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Tiger years to human years

tiger years to human years

Do you want to convert tiger years to human years? There's no straigtforward formula to do it, but we've aligned tiger and human life stages so to give you a better understanding of a tiger's age.

As tigers have a shorter lifespan, they develop much quicker. For example, tiger cubs start walking at the age of 3-4 weeks. And they reach sexual maturity at the age of 3-5 years old and can start mating.

So it's clear that one tiger year is way more than one human year.

Tiger years to human years calculator

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How do tigers age?

Tigers have 5 main life stages:

  1. From birth to 1 year – baby tigers (cubs);
  2. From 2 to 3 years – subadult tigers;
  3. From 3 to 5 years – young adults;
  4. From 5 to 12 years – adult tigers;
  5. From 12 years and older – senior tigers

The oldest tiger

The oldest tiger, according to the Guinness World Records, is Bengali from Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary in Tyler, Texas, USA. Bengali was over 25 years old on the day of the record (which is approximately 136 years in human age!)