Siberian+Tiger-+McKenzie+Yard

__Siberian Tiger!! __



Family Characteristics- Felidae is the biological family for all cats. A member of this family is called a felid. Felids are one of the strictest carnivores in the mamal famliy Carnivora. Which means they only eat meat. There are 41 species of felidsin the world.

Kingdom- Animalia  Phylum- Chordata   Class- Mammalia   Order- Carnivora   Family- Felidae   Genus- Panthera   Species- P. Tigeris   Movement-   Just like other cats, these big cat moves on four feet. Siberian tigers grow to be extremely strong and muscular. They run over 6,000 miles a day and can run 50 miles per hour. Metabolism-  Siberian tigers are very large, so they eat alot. These tigers are carnivores, which means they eat meat. On a daily basis, SIberian tigers eat a minumum of 20 pounds of meat a day. They can eat up to 100 pounds of meat in one hunting session. Out of all the species of tigers, Siberian tigers are very rare man eaters. As of the records, there have only been six events of these tigers eating humans in the 20th century. Growth and Development-  An interesting fact about Siberian tigers are that their cubs are born blind. Mothers of these cubs heavily protect them up untill they are about 8 weeks of age. At eight weeks, the cubs slowly wander the cubs slowly wander around with their mothers. At around age one, they start helping hunt. At the age of three, they are marking full maturity and starting to hunt on their own. When reaching full maturity the tigers can reproduce. Siberian tigers are very big and grow to be around 850 pounds. They are the largest tiger species and can grow up to 13 feet in length.  Response to Adaptations- Siberian tigers live in the corner of Russia in the Sikhotealin mountain range east of the Amur River. They also range in northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula, and as far west as Mongolia. These tigers have very thick coats and live in very cold climates.

Reproduction- There is no exact reproduction season for Siberian tigers. Females give birth to a liter of 2 -6 cubs. The mothers stays to protect the cubs when the male tiger leaves and does not participate in raising the cubs. Cubs cannot hunt until around 18 months and stay with their mothers until old enough to hunt alone and disperse into their own territory.

Males and Females- There is not any differences  Resorces-  [|Resource #1]  [|Resource #2]