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 * Sumatran Tiger's are the smallest Tiger of their species. Males can weigh up to 300 lbs and grow up to 8 ft Long. This remarkable animal lives in the wonderful Indonesian island of Sumatra and occupy Lowlands, Montane forests, grasslands, Sundaland rivers and swamps of the island. In this vast habitat you can find them devouring wild boar or deer, but if the food at the time is scarce they will prey on whatever is available. They can give birth to babies just like us, about 3 1/2 months and usually have 2-3 cubs at a time **



These magnificent animals are going extinct because of humans. We are killing their habitat by rapid deforestation and poaching. Labeled as Critically Endangered. They capture and kill them for their skin,bones,claws and canines. Deforestation is from clearing out land to make plantations, & settlements and since the habitat is gone so is the food so they will prey on humans because that is one of the very few options they have. Which makes these tigers are on the “Red List” as “critically endangered’, less than 400 are living in the wild. The WWF has created the National Park,Tessa Nilo, to protect this kind of species.

 "We have set a bold but achievable goal of Tx2: doubling the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, when the next Year of the Tiger is celebrated."



A way we could help protect this animal is by having a bake sale, at the school socials and other school functions to raise money. After we get enough money then we can adopt a tiger from WWF, with are parents help to fill out all the online info. Then we will have bake sales once a month and keep on donating to WWF.

Adoption Website-

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=Fun Facts =


 * •Live usually 10 years in wild and twice as long in Zoo. **
 * •Can eat 100 lbs of meat **
 * •Brightest eyes then any animal **
 * •Tiger roar can be heard farther then a mile away **
 * •Can see color and better then humans in darkness. **

=**Click here to hear a Sumatran Tiger Roar(:**=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcofC9C-yGo



=Tiger Pics- =

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=Bibliography: = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|__http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/about_tigers/sumatran_tiger/threats/poaching/__]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">http://www.ecomii.com/jeff-corwin/animals/sumatran-tiger

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">http://worldwildlife.org/initiatives/protecting-species

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">http://fiestiegirl2003.tripod.com/FunFacts.htm

http://worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-tiger

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/tiger/birth-&-care.htm