SIBERIAN TIGER

WHAT ARE THEY?

SIBERIAN TIGER

• Are also called the Amur tiger
• largest tiger species
• Can grow up to 13ft in length and 700lbs
• 1 of 8 tiger subspecies 3 of which are extinct and the other 5 endangered

WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

• Southeast Russia
• Northeastern China
• Mongolia

HOW DO THEY LIVE?

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• Live in the mountains, away from humans
• Avoid humans as much as possible
• Live alone in their own territory
• Very powerful and strong
• Travel many miles to find prey
• Hunt by stealth
• Can eat up to 60lbs of meat in one night
• Eat boars and deer

BABIES

• The female can have a litter of 2-6 cubs
• Females do all of the raising of the cubs
• The cubs cant hunt for themselves till they are 18 months old
• The cubs stay with the mother for 2-3 years before going off to find their own territory

WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

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• Siberian tigers are critically endangered animals
• There are only 350-400 left around the world
• All but 35 of them are in captivity

POACHING

• Endangered due to poaching and habitat loss caused by logging and development
• Poached for fur and bones which are used in Traditional Chinese medicine, which is now illegal
• A whole Siberian tiger can sell for up to $50,000 on the market

SAVE THEM?

• To save the Siberian tiger population we need to stop logging and taking away their habitat
• We also need to try to stop poachers that are killing the tigers for their fur and bones

Sources:
Tigersincrisis.com
NationalGeographic.com
Tigers-world.com