When it comes to the kings of the jungle, the tiger and lion stand out as the most iconic big cats in the animal kingdom.

Conflicts between Amur (Siberian) tigers and humans in the Russian Far East ... Nyhus, P.J. and R. Tilson. 2010. Panthera tigris vs. Homo sapiens: conflict, coexistence, or extinction? In: Tigers of ...

Tigers, scientifically known as Panthera tigris, have striking orange coats ... 11 feet (3.4 meters), including their tails. The Siberian tiger is the largest subspecies. Comparatively, Sumatran ...

There, in riparian forests that line rivers like the Vakhsh in the former Soviet country of Tajikistan, the Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) prowled, awaiting the passage of a wild boar or ...