@array_1 = ("cat", "rat", "lion"); @array_2 =("dog", "tiger"); $variable="horse"; %hash=("1" => 'peacock', "2" => 'duck') ; foreach (@array_1) { if ($_ eq "tiger") { print "\nfound $_"; } } foreach (@array_2) { if ($_ eq "tiger") { print "\nfound $_"; } }