Tigers are the biggest wild cats in the world. An Indochinese tiger is roughly 2.5 metres from nose to tail — about the length of a small car. Males can weigh as much as 200 kg. Despite their size, they move almost silently through the jungle and are very hard to spot.
Every tiger has a completely unique stripe pattern, just like a human fingerprint. Scientists use photographs of tigers' stripe patterns to tell individuals apart without having to put any kind of tag on them. This means a camera hidden on a jungle trail can help count how many tigers are living in an area.
Tigers are solitary animals. Each one has its own territory — an area of jungle it patrols and knows well. They mark their territory by scratching trees and by leaving scent. Two tigers might share a forest but rarely meet.
In Cambodian and broader Asian traditions, the tiger is a symbol of courage and power. Tiger images appear in royal emblems, temple art and folk stories. Conservation teams in Cambodia are working hard to protect the forests tigers need, and camera traps regularly photograph them — a sign the tigers are still there.