Siberian Tiger

The Siberian tiger was once found across central and western Asia and throughout Russia, but conflict and deforestation has made the Siberian tiger extinct in much of its native habitat. Today the Siberian tiger's range is restricted to parts of eastern Siberia where it is now a protected species.

The Siberian tiger is considered to be the largest subspecies of tiger, although recent reports suggest that the Bengal tiger is on average, larger than the Siberian tiger. The Siberian tiger has thick fur to keep it warm during the bitter Siberian winter, that can grow to 4 inches long on its neck and tummy.

In parts of Siberia where the range of the Siberian tiger's habitat overlaps that of other large predators such as bears and wolves, the Siberian tiger is known to be a more dominant predator either chasing off or killing its competitors.

The Siberian tiger is a dominant and carnivorous predator, hunting its prey by stalking it until the Siberian tiger has the opportunity to catch it off guard. Siberian tigers primarily hunt larger mammals including deer, wild boar, cattle and goats.

Due to the size and power of the Siberian tiger, it has no natural predators in its native environment. Humans that hunt the Siberian tiger and habitat loss are the only threats to the Siberian tiger.

After a gestation period of 3 to 4 months, the female Siberian tiger gives birth to up to 5 cubs. Newborn Siberian tiger cubs weigh about 1 kg (2 lb) and are blind and helpless. The mother feeds them milk for about 2 months and then the Siberian tiger cubs are introduced to meat. Siberian tiger cubs depend on their mother for the first 18 months and then they start hunting on their own.

Today, due to habitat loss caused by deforestation, and hunting by human poachers, the Siberian tiger is considered to be an endangered species. Despite being the largest of all the tiger species, there are thought to be less than 500 Siberian tigers left in the wild.

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Siberian Tiger Translations

Cesky Tygr ussurijský   Dansk Amurtiger   Deutsch Sibirischer Tiger   English Siberian Tiger, Amur Tiger   Español Tigre Siberiano   Suomi Siperiantiikeri   Français Tigre de Sibérie, Tigre de l'Amour   Galego Tigre Siberiano   עִבְרִית טיגריס סיבירי   Hrvatski Sibirski tigar   Magyar Szibériai tigris   日本語 アムールトラ   Nederlands Siberische tijger   Norsk Sibirtiger   Polski Tygrys syberyjski   Português Tigre Siberiano   Româna Tigru Siberian , Tigru Amur   Türkçe Sibirya kaplanı   中文 東北虎

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