Sumatran tiger is the smallest-size tiger that is only in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The male Sumatran tiger has an average length of 92 inches from head to toe by a weight of 300 pounds while the average female has a length of 78 inches in weight 200 pounds. Its small size makes it easy to explore the forest.
Sumatran tiger stripes are thinner than other tiger subspecies. The skin color of the Sumatran tiger is the darkest of all tigers, ranging from reddish yellow to dark orange. The subspecies also have more beard and mane than other subspecies, especially the male tigers.
There is a membrane on the sidelines that makes them able to swim fast. The tiger is known to corner his prey to water, especially when his beast is slow to swim. The fur changes color to dark green when