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Siberian Tiger 

Description   The Siberian tiger is the largest of all living cats.   Its hind limbs are longer than its forelimbs for jumping.   No two tigers have the same pattern of stripes and each has very distinctive facial markings. 

Habitat   The tiger is a solitary animals; the only social unit is a female with her young.   It inhabits regions with moderately dense cover.   It largely stalks and ambushes its prey.   Each tiger has a home range, and males usually defend large territories encompassing the territories of several females. 

Food   The diet is varied, ranging from deer and cattle to frogs and fish; carrion is also eaten.   Tigers actively search for prey, traveling six to twelve miles a night, but they only catch one out of every ten to twenty animals they stalk. 
 

More Pictures and Sounds  

• Bioinfo Animal Pictures Archive  - Tiger's sound 
• Minnesota Zoo Tigercam - Siberian Tiger 

More Information 

• The Virtual Zoo - The general information about tigers 
• Bridgeport Nature Center - Siberian Tiger 
• Save The Siberian Tigers 
• Siberian Tiger Page 
• The Tiger Information Center

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Last modified : April 5, 2000
Created by Quaehee Yu