Amur tiger

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About the Amur tiger

What do I eat?

Amur tigers mainly prey on wild boar, sika deer and red deer. However, they are opportunistic predators, and will prey on a wide variety of animals including birds, fish, rodents, insects, amphibians and other mammals such as primates, badgers and raccoon dogs.

Where do I live?

Amur tigers are found in the Russian Far East and north-eastern China. They live in mountainous forested areas.

Breeding

Amur tigers may have litters of between 1 and 6 cubs, but litter size is usually between 2 and 4 cubs.  Cubs are weaned by six months, but can’t kill for themselves until they are 18 to 20 months. The cubs will finally move away from their mothers between 18 and 28 months old.  

Predators

Amur tigers don’t have any natural predators, but adult males are known to sometimes kill cubs that have been fathered by other males.

Conservation

Amur tigers were on the brink of extinction in the 1930s, with only 20 - 30 animals surviving. Hunting of the tigers was banned in 1947, and this led to the species making a great recovery. The population today is estimated to number between 400 and 500 individuals, but this number is falling, mainly due to poaching but also because their prey species are being hunted. They are also at risk from forest fires and habitat loss.