What is the usual gestation period of a tiger, in days?

A tiger’s usual gestation period is about 103 days.

That figure is an average rather than a fixed deadline: recorded pregnancies commonly span roughly 96 to 111 days. The interval is short for such a large carnivore, lasting a little more than three months from conception to birth.

Tigresses generally give birth in a secluded den, cave, or patch of dense vegetation. A typical litter contains two or three cubs, although litters of up to seven have been recorded. Newborn cubs are blind, helpless, and dependent on their mother for warmth, milk, and protection.

The cubs usually open their eyes within their first two weeks and begin eating meat at around two months. They remain with their mother far longer than the gestation itself—often 18 to 24 months—learning to stalk and hunt before dispersing to establish their own ranges.