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  Lioncrusher's Domain -- Tiger (Panthera tigris) facts and pictures
Tigers are the largest of a group of cats known as the great cats (tigers, lions, leopards, jaguars) Great cats are distinguished from the other cats by their ability to roar.
Tigers have a ground coloration ranging from a rusty orange to yellow orange color, with its underbody and face being creamy to white, and are flanked by large vertical stripes.
Siberian tigers tend to have lighter ground coloration, less vivid stripes, and less contrast between the white areas and the orange areas.
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=71   (3375 words)

  
 Siberian Tigers
Siberian or Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) historically inhabited forests of eastern Asia, northern China, Korea and Manchuria.
Siberian Tigers are found mostly in harsh and cold land, covered with snow for most of the year.
The siberian tiger map will show the ranges and habitat of tigers with a baby and is often shown in a picture.
www.siberian-tigers.com   (275 words)

  
 San Francisco Zoo | Animals | Siberian Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Siberian tiger is further distinguished by a large ruff of white fur under the cheeks and jaw.
Siberian tigers are found in Russia’s Sikhote-Alin mountain range east of the Amur River.
Siberian tigers are usually solitary, except for courting pairs and females with young.
www.sfzoo.org /cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=49   (649 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger
Tigers hunt by stalking, and need to eat hoofed animals such as deer and wild pigs to remain healthy, although fish, birds, lynx and bears round out their diet.
Tigers hunt alone, creeping up on their prey until they are 32 to 80 feet (10 to 15 m) away, then pouncing and killing it with a bite to the neck or by holding it by the throat.
Tigers are only successful in one or two attempts of every 20, so they need to spend a good portion of the night hunting.
www.wildinfo.com /facts/Tiger.asp?page=/facts/Tiger.asp&i_id=392   (571 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger
The Siberian tiger is found in and near forests in the Amur-Ussuri region of Siberia, Northern China and Korea.
The Siberian tiger needs to eat over 20 pounds of meat a day to sustain itself in the cold climate, it is capable of eating over 100 pounds in one setting.
The Siberian tiger is an endangered animal subspecies.
www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl /reports/redland/siberiantigers.html   (305 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger Basic Information
Siberian Tigers have the thinnest and the least amount of stripes of all the tiger sub-spieces.
The Siberian Tiger's tail is usually about half as long as it's body, so they usually range from 3 to 4 feet long.
Siberian Tigers' fur can get up to 21 inches long, to keep them warm in an area where the temperature gets down to -49 degrees farenheit.
www.angelfire.com /oh2/siberian/info.html   (808 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger,Big Wild Siberian Tiger,Big Siberian Tiger in India
Siberian or Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is the largest tiger with the lightest coloured coat.
Range: The Siberian tiger can be found in uninhabited mountain forests of the Amur Basin to Siberia, and live primarily in coniferous, scrub oak, and birch woodlands of eastern Russia, with a few tigers found in northeastern China and northern North Korea.
Tiger cubs are weaned at 4 to 6 months, but depend on their mother for food and protection for another 2 years; the new males entering a female tiger's territory may kill her her cubs.
www.indiantiger.org /tigers-around-the-globe/siberian-tiger.html   (480 words)

  
 Sierra Safari Zoo - Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There are more Siberian tigers in captivity than there are in the wild, however, the wild population is on the rise.
Tigers are strong swimmers and like to play in the water, especially in the summer when it is hot out.
White tigers are extremely rare in the wild, although there have been reports of sightings in India dating back to the 16th century.
www.sierrasafarizoo.com /animals/tiger.htm   (537 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger by Angie
The Siberian tiger crouches down when he or she sees what it wants so his prey won't see him.
Tigers are very good swimmers and they like to play in the water.
The Siberian tiger is the largest cat in the cat family.
www.chenowith.k12.or.us /ces/students/98-99/animals/tiger/angie.html   (339 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tigers are most commonly poached for their fur and for their body parts that is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but they are seen also seen as a threat to domestic livestock and dogs and as competitors to hunters.
The Siberian Tiger Project began in 1992 as a cooperative effort by the Hornocker Wildlife Institute (and later merged with WCS) and the Sikhote-Alin Zapovednik.
In Feb 1992, the first Siberian tiger, Olga was captured and radiocollared at the age of one.
www.wcs.org /international/Asia/russia/siberiantigerproject   (878 words)

  
 The Amur or Siberian Tiger
The Amur or Siberian Tiger lives primarily in the coniferous, scrub oak, and birch woodlands of eastern Russia, with a few tigers found in northeastern China and northern North Korea.
The primary prey of the Amur tiger is elk and wild boar.
Even though it is illegal to kill a tiger, wild tigers are still being poached today because their bones, whiskers and other body parts can be sold on the fl market for a lot of money.
kieben.com /tiger.html   (446 words)

