Tiger is a carnivore that hunts many kinds of animals for food. It usually hunts from dawn to sunset. It mainly feeds on large mammals such as pigs, deer, antelope, buffalo and Indian bison. Tigers can hunt prey larger than their own size. A tiger weighing about 100 to 250 kilograms can hunt an Indian gaur weighing 900 kilograms. Tigers in the wild can eat forty kilograms of meat at a time. If they are not disturbed, they usually return to the hunting location within three to six days after capturing the prey to enjoy the remaining food until there is not much food left.

Tiger is an expert hunter, but there is a 90% chance of missing when catching prey. It can be seen that under natural conditions, tigers will not cause the extinction of prey, let alone have any impact on the number of prey communities. important influence. However, as humans continue to destroy tiger habitats, cut down and burn vegetation, and hunt the animals that tigers rely on for survival, the survival of tigers is under threat.