By JG

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 speciesPopulations-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 species- pretty 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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