• The Siberian tiger is also known as Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, Northeast China tiger and Ussurian tiger.
Since the Russian tigers roam large areas and cross the Russian border, the exact number of tigers in Russia is naturally hard to determine. In 1997, estimations showed a Russian population of 360-400.
The Siberian tiger is the largest of all tiger subspecies. The heaviest recorded tiger was a Siberian weighing an amazing 1,025 pounds.
All tigers have a similar marking on their forehead, which resembles the Chinese symbol Wang, meaning King.
A Siberian tiger needs to eat over 20 pounds of meat a day to sustain itself in the cold climate. It is capable of eating over 100 pounds of meat in one sitting. |