A male Malayan tiger weighs about as much as an adult man - around 120 kilograms. Females are a little smaller. They are stealth hunters, padding silently through the rainforest on huge paws with hidden claws. Like all tigers, their stripes are amazing camouflage in a forest full of sun and shadow.
Each tiger's pattern of stripes is unique, like a fingerprint. Scientists in Malaysia put small 'camera traps' on trees in the jungle. When a tiger walks past, the camera takes its photo automatically. By looking at the stripes, scientists can tell exactly which tiger they have spotted and where it has been roaming.
Malayan tigers are excellent swimmers - many big cats hate water, but tigers love it. On hot, sticky days they lie down in jungle streams to cool off. They also swim across rivers to follow their food, and the webbing between their toes helps them paddle.
Sadly, only about 150 wild Malayan tigers are left. Malaysia's national parks - especially Taman Negara and Royal Belum - protect the forests where they live. Rangers patrol every day. Many Malaysian schoolchildren take part in 'Save Our Tigers' projects, painting murals of tigers on village walls and learning how to share the forest.