Siberian Tiger JG
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The Siberian Tiger is in the family Felidae
The Siberian Tiger is in the Genus Panthera
The Siberian Tiger is in the Species Tiger
The Siberian Tiger is the largest Tiger subspecies.
Siberian Tigers have big claws, sharp teeth, thick
fur with stripes, longer back legs, sharp eyesight.
The male Tiger can grow up 10.5 feet long and up
to 660 pounds. The female Tiger can grow up to
8.5 feet long and up to 200-370 pounds.
Siberian Tigers are found in Eastern Russia
birch forests , and some exist in China and
North Korea. They like vast woodlands to
allow them freedom to roam and hunt.
Siberian tigers control other animal species
Populations-they are part of the food chain
The Siberian has a mutualism relationship
with the bacteria Bacilli – The tiger and the
bacteria benefits each other. The Bacilli act as
a very strong antibiotic that live inside of
Tiger and produces a broad spectrum of
antibiotic protection. This kills harmful
bacteria when the Tiger ingests its prey . The
tiger benefits the Bacteria by giving it a place
to live and grow.
Siberian tigers compete with other carnivores
like wolves, bears, and other cat species
Siberian Tigers are carnivores-they eat meat.
Some humans hunt Tigers and use their meat
as food and for furs
Siberian Tiger eat moose, deer, pigs, cows,
horses, buffalos, and goats
Siberian Tigers reproduce bisexually
Siberian Tigers give birth once every two
years
The female Siberian Tiger gives birth to a
litter of two to six cubs
Siberian Tigers have multiple offspring at one
time which allows for at least one of the
offspring to survive and continue the species.
The Siberian Tiger is an endangered speciespretty much all of the Tigers species are
endangered
There are 400-500 Siberian Tiger left in the
world
Much of the Siberian Tiger’s wooded habitat
has been slowly disappearing due to logging
and deforestation.
Siberian Tigers have been known to escape
from zoo enclosures and maul their keepers
and in times of drought they move closer to
villages/people to hunt.
The Siberian Tiger plays a large role in the
food chain as it is a large predator without
many natural enemies (except man).
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