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	Tigers do not hunt in social groups like lions. They are generally solitary animals. In the wild, tigers will eat pig (left), cattle(bottom left) and deer(below). They can eat as much as 40 pounds of meat at one time! After such a big meal a tiger will not eat again for several days. White Tigers have 30 large teeth ranging from 2.5 to 3 inches.
		In the past zookeepers bred tigers with a rare genetic mutation for white fur to produce animals with white fur and brown or black stripes. The distinctive coloring of these white tigers attracted crowds and helped increase zoo attendance. This type of breeding is rarely performed today because zoo scientists now recognize that it serves no conservation purpose for the tiger, which is in danger of extinction in the wild.

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