Physical Characteristics, Adaptations for Survival, & Behaviour
The Amur tiger lives in a harsh environment, where it is very cold and they have to battle deep snow.
The tiger has has adapted to the cold with a thick coat of fur with longer hair, and an extra layer of fat on the flanks and belly.
Tigers live alone, and do not move in groups.
It has stripes that help it blend in with the sunlight coming through the trees. The stripes help break up its body shape, which makes it harder for its prey to see it.
Amur tigers will stalk their prey until they are close enough to pounce. They are nocturnal hunters.
Amur tigers communicate in a variety of ways. It marks its territory with its scent, which keeps other tigers away, as well as find its own prey. They will also leave claw marks on trees and other vegetation, and its feces.
Other forms of communication is through its vocalizations, or sounds, such as a roar, growl, or rumble.
Amur tigers are able to travel great distances in search of prey. It is not known for its running speed. It will not run very far to chase its prey
It can kill smaller animals with one bite through the neck, and for larger animals, it will bite and clamp down on the throat to suffocate it.
The Amur tiger lives in a harsh environment, where it is very cold and they have to battle deep snow.
The tiger has has adapted to the cold with a thick coat of fur with longer hair, and an extra layer of fat on the flanks and belly.
Tigers live alone, and do not move in groups.
It has stripes that help it blend in with the sunlight coming through the trees. The stripes help break up its body shape, which makes it harder for its prey to see it.
Amur tigers will stalk their prey until they are close enough to pounce. They are nocturnal hunters.
Amur tigers communicate in a variety of ways. It marks its territory with its scent, which keeps other tigers away, as well as find its own prey. They will also leave claw marks on trees and other vegetation, and its feces.
Other forms of communication is through its vocalizations, or sounds, such as a roar, growl, or rumble.
Amur tigers are able to travel great distances in search of prey. It is not known for its running speed. It will not run very far to chase its prey
It can kill smaller animals with one bite through the neck, and for larger animals, it will bite and clamp down on the throat to suffocate it.
Habitat
The Amur tiger’s habitat was once the Siberian region, but it is now restricted to the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in far-east Russia. Small pockets of tigers live in the border areas of China and possibly into North Korea.
It lives in forests and bush-covered mountains in the summer, and moves to lower altitudes in the winter.
Only 350-400 Amur tigers survive in the wild. Once known as the Siberian tiger because of where it lived, it is now referred to as the Amur, named after the Amur River in Russia where many of these tigers now live.
When female tigers are raising their young, they live in dens.
The Amur tiger’s habitat was once the Siberian region, but it is now restricted to the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in far-east Russia. Small pockets of tigers live in the border areas of China and possibly into North Korea.
It lives in forests and bush-covered mountains in the summer, and moves to lower altitudes in the winter.
Only 350-400 Amur tigers survive in the wild. Once known as the Siberian tiger because of where it lived, it is now referred to as the Amur, named after the Amur River in Russia where many of these tigers now live.
When female tigers are raising their young, they live in dens.
Life Cycle
The Amur tiger can live up to 15 years in the wild.
When a female tiger gets pregnant, gestation period is 3 to 3.5 months (13-16 weeks). They can give birth to three or four cubs, sometimes up to seven. This is called a litter. Young tigers are called cubs.
Half of the cubs born in the wild do not survive more than two years old. Some die of natural disasters, such as flooding during snow melt and rain, and forest fires. Other cubs die when they are killed by a male tiger who wants to mate with their mothers.
Tiger cubs are nursed by their mother until six-eight weeks old. After this, they can eat solid food.
When the cub is two months old, they can leave the den on their own. When they leave the den, their mothers teach them how to hunt and to live independently, or on their own. They do this by watching their mother and by practice or doing. Even though tigers know how to hunt by 18 months old, or a year and a half, they still live with their mother until 2.5 (two and a half) years old.
After 2.5 years, they leave their mother and establish their own territory. Females are likely to stay close to their mother, and males are likely to move further away,
Female tigers are mature to mate at three to four years old, and males are mature at four to five years old.
Females typically wait 2.5 years between pregnancies, unless she loses a litter, then she could mate and produce another one within five moths
The Amur tiger can live up to 15 years in the wild.
When a female tiger gets pregnant, gestation period is 3 to 3.5 months (13-16 weeks). They can give birth to three or four cubs, sometimes up to seven. This is called a litter. Young tigers are called cubs.
Half of the cubs born in the wild do not survive more than two years old. Some die of natural disasters, such as flooding during snow melt and rain, and forest fires. Other cubs die when they are killed by a male tiger who wants to mate with their mothers.
Tiger cubs are nursed by their mother until six-eight weeks old. After this, they can eat solid food.
When the cub is two months old, they can leave the den on their own. When they leave the den, their mothers teach them how to hunt and to live independently, or on their own. They do this by watching their mother and by practice or doing. Even though tigers know how to hunt by 18 months old, or a year and a half, they still live with their mother until 2.5 (two and a half) years old.
After 2.5 years, they leave their mother and establish their own territory. Females are likely to stay close to their mother, and males are likely to move further away,
Female tigers are mature to mate at three to four years old, and males are mature at four to five years old.
Females typically wait 2.5 years between pregnancies, unless she loses a litter, then she could mate and produce another one within five moths
Diet —> It is a predator
Amur tigers feed primarily of wild boar, deer, and elk. If regular prey is unavailable, it will feed on fish, rodents, rabbits, and even bears.
During normal conditions, about half of the tiger’s diet will be of wild boar.
Amur tigers feed primarily of wild boar, deer, and elk. If regular prey is unavailable, it will feed on fish, rodents, rabbits, and even bears.
During normal conditions, about half of the tiger’s diet will be of wild boar.
Threats to Habitat
Human beings are its biggest threat. There used to be over 100,00, and they lived in a very large area called Siberia, which is in Russia. They were known as Siberian tigers.
In recent years, the population dropped to 3,500 tigers, and they are found mostly around the Amur River in Russia. This is why they are now known as the Amur tiger.
The huge decline in the tiger population has come from poaching, which is illegal hunting of both the tiger and the wild boar. With the loss of their major food source, the tigers have starved to death. Human development
Human beings are its biggest threat. There used to be over 100,00, and they lived in a very large area called Siberia, which is in Russia. They were known as Siberian tigers.
In recent years, the population dropped to 3,500 tigers, and they are found mostly around the Amur River in Russia. This is why they are now known as the Amur tiger.
The huge decline in the tiger population has come from poaching, which is illegal hunting of both the tiger and the wild boar. With the loss of their major food source, the tigers have starved to death. Human development