
Amur tiger
Status
Endangered
Classification
Mammal
Exhibit
Big Cat Falls
Biggest of the Big Cats
Tigers are the largest big cats in the world, and Amur tigers are the biggest of the tiger subspecies. Amur tigers can grow to 12 feet long, from nose to the tip of their tail. Males typically weigh between 385-570 pounds.

Habitat Shrinking
You may remember when this subspecies was once called "Siberian tigers" years ago. In 1984, the name was changed to better reflect where they live in the wild since their geographic range has been drastically reduced. Amur tigers are found in far eastern Russia, with a few surviving in northeastern China and possibly North Korea. This type of tiger is now named for the Amur River, which forms the border between far eastern Russia and northeastern China.
The tigers’ famous stripes help them to camouflage themselves from their prey while hunting. No two tigers have the same stripe pattern. Just as humans can be identified through their own unique fingerprints, tigers can be identified by their individual stripe patterns.
Tigers will stalk their prey and get as close as possible before pouncing on it. Once a tiger makes a kill, it drags it off to a safe place where it will eat until it's full. The tiger will then cover its prey so that it can return at a later time to eat again.

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