Date: 04/10/2023 Shift: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Q. No: 194

Among the largest species of cats in the world, tigers are powerful hunters with (1)________ teeth, strong jaws and agile bodies. They range across Asia from Russia all the way to Sumatra and mainland Southeast Asia. Researchers still have much to learn (2) ________ these beautiful, endangered (3) ________.
There is currently one recognized species of tiger, Panthera tigris. Scientists have further (4) ________ the tiger into nine subspecies: the extinct Bali, Caspian and Javan subspecies, and the living Malayan, Sumatran, South China, Indochinese, Bengal and Amur (or Siberian) subspecies. Of these six subspecies, AZA-accredited zoos currently manage three: Amur, Malayan, and Sumatran. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to Sumatran and Amur tigers; Sumatran tigers are (5) ________ as Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, and Amur tigers have been classified as Endangered.