Siberian Tiger (Amur Tiger) Panthera tigris altaica Panthera tigris altaica

Tigers Siberian tigers different from other tiger species: -> Bigger -> Thinner fur -> Stripes dark brown

Siberian tigers different from other tiger species:

-> Bigger -> Thinner fur -> Stripes dark brown

Size -> Biggest cat in the world. -> Medium weight: Female species 160 KG Male species 225 KG -> Almost 2 meters long!

-> Biggest cat in the world.

-> Medium weight:

Female species 160 KG

Male species 225 KG

-> Almost 2 meters long!

Food and hunting -> Predator -> Likes fish -> Can hunt also Leopards, Crocodiles, Brown Bears and Giant Pandas. -> Doesn’t kill humans for food

-> Predator

-> Likes fish

-> Can hunt also Leopards, Crocodiles, Brown Bears and Giant Pandas.

-> Doesn’t kill humans for food

A Siberian Tiger is hunting

Procreation

Procreation -> Sexual Maturity at age of 4 -> There will normaly born about 3-4 cups -> Usually there will born more female cups than male cups.

-> Sexual Maturity at age of 4

-> There will normaly born about 3-4 cups

-> Usually there will born more female cups than male cups.

Siberian Tigers in danger -> Hunted for their skin and size -> Some rare species: White Siberian Tigers – extremly endangered -> In 1982 there was started the Siberian Tiger protection project. -> Not hard to keep them in zoo -> Hard to let them to the wild

-> Hunted for their skin and size

-> Some rare species: White Siberian Tigers – extremly endangered

-> In 1982 there was started the Siberian Tiger protection project.

-> Not hard to keep them in zoo

-> Hard to let them to the wild

Heivo Reinek, November 2008

Heivo Reinek, November 2008