OK, I’m just gonna flat-out say it.
Tigers are freaking awesome.
With their iconic striped pattern, muscular size,
and street cred as a ferocious predator,
tigers are one-of-a-kind.
But how well do you know these carnivorous cats?
Yeah, we ask the hard-hitting questions here.
We're putting your knowledge to the test
to see if you can ace our Tiger Trivia Quiz.
Let’s just take a sec to admire how cool the tiger is.
Weighing over 300 kg (660 lb)
and reaching heights of 0.9 m (3 ft),
this animal puts the "big" into big cat.
It must take a lot of energy to power this ferocious feline.
I mean, just look. That Tiger is jacked.
That’s right. One big meal is all
a tiger needs to sustain itself for a week.
The tiger is a meticulous hunter,
and it takes its dinner very, very seriously.
A tiger doesn’t just grab anything off the buffet table.
It studies, hunts and when the time is right
it ambushes.
A tiger spends most of its week strategically casing
its territory for the perfect prey.
The enormous amount of meat that comes on a deer
or boar is usually enough to last a tiger
until next week’s hunt.
Hunt smarter, not harder, eh, Mr. Tiger?
We’re not on a first-name basis yet.
But what if other hungry hunters
are aiming to chow down?
How many tigers are we talking about?
If you guessed B for India,
you’re halfway to the title of Tiger Trivia Scholar.
India is home to three-quarters of
the world’s tiger population.
As for how many tigers that is, the estimates range from
And if you think that sounds kind of low,
that’s because it is.
You’re quite perceptive.
Today, tigers are greatly endangered.
Humans are destroying the cats' habitats,
and their bodies get sold as coveted collection pieces
in black-market wildlife circles.
With the world’s tiger population so alarmingly low,
it makes us wonder.
If you guessed there are more in captivity,
you're right. Unfortunately.
In the United States, an estimated 5,000 tigers
are held in captivity.
That’s a lot compared to the approximately
And it gets sketchier.
Only about 6% of those captive tigers
live in legitimate zoos.
Yeah. The rest are held in breeding facilities,
small attractions and even backyards.
And that’s not just cruel. It’s dangerous.
Since 1990, captive, exotic cats have caused
about 800 incidents within the U.S.
Hopefully, this will be enough prompt action
from the U.S. legal system
That got a little heavy, didn’t it?
It makes you think about stuff, right?
Like, where do we come from?
Why are we here?
And what does food does a tiger’s pee smell like?
OK, maybe that last one was just us.
If you guessed C for popcorn, you know your tiger pee!
I swear that sounded cooler in my head.
Remember we said tigers spend
most of the week hunting?
Well, that means there isn’t a lot of
wiggle room to patrol their territory.
Instead, tigers mark their territory with feces or urine.
Tiger urine contains the chemical 2-AP,
or if you want to get sciency about it,
“2-acetyl-1-pyrroline”.
2-AP produces the signature popcorn smell.
If any tiger smells something resembling
your local movie theatre,
it knows it’s on another tiger’s turf.
Time's up!
Congrats on completing our tiger trivia quiz.
Want to know more about the mad world
of tiger captivity and the big cat industry?
Head on over to this video where we ask,
Are Tigers the King of Dangerous Pets?
With advanced hunting skills and
movie night-scented litterboxes,
we’re rooting for these striped titans.
And that's what makes them Crazy Creatures.