This essays describes the life of a tiger. Very detailed explanation of physical characteristics, life style, habitat, and current statistics on the endangered species.

Tigers: The Silent Assassins Armed with razor like teeth and retractile claws in addition to their keen senses, tigers are silent assassins on top of the food chain. The magnificent striped panthera tigris, originally from Eastern Asia, once ranged an enormous span of the earth's surface. Over the past century, it is estimated that the tigers habitat and numbers have been depleted by up to 95%. Having been greatly limited as a result of many factors, …

…currently facing in captivity Tom Brakefield conveys a deep message that, "Muscles will atrophy. Instincts will soften and blur. Neuroses and atypical behavior caused by boredom will multiply. The king will still be with us. But he will truly have no clothes." It is a hard yet truthful fact to face, that tigers will cease to exist and roam free in the wild, yet in as few as ten years this may be the case.