  
 Siberian Tigers
Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) also know as Amur tigers are one of eight different subspecies of tigers (Panthera tigris) and the largest cats currently living on Earth.
Siberian tiger's legs are heavy, the hind legs are larger and allow them to be good jumpers.
Siberian tiger body parts are highly prized in Chinese medicine and, unfortunately, the Siberian tiger habitat in the Russian Far East is close to the Chinese border.
www.alexandgregory.com /siberian_tigers.html   (1833 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Siberian tiger gets its name from its cold homeland, which is covered in snow for much of the year.
Creeping to within 30 to 80 feet of its victim, the tiger pounces and grabs the prey by the nape of the neck with its back feet still planted firmly on the ground.
Siberian tigers are capable of dragging prey that would take more than a dozen men to move.
www.geocities.com /pride_lands/SiberianTiger.html   (846 words)

  
 Healing oils from pristine Siberian wilderness
Considering that, as confirmed by modern research, the oil made from its seeds is a proven healing remedy for peptic ulcers and gastritis, a natural digestive and metabolic aid and a powerhouse of beneficial antioxidant vitamins and nutrients, we in the 21st century know for a fact that this reputation is well-deserved.
By gently pressing the delicate Siberian pine nuts at low temperatures (the way it has been done by the people of Siberia for centuries), we obtain a richly flavored, golden-colored gourmet oil which is as delicious as it is healthy.
Siberian tigers are the largest of the living cats.
www.siberiantigernaturals.com /healingoils.htm   (1822 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger -- Pictures, Animal Facts, Habitats, Video, Sound, Wallpaper -- National Geographic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tigers are the largest of all wild cats and are renowned for their power and strength.
Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away.
Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same stripes) and hunt by stealth.
www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/mammals/siberian-tiger.html   (512 words)

  
 SIBERIAN TIGER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tigers live in thick forests or areas with tall grasses to hide in and plenty of prey to eat.
Tigers hunt by stalking (sneaking up) on their prey rather than running after it like lions or cheetahs.
It is thought that most tigers who eat humans are sick or injured and unable to kill their usual prey.
www.botolanwildlifefarm.com /to/siberian_tiger.htm   (427 words)

  
 Amur or the Siberian tiger -- Panthera tigris altaica
Increasingly the tigers of these countries are being considered as one population and it is known they cross the borders from one country to another.
Wild Amur tigers are thought to have experienced a 1940 all-time low of approximately 50 cats in Russia and an unknown number in China, but this could have been as high as 100 at the time.
The Amur tiger has never been common and populations which maintain a low level for long periods of time are not as subject to genetic problems as larger populations which abruptly crash or are splintered.
www.lairweb.org.nz /tiger/amur.html   (462 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The largest of all cats, the Siberian tiger is one of the most endangered animals in the world.
A Siberian tiger may eat over 20 pounds of meat a day to sustain itself in the cold climate.
Tiger body parts are in high demand all of Asia for fur and medicines, putting the Siberian tiger in serious danger of extinction.
kidsgowild.com /kidsgowild/animalfacts/88075/88505   (154 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There are an estimated between 350-400 Siberian tigers in nature, and approximately 5,000 tigers of all subspecies in the wild.
Siberian tigers are listed and protected under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I. CITES is a regulated international agreement for the trade of endangered species (or parts of endangered species).
Tigers claws are used to catch prey and to help mark their territory by leaving scratch marks on trees.
www.bronxzoo.com /bz-about_the_animals/bronxzooexhibits/262336/tmpresskit/263225   (621 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger: Tigers In Crisis Endangered Species Website
The Siberian –or Amur- tiger is considered critically endangered with the primary threats to its' survival in the wild being poaching and habitat loss from intensive logging and development.
Tigers are most commonly poached for their fur and for their body parts used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It is estimated that in 1991 alone, one-third of the Siberian tiger population was killed to meet the demand for their bones and other parts used in this practice.
www.tigersincrisis.com /siberian_tiger.htm   (344 words)

  
 Princeton Lacrosse - Siberian Tiger Project
Siberian tigers, the largest of the sub-species and the largest cats in the world, are found only in the Russian Far East and Northeast China.
It is believed that the ancestors of all tigers originated in Central Asia, not far from the present distribution of Siberian tigers.
The Siberian Tiger Project (tm) is a joint effort by scientists from the United States and Russia, developed and directed by the Homocker Wildlife Research Institute (HWR) in the United States.
www.princeton.edu /~lacrosse/siberian.html   (783 words)

  
 San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Tiger
The tiger is a stalk-and-ambush hunter, and the stripes are good camouflage in the long grass.
A tiger’s large canine teeth and powerful jaws are used to grab a prey animal by the neck and suffocate it.
Tiger cubs are born small and helpless, but the mother must leave them alone while she hunts.
www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-tiger.html   (1067 words)

  
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The male Siberian or Amur Tiger, with a total body length in excess of 10 ft and weighing up to 300 kg is by far the largest and most powerful member of the cat family.
Depending on the size of its prey the tigers killing bite is usually to the throat or neck of its victim - with smaller animals a bite to the neck is often sufficient to sever the spinal chord, whilst with larger prey the throat bite is preferred, gripping the animal until it finally suffocates.
The Chinese tiger (P.t.amoyensis), outlawed by the communist government of the 1960's as a threat to the 'peoples' food source and the Siberian (P.t.altaica), suffering from the destruction and loss of its natural habitat, have slumped to near extinction.
dspace.dial.pipex.com /agarman/bco/tiger.htm   (1135 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Siberian tigers are the largest cats in the world, and among the most beautiful mammals.
Siberian tigers can be distinguished from the other kinds of tigers because of their longer hair, sparser and brownish (rather than fl) stripes, and their color which becomes lighter (yellowish, sometimes almost white) in the winter.
This above picture was taken at the Chicago zoo, in May 2000.
www.cogsci.indiana.edu /farg/harry/bio/zoo/tigersib.htm   (94 words)

  
 Siberian Tigers - Habitat, Information, Siberian Tiger Pictures
Tigers are an endangered species; only about 5,000 to 7,400 tigers are left in the wild.
The Bengal tiger is found primarily in India, while the Sumatran tiger is restricted to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Tigers are induced ovulators, and must be stimulated through frequent copulation in order to become pregnant.
www.tigerhomes.org /cam/tiger.cfm   (865 words)

  
 STF | Amur Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As a result, the territory size of Amur tigers is quite large, ranging from 100-400 km2 (39–154 mile2) for females to 800–1,000 km2 (309–390 mile2) for males.
Tigers compete with wolves for this limited prey base and researchers have shown that wolves have increased in numbers where tigers have been reduced, while recovery of tiger numbers reduces wolf populations through competitive exclusion.
Tigers are exchanged between the the North American Species Survival Plan population and the European Breeding Program to maximize gene diversity in the two populations.
www.savethetigerfund.org /Content/NavigationMenu2/Community/GeneralPublic/TigerSubspecies/AmurSiberianTigers/default.htm   (885 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger
A Siberian tigers territory can be as large as 1,200 square miles.
The Siberian tiger is not as good a hunter as you might think.
The tiger will creep to within 30 to 80 feet of its prey, then the tiger will pounce and grab the prey by the nape of the neck.
www.worldkids.net /critters/mammals/tiger1.htm   (517 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger
Siberian tigers are the largest cats, weighing up to 700 pounds and measuring between 4½ to 9½ feet.
Tigers may mate at any time of the year, but winter seems to be the most popular time.
Tigers are prized for their fur and medicinal purposes and these have been the main reasons for their decline.
www.blankparkzoo.com /en/explore_the_zoo/meet_the_animals_2/siberian_tiger.cfm   (364 words)

  
 Al, a Siberian Tiger
These tigers were all born as part of the AZA Species Survival Plan for captive Amur tigers.
Amur tigers are native to the Amur-Ussuri region of Russia, with few remaining tigers found across the border in northern China.
Poaching: Tigers are killed for the use of their bones, whiskers and other body parts in traditional Asian medicines.
www.alaskazoo.org /willowcrest/al.htm   (967 words)

  
 Kids For Tigers - The Tiger's Den - All About Tigers - Tiger Species   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Almost all white tigers are descendants of a white tiger who was captured in a forest by the Maharaja of Rewa in 1951.
A tiger with one white allele and one orange one is called a carrier and is coloured orange.
The Amoy tiger is found in central and eastern China and is considered to be the evolutionary ancestor of all the other tiger sub-species.
www.kidsfortigers.org /tigersden/tigerspecie.php   (1270 words)

  
 Siberian Tiger
Reproduction: The Siberian tiger’s mating season tends to be from December to January.
The pine is critical to the survival of the tiger population because its nuts are a vital food source to elk, deer and boar – the tiger’s main prey.
The survival of the Siberian tiger is largely dependent on the protection of the Korean Pine.
www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/siberian_tiger.html   (733 words)

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