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Russian Siberian Tiger

Russian Siberian Tiger. By: Karinaliz and Raekwon. Quick Facts. Also known “The Biggest Big Cat” And as the Amur Tiger One in the Lincoln Park Zoo and one female and male at the Brookfield Zoo

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Russian Siberian Tiger

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  1. Russian Siberian Tiger • By: Karinalizand Raekwon

  2. Quick Facts • Also known “The Biggest Big Cat” • And as the Amur Tiger • One in the Lincoln Park Zoo and one female and male at the Brookfield Zoo • Loose belly fat is for their own protection, incase the enemy kicks them it would not cause any harm to the tiger. • Hard tongue is used to peel off the skin on the bones of their prey. • They climb, jump, and run for their meals, using there claws and forearms to hold on to their prey.

  3. Where Do these Tigers live? • They live in eastern Russia's birch forests, some exist in China and North Korea.

  4. Some are found in the mountains and forest of Russia

  5. What makes them Different? Average Siberian Tiger • the Siberian tiger averages about 3.3 m (11 ft.) in length, with a tail measuring 1 m (3 ft.). • In comparison to the Siberian Tiger, no two humans have the same finger prints; having their unique strip pattern. Having fewer and whiter stripes with a mane.

  6. How many are still living in the wild? • There is an estimate of 400 to 500 tigers living in Russia, Korea, and China. • Deforestations eliminated the lives of the tigers, from hundreds of thousands to the low thousands.

  7. What do they live off of, and how do they survive? • They are carnivores: Eating elk, boar, bears, and deer. While also eating smaller animals like fish, pikas, and rabbits. • They can travel for miles to find their prey and use their stripes as an advantage of camouflage. • They eat up to 60 pounds a food in one day, but the minimum is 20 pounds. • Avoiding humans, there are some that become man eaters because they are seen as a threat.

  8. Why are they almost extinct? What’s being done to save them? • Having only 400-500 tigers still existing, deforestation is a main cause of there extinction due to their loss of habitat. • Being poached or hunting them illegally, is the second main reason why they're becoming extinct. • Usually poached for their fur or for body parts that can be used for traditional medicine that they contain. • To save them, the United States set up laws that forbid the act of poaching and importation of selling their body parts.

  9. Are these efforts successful? • Russia granted the tigers full protection. By that being said they will be able to repopulate. • In Russia there have been organizations that help the survival of tigers. • Anti-poaching operations, educational awareness programs, community work, environmental workshops and training programs.

  10. Tiger day Holiday? • Usually the last Sunday of September. • Efforts are to raise awareness and support the Siberian Tigers. All across Russia and even a town in China.

  11. Why is the tiger a symbol? To what extent is the Tiger a symbol of Russia? • Russia celebrates International Tiger day (started in 2000) The city of Vladivostok has pictures of the tiger located on vodka labels, companies, and the city’s coat of arms. These tigers were founded in Vladivostok, Russia. When the city was first discovered in the mid 1800s

  12. PBS – Siberian Tiger Video • Siberian Tiger Quest • http://video.pbs.org/video/2278763785/

  13. Sources • http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/siberian-tiger/ • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/siberian-tiger/ • http://video.pbs.org/video/2278763785/

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