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1. -The Sumatran tiger lives on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is the smallest of all the subspecies. It has the darkest coat with striped legs. Its stripes are considerably narrower than most other tiger species. This subspecies has extremely long whiskers. The whiskers are effective sensors when moving through the particularly dense undergrowth of this tiger's habitat. Male Sumatran tigers weigh 220 - 310 lbs.
 * 1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics?**

-The Siberian tigers live mostly in the Russian Far East, with a few tigers on the Russian-China border and into northeast China. They are the largest of the tiger species and can grow up to 13 feet in length and can weigh up to 790 lbs. Siberian tigers have supreme strength, being able to drag prey that would take more than a dozen people to move.

-The Bengal tigers live throughout the Indian subcontinent. Bengal tigers hunt mostly at night. They kill their prey by severing the spinal cord, or, for larger prey, by suffocating the animal by biting. Male Bengal tigers usually weigh 440 - 595 lbs.

Tigers have the largest canine teeth of any land-based carnivore Tigers are usually solitary, marking their own territory. Tigers are successful in approximately 5 - 10% of their attacks

**2. Where and why is your animal endangered?** 2. The tiger is endangered in Sumatra, the Southeast Russia, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The main factor that is the cause of the endangerment of the tiger is man. Man has hunted the tiger for many years for the tiger’s body parts to make big money. Such body parts include their eyeballs, their gallstone, their bones, their whiskers, their heart, their tailbone, their hair, their skin, their brain, their claw, their fat, their nose, and rarely, their penis. The tigers are also hunted for sport and to protect livestock. Another factor is pollution. The exhaust is traveling into the forests and causing sickness to tigers. It is estimated that one tiger a day is killed in Africa.

**3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved?** 3. A zoo where the tiger is being held is the Zov Tigra zoo in Russia. Another zoo is the San Diego zoo.

4. One foundation helping to restore the populations of tigers is The Tiger Foundation. The Tiger Foundation was created in 1996. The Tiger Foundation is a non-profit organization striving towards the goal of preserving wild tigers. This research and these attempts to prevent the extinction of the tiger is being done around the world by The Tiger Foundation, but most of their work is done in Asia, as where that is where the Tiger is located. The Tiger Foundation was also founded in Canada. LOOK AT OUR GOOGLE EARTH TOUR!
 * 4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? **


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Siberian Tiger By f.svehla

Sumatran Tiger By Just chaos

Bengal Tiger By SR Eyes

White Tiger By eye of einstein

** White tiger video http://www.bigcatrescue.org/video/00186.htm
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