger O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Sumatran tiger and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information.
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Amur (Siberian) Tiger
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the Amur (Siberian) tiger focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kids: Tiger
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about tigers with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features. Audio clip and live cam included.