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The tiger rattlesnake, aka tiger rattler, is a species of venomous pit viper that hails from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The genus name Crotalus is Latin (hailing from the Greek krotalon) meaning “rattle”, “bell”, or “castanet” and their specific name tigris, (coming from the Latin name for […]

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The Sumatran tiger hails only from the Indonesian island of Sumatra. They are the only remaining tiger species on the Sunda islands. They prefer rugged montane forests and lowland peat swamp forests at higher elevations. These big cats tend to steer clear of human settlements, for good reason. Due to […]

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The southern tiger cat, aka southern tigrina, tigrina, or oncilla, is found only from eastern Paraguay, to central and southern Brazil (in the Minas Gerais and Goiás states), northeastern Argentina, and in the Atlantic forests. They prefer thick subtropical and tropical rainforests, deciduous forests, mixed pine forests, beach vegetation, and […]

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The tiger beetle can be found just about worldwide, sans Antarctica. They prefer sand bars, woodland paths, swamplands, and barren ground scrublands. Tiger beetles are aggressive hunters of insects. These insects are mostly listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered, but some are listed as Data Deficient and Vulnerable, with the […]

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The tiger chameleon, aka Seychelles tiger chameleon, is only found on the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Silhouette, Sainte Anne, and Praslin. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, tourism, fires, and mismanaged fire suppression efforts; roads and railroads, […]

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The Ussuri brown bear, like all brown bears, is a force to be reckoned with. Second in size only to the polar bear, these critters are large and in charge. They can be found in the Ussuri krai, the Amur Oblast, Sakhalin, on north to the Shantar Islands, Iturup Island, […]

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The Bengal tiger, aka Royal Bengal tiger, is native to the Indian subcontinent. Bengals have been around since the Late Pleistocene. Which is about 12,000 to 16,500 years. They prefer tropical dry forests, tropical moist evergreen forests, tropical and subtropical moist deciduous forests, subtropical and temperate upland forests, mangroves, and […]

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The Siberian tiger, aka Amur tiger, is the largest “big cat” in the world. But only in captivity. In the wild, the Bengal tiger is the largest. They can be found in the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and potentially North Korea (although this isn’t confirmed). Amur tigers prefer taiga […]

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The Sambar deer is the largest species of deer in Asia. They hail from Cambodia, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. These days they can also be found in Australia, North America, and New Zealand. Tropical rainforests, evergreen forests, and mixed forests are their favorite habitats. Due to their impressive […]

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The Asian golden cat, aka fire cat, yellow leopard, or rock cat, is in the 2nd largest category of Asiatic cats. They are found in Southeast Asia, from Southern China, Sumatra, and India, to Nepal and Tibet. These felines prefer rocky habitats as well as tropical, subtropical evergreen rainforests, deciduous […]

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