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Siberian Tiger The Siberian tiger is the largest living cat in the world, an endangered subspecies of the tiger family. It is estimated that there are no more than 210 of these animals left in the wild and approximately the same number in captivity. Of the eight subspecies of tiger, three are extinct, and the remaining five are endangered.
a. What is the percentage of subspecies of tiger that have become extinct?
b. What is the percentage of subspecies of tiger that are endangered?
c. How many subspecies of tiger are not extinct and are not endangered?
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