Tiger
Panthera tigris
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Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Feloidea
Felidae
Panthera
Panthera tigris
The Striped Apex — Panthera tigris, the tiger, is evolution’s masterpiece of stealth and strength — an apex predator whose orange-and-black shadow has haunted Asia’s forests and myths for two million years.
Description
Tiger (Panthera tigris) — obligate proteivore, from Asia; up to ~200 kg, ~2.9 m long. fatness level low, fatty tissues often targeted: Marrow, brain (low overall fat)
Quick Facts
Max Mass
Shoulder Height
Standing Height
Length
Diet
Trophic Level
320
1
1.5
2.9
kg
m
m
m
Hypercarnivore
Obligate Proteivore
Hunt History
Humans have revered and hunted tigers since prehistory. Paleolithic cave art from eastern Russia and Neolithic pottery in China depict tiger-like forms, suggesting both fear and worship. Organized royal hunts during historical periods decimated populations, and trophy and trade hunting in the 19th–20th centuries pushed many subspecies to extinction.
Archaeological and historical contexts:
Amur Basin, Russia/China — Late Pleistocene Panthera tigris altaica fossils (~40,000 years BP) confirm continuity with modern Siberian tigers.
Ban Chiang, Thailand — Early Holocene tiger bones associated with human settlements (~8,000 years BP).
Indus Valley and Chinese Bronze Age art — Tigers represented as divine guardians and royal emblems (~4,000–3,000 years BP).
Time & Range
Extinction Status
Regionally Extinct
Extinction Date
Temporal Range
Region
10000
BP
Late Pleistocene
Asia, Sumatra
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Fat Analysis
Fatness Profile:
Low
Fat %
3
Est. Renderable Fat
6
kg
Targeted Organs
Marrow, brain (low overall fat)
Adipose Depots
Minimal subcutaneous; marrow/brain
Preferred Cuts
Marrow
Hunt Difficulty (x/5)
5