Tigers

Tears of a Tiger By Sharon M. Draper A story of Realistic Fiction Teacher Answer Guide Packet Pre-reading Activity Directions: Think about the words below. Free write for at least three minutes about each word. Use extra paper if necessary. Be prepared to share your thoughts with your classmates. 1. suicide 2. DWI 3. friendship 4. family 5. depression 6. discrimination Pages 1-22 Vocabulary & Discussion Guide Vocabulary Fiery (1) Weaving (1) Frantically (2) Raggedy

TASMANIAN TIGER The Tasmanian tiger was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the thylacine or the Tasmanian wolf. Native to continental Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, it is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. It was the last extant member of its family, Thylacinidae; specimens of other members of the family have been found in the fossil record dating back to the late Oligocene.( Information from Tasmanian tiger/facts) The

jungle walk. The word “tiger” from Latin word tigris meaning a spotted tigerhound of Actaeon. •The global wild tiger population is estimated at anywhere between 3,062 and 3,948 individuals. •The World Wide Fund for Nature estimates the tiger population at 3,200. Why are tigers getting extinct? •Poachers are continuing to kill the world's remaining Tigers. •New demand across Southeast Asia for the skins, teeth and claws of tigers, particularly the Sumatran tiger. •Tiger parts have a strong market

Tigers are amazing animals, probably the biggest cat to roam the Jungle. They are great learners, adapt to their surroundings, and accomplish anything of their main goal. They’re a little weak for when they are young, but when they are grown, they can rip you to smithereens. They can also be very sneaky, so sneaky, you can’t hear them even in a Library, they have thick paws which are very squishy to avoid making screeching noises when they stalk prey. When a baby Tiger is born, it is only 2-3 pounds

struggle one has to face, no individual comes out being the same as someone else. The two texts, Life of Pi by Yan Martel and Tiger by William Blake contain similar elements of pain and suffering. However, through the symbol of tiger in both texts to represent these elements, the tiger breaks the bond between texts when the realization sets in on how different the tigers truly are. The two texts help highlight the theme of suffering and pain through the use of language and such stylistic features

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is one of the best-known large mammals and the largest living cat. However, their numbers in the wild are decreasing significantly. According to Seidensticker et al. (2010), there are three subspecies becoming extinct since 1940s. Particularly, Panthera tigris sumatrae or also known as Sumatran tiger is now listed as critically endangered, with around 300 individuals proposed to be living in the wild (Seidensticker et al., 2010). Nowadays, tigers are facing serious conflict

THE TASMANIAN TIGER (Thylacinus cynocephalus) On April 25,1857 I Riley J Petersen found a species man has never seen before. I was off the coast of Australia, on an island called Tasmania. At first I thought I had stumbled across a pack of wild dogs, but as I got closer I realized that these are no dog. Description The species seems to be dog but it had the stripes of a tiger on its rear end. Picture a animal with the body of a large dog with a stiff rodent like tail. The head of a wolf

The Siberian Tiger Have you ever heard of a siberian tiger? Many people say that they are scary creatures that can eat you, but that’s not the case. If you come close to them they might think you are trying to take over their territory, or if it is a female with babies it might think that you are trying to take away their children. Siberian tigers want to live happy lives like any average human would. Walking into a tiger’s territory is like a random stranger walking in your house and staring

Eye of The Tiger When I was age four, my mom and I read the Encyclopedia of Animals together. Turning through one by one, she pointed to the pictures of the animals like adelie penguin and African Bush elephant, the adelie penguin I always remembered mostly because it’s name was brought down to a few coherent syllables as I was too young to say adelie correctly. The book eventually became my favorite thing to become transfixed with when it came time to read. I refused other books if I did not

Wastebasket of The Sea The Tiger shark, also known as the “wastebasket of the sea”(National Geographic), is the fourth largest predatory shark in the ocean, measuring between twenty and twenty five feet long and can weigh more than 2000 pounds. They have dark, vertical stripes on their bodies which is the reason they are named tiger sharks. According to National Geographic, these stripes fade lighter as the shark grows older, and eventually disappears with age. The head of the tiger shark is somewhat wedge-shaped