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老虎为人所羡慕和恐惧是因为他的强大和勇气。 老虎长有宽厚的肩膀，超级强壮的腿和令人恐怖的撕咬力。老虎的撕咬力比狮子厉害。 老虎是一种美丽的野生猫科动物，它是世界上唯一的有条纹的和世界上最大的猫科动物。每一只老虎的条纹都不一样。你可以通过它们的条纹来区分辨认。
老虎可能是世界上最知名的动物了。人们对老虎的羡慕呈现于许多方面。世界各地的运动队在使用老虎的图片中得到灵气。当今最知名的运动员之一老虎伍兹就是把他的名字放到老虎后头。我思疑他的技能，勇气和斗志有多大程度是源自他的名字。
数百年来，来自世界各地的人们用猎杀和射击老虎来显示他们是如何的勇敢。慢慢地老虎就变得越来越少了。这是一个不公平的战斗。很多对老虎的人很熟悉的人都不知道，他们还是认为世界上还有有约3500头老虎生活在野外。人们还是喜欢杀虎，吃它们的身体部位并用其尸体制药。我们担心最终有一天老虎会一头也不剩了。这是可悲的，但我们必须认识到这一点。
老虎主要生活在亚洲地区。这些亚洲国家包括，印度，缅甸，泰国，苏门答腊岛和中国等。许多人认为，在中国所有的老虎都被杀光了。但仍然有一些老虎生活在俄罗斯。在俄罗斯老虎个头比亚洲老虎大。这是因为经过几千年的寒冷天气的洗礼使它们老虎更加强大。个头大的老虎更加能够在寒冷的时候保暖。生长在温暖的苏门答腊岛上的老虎是最小的。诚然，他们仍然是巨大的猫科动物。
人们常常在动物园看到老虎。这些都是圈养的老虎。约900年前，英国国王亨利一世是最早把老虎放到动物园里饲养的人之一。在笼子里的老虎现在远远比野生的多。在动物园里,白虎是非常受欢迎的动物。在世界上动物园里的所有白老虎的起源，都可追溯到一个叫“莫汉”的白老虎。“莫汉”于1951年在印度去世, 它逝去已经多年。几乎可以肯定，已经没有白老虎生活在野外了。
有很多年前偶然一次，人们看到过有非常罕见的蓝色老虎。人们说它们在中国。他们并不完全完全的蓝色，而是一种蓝灰色。看到它们, 一定会令人惊诧的。这些蓝色老虎已经许多年没有被人看到了。连动物园也没有蓝色的老虎。
在野外，老虎喜欢住在不同类型的树丛和森林里。它们的条纹使它们在阳光落入深林和长草丛中产生的阴影中很难被发现。虽然如此,大部分老虎已经从人类活动区内撤离了。有些老虎住在高高的喜马拉雅山脉里一个叫不丹的寒冷的山坡国家上。这是印度北部，在那里老虎会更安全。这些是世界上居住地最高的老虎。他们住在超过4000英尺的高原上。
老虎是食肉动物。老虎会杀死其他任何动物。它凭借其庞大的力量,能够捕捉并杀死比自己身体巨大很多的动物，甚至那些体重超过2000磅重的动物。老虎先接近那些它想捕杀的动物,然后冲然后冲上去攻击。如果可能的话, 老虎会将这些动物拉向地面。如果是大型动物,大老虎会咬它的喉咙，使其无法呼吸。在夜间,老虎大概一餐进食55磅重的食物。这是大概是整个5岁的孩子的体重！非常可怕。
小朋友们在靠近老虎的时候一定要加倍小心, 即使是笼中之虎。它们是美丽的但它们也是是危险的。小朋友们和所有其他的人都应该尊重老虎。
老虎有没有天敌，除了人之外,或许还有大群的野狗或者大熊可能杀死它.
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(at the base of the page there are some tiger versus lion pages in English)
English version followed by Chinese translation.
Essay on the Tiger for kids
老虎的故事- 写给孩子们
The tiger is admired and feared for its strength and courage. The tiger has broad shoulders, super strong legs and a terrifyingly hard bite. The tiger’s bite is harder than the lion’s bite. The tiger is a beautiful wild cat, the only striped cat and the world’s biggest species of cat. The stripes of each tiger are different to the stripes of all other tigers. You can know a tiger by its stripes.
老虎为人所羡慕和恐惧是因为他的强大和勇气。 老虎长有宽厚的肩膀，超级强壮的腿和令人恐怖的撕咬力。老虎的撕咬力比狮子厉害。 老虎是一种美丽的野生猫科动物，它是世界上唯一的有条纹的和世界上最大的猫科动物。每一只老虎的条纹都不一样。你可以通过它们的条纹来区分辨认。
The tiger is probably the world’s best-known animal. Our admiration for the tiger is shown in many ways. Sports teams around the world use pictures of the tiger for inspiration. One of today’s best-known sportsmen is named after the tiger: Tiger Woods. I wonder how much of his skill, courage and fighting spirit is down to his name.
老虎可能是世界上最知名的动物了。人们对老虎的羡慕呈现于许多方面。世界各地的运动队在使用老虎的图片中得到灵气。当今最知名的运动员之一老虎伍兹就是把他的名字放到老虎后头。我思疑他的技能，勇气和斗志有多大程度是源自他的名字。
For hundreds of years people from all parts of the world wanted to show how courageous they were by hunting and shooting the tiger. Gradually there were less tigers. It was an unfair fight. Although people who know tigers very well are not sure, they think that nowadays there are only about 3,500 tigers in the whole world that live in wild places. People still like to kill the tiger to eat bits of it and make medicines from it. People are frightened that one day there will be none left. This is sad but we need to know this.
数百年来，来自世界各地的人们用猎杀和射击老虎来显示他们是如何的勇敢。慢慢地老虎就变得越来越少了。这是一个不公平的战斗。很多对老虎的人很熟悉的人都不知道，他们还是认为世界上还有有约3500头老虎生活在野外。人们还是喜欢杀虎，吃它们的身体部位并用其尸体制药。我们担心最终有一天老虎会一头也不剩了。这是可悲的，但我们必须认识到这一点。
The tiger mainly lives in a part of the world called Asia. Asia includes countries such as India, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and China. Many people believe that all the tigers in China have been killed. There are still some tigers in Russia. The tigers in Russia are bigger than the tigers in Asia. This is because over thousands of years the colder weather made the tigers bigger. This is because it is easier for a large tiger to keep warm in the cold. The tigers on the warm island of Sumatra are the smallest. They are still very big cats, though.
老虎主要生活在亚洲地区。这些亚洲国家包括，印度，缅甸，泰国，苏门答腊岛和中国等。许多人认为，在中国所有的老虎都被杀光了。但仍然有一些老虎生活在俄罗斯。在俄罗斯老虎个头比亚洲老虎大。这是因为经过几千年的寒冷天气的洗礼使它们老虎更加强大。个头大的老虎更加能够在寒冷的时候保暖。生长在温暖的苏门答腊岛上的老虎是最小的。诚然，他们仍然是巨大的猫科动物。
Tigers are often seen in zoos. These are captive tigers. Almost 900 years ago, King Henry I of England was one of the first people to keep a tiger in a zoo. There are far more tigers in cages in zoos than there are in wild places. The white tiger is a very popular zoo animal. All the white tigers in all of the world’s zoos can be traced back to one white tiger whose name is Mohan. Mohan was found in India in 1951. He died years ago. It is almost certain that there are no white tigers living in the wild.
人们常常在动物园看到老虎。这些都是圈养的老虎。约900年前，英国国王亨利一世是最早把老虎放到动物园里饲养的人之一。在笼子里的老虎现在远远比野生的多。在动物园里,白虎是非常受欢迎的动物。在世界上动物园里的所有白老虎的起源，都可追溯到一个叫”莫汉”的白老虎。”莫汉”于1951年在印度去世, 它逝去已经多年。几乎可以肯定，已经没有白老虎生活在野外了。
At one time, years ago, there were very rare blue tigers. People say they were in China. They were not exactly totally blue but a sort of blue/grey. It must have been amazing to see them. None of have been seen for many years. And there are no blue tigers in zoos.
有很多年前偶然一次，人们看到过有非常罕见的蓝色老虎。人们说它们在中国。他们并不完全完全的蓝色，而是一种蓝灰色。看到它们, 一定会令人惊诧的。这些蓝色老虎已经许多年没有被人看到了。连动物园也没有蓝色的老虎。
In the wild, tigers like to live in different types of forests and woods. Their stripes make them hard to see in the shadows and in the sort of sunlight that falls on forests and long grasses. Tigers, though, have moved away from places where there are people. Some tigers live high up in the cold mountain slopes of the Himalayan mountains in a country called Bhutan. This is north of India. The tigers are safer there. These are the highest tigers in the world. They live more than 4,000 feet up.
在野外，老虎喜欢住在不同类型的树丛和森林里。它们的条纹使它们在阳光落入深林和长草丛中产生的阴影中很难被发现。虽然如此,大部分老虎已经从人类活动区内撤离了。有些老虎住在高高的喜马拉雅山脉里一个叫不丹的寒冷的山坡国家上。这是印度北部，在那里老虎会更安全。这些是世界上居住地最高的老虎。他们住在超过4000英尺的高原上。
The tiger is a meat eater, a carnivore. The tiger will kill any animal it can. Using its massive strength it is able to catch and kill animals to eat that are much larger than itself, even animals that weigh more than 2,000 pounds. The tiger will get close to an animal it wants to kill and then rush to attack it. It will pull it to the ground if possible. If the animal is large the tiger will bite its throat so that it cannot breath. In one meal tigers eat about 55 pounds of food during the night. This is about the weight of an entire 5 year old kid! Scary stuff.
老虎是食肉动物。老虎会杀死其他任何动物。它凭借其庞大的力量,能够捕捉并杀死比自己身体巨大很多的动物，甚至那些体重超过2000磅重的动物。老虎先接近那些它想捕杀的动物,然后冲然后冲上去攻击。如果可能的话, 老虎会将这些动物拉向地面。如果是大型动物,大老虎会咬它的喉咙，使其无法呼吸。在夜间,老虎大概一餐进食55磅食物。这是大概是整个5岁的孩子的体重！非常可怕。
Kids should always be careful when near a tiger even if the tiger is behind bars. They are beautiful but they can be dangerous. Kids and all people should respect the tiger.
The tiger has no enemies that can kill it other than people, a large pack of wild dogs and possible a large bear.
小朋友们在靠近老虎的时候一定要加倍小心, 即使是笼中之虎。它们是美丽的但它们也是是危险的。小朋友们和所有其他的人都应该尊重老虎。
老虎有没有天敌，除了人之外,或许还有大群的野狗或者大熊可能杀死它.
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