INFORMATION
The Siberian Tigers' (Amur Tiger) scientific name is Panthera Tigris Altaica and are a part of the animal group called P.Tigris. They have a reddish/yellowish fur and black narrow stripes. The typical weight range of Siberian Tigers are 180-306 kg (397-675 lb.) for males and 100-167 kg (220-368 lb.) for females. The biggest Siberian Tiger recorded was 850 lb. They range from 200-450 cm (79-177 in) in head and body length. They used to inhabit a lot of the Korean Peninsula, parts of northeastern China, the east side of Siberia, east of Russia, and west Mongolia. They live primarily in eastern Russia's birch forest and there are some in China and North Korea. Siberian Tigers eat Manchurian Wapiti, Siberian Musk Deer, Long Tailed Goral, Moose, Siberian Roe Deer, Manchurian Sika Deer, wild Boar, small Asian Black Bears, small Ussuri Brown Bears, Hares, Rabbits, Pikas, and Salmon.
Interesting Facts
1. Both the males and females mark their territory with scratch marks on trees and urine.
2. Only the males defend their territory from other males. They spend a lot of time hunting since they catch food 1/10 times.
3. They kill large animals by biting their necks and suffocate them.
4. When they end up catching prey they drag it near water, eat it, then bury it for later.
5. They can drag prey that would take more than a dozen people to drag.
6. One Siberian Tiger traveled 620 miles in 22 days looking for food.
7. In cold climate, they need to eat 20 lb. a day to survive.
2. Only the males defend their territory from other males. They spend a lot of time hunting since they catch food 1/10 times.
3. They kill large animals by biting their necks and suffocate them.
4. When they end up catching prey they drag it near water, eat it, then bury it for later.
5. They can drag prey that would take more than a dozen people to drag.
6. One Siberian Tiger traveled 620 miles in 22 days looking for food.
7. In cold climate, they need to eat 20 lb. a day to survive.
ENDANGERED
INFO
Siberian Tigers are one of the most endangered tigers. Their biggest threats are poaching and habitat loss. They suffered heavy poaching from 2006-2007. During the Russian Civil War Siberian Tigers were reportedly nearly wiped out. There ended up being only 40 left in the wild. When anti-poaching laws came out their population went up by 700. They started having deforestation which was mainly a problem because they need up to 450 km2 for a single female and more for a single male. Countries have canceled international trade for them and ended tiger farming in the area. In 1922, the Siberian Tiger Foundation was founded and put radio collars on them and studied them to reduce poaching and learn more of their habits.