Siberian tigers

Siberian tigers are one of the most critically endangered tiger species in the world. They can mainly be found in the east-most regions of the Siberia region of Russia, which explains their name origins.

These lovely tigers were larger in number only a few decades ago, and were sometimes called north China tigers as they could also be found in north China, in addition to Mongolia and Korea. Then they started getting fewer to the extinct where one could no longer find them in south Korea, and their population is very rare in China (a couple dozen) and Mongolia. They kept decreasing in size until reaching only a fewer dozens (less than 50) in the mid 20th century. It is then that efforts started taking place in order to save them from extinction. They are now heavily protected in their regions and mostly kept in zoos where a close eye can kept on them. Luckily, over five hundred Siberian tigers can be accounted for nowadays, but still, this is considered a very low number (close to the Sumatran tiger population).

Siberian tigers are one of the largest tigers around. The males are around 200 to 240 cm in length and weight in excess of 310 kilograms. Females are a smaller in size with length up to around 180cm and a weight averaging around 140 kilograms.

Siberian tigers have a key difference in the way their fur looks: the stripes are not pure black, rather there are moderate to dark brown. Other parts of the fur are also relatively lighter in color than that of other tiger subspecies.
Also, the feet of the Siberian tigers is quiet bigger than others, and this is what helps them adapt to the cold regions they are found in (mentioned above), and as such run and hunt in the snow without major problems.

They are natural born hunters, and they are the most fearless of tiger subspecies. They like to use their skills in the wild and as such feeding them dead meat may be of bad influence on their well being.
They like bears (any kind, not just the small in size), deers and what not. They may also rely on smaller animals in case they can’t find their favorite. As such, do not be amazed seeing them hunting for rabbits!

Siberian tigers can breed at anytime during the year. The female tiger starts urinating and using her claws to mark trees in order to give the male tiger a signal stating she is ready to mate. Whenever the male Siberian tiger finds such traces, he follows them and goes into solitude with the female for around a week. Gestation period is like the other tiger subspecies’ average, which is around three and a half weeks.