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-Largest tiger species

-weigh over 600lbs

Amur tigers are mainly found in Southeast Russia but can also be found in China and North Korea.

Females reproduce year round, they usually have 2 cubs at a time. This tiger's gestation (pregnancy) is 3 1/2 months or around 103 days. once the cubs turn 18 months old they learn to hunt.



Amur tigers diets consists of wild boar, deer, elk and can eat up to 60 pounds at a time. When there is no food around to eat the will eat smaller prey such as rabbits.

The World Wildlife Fund is working to establish protected areas for tigers to live in. They are also funding anti-poaching patrols in Russia.

IUCN rating is "Endangered" scientific name- Panthera tigris altaica There are approximately 450 left in the whole world. Some things that are threatening the Amur Tigers survival is Habitat loss and poaching. They are being poached for their furs and also being hunted for their bones and other body parts which are used in traditional Chinese medicine. 20-30 tigers are poached each year. these are the worlds largest cats These tigers have really thick fur with and extra layer of fat to stay warm in the cold winters. They have orange with black stripes that they use as camouflage while hunting. __Adaptions__

There is a white spot on the back of the ears that serves as a false eye spot. It has a scruff of fur, around its neck that is more developed than in other tiger subspecies, which helps protect it from the cold environment in which it lives. Each tiger has a different patter of stripes so that other tigers can recognize them.

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http://www.wcsrussia.org/en-us/wildlife/amurtigers/conservationthreats.aspx www.ecomii.com www.worldwildlife.org animals.nationalgeographic.com www.theanimalspot.com https://www.scz.org/animal_exhibits-animal.php?a_id=410