Tigers can climb trees

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Although able to climb trees, tigers rarely climb trees; they can easily reach 500 pounds, which is far too heavy for efficient climbing. Tiger cubs have been seen going up and down trees for fun, but they do so less as they grow larger. 

Mostly, tigers avoid climbing trees because they don't always know how to get down, which leads to very awkward situations.

Cubs:

Tiger cubs willingly climb trees for about the first sixteen months of life and young tigers have been sighted following langur monkeys up into the trees in an effort to secure a feed. But after this age their increasing weight makes both ascent and descent difficult, and few tree branches have the needed strength to hold their weight.

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Adults:

Adults seldom climb, but are quite capable of doing so; they may do this if being chased by dogs or when after prey. There have been occasions of men climbing trees to escape an attacking tiger, only to be killed when the tiger followed them up. 

This does not mean tigers are willing or efficient climbers. On the contrary, they are not. The white Bengal and Amur tigers shown here are doing something quite unusual for tigers of their age.

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