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Tiger cubs

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Like kittens tiger cubs are born blind and toothless. Their strips are linty colored and will get darker as they grow. Like all cats a tiger can pull in its claw until it needs for catching prey. While the mother tiger looks after her cubs on her own. The father tiger Prowls his range warning other tigers to keep away. Baby tigers look like cute kittens. At birth they are about 12inches long. They weigh less than 2 pounds. In the wild cubs are usually born in caves and other protect places. The mother keeps them there and brings them food for two or three months. After that the cubs are big enough to follow her as she hunts for prey. The life of a baby tiger is filled with danger. If a mother leaves her cubes even for a short time predators may attack them. Some of the animals that like to eat tiger cubs are leopards, pythons, and hyenas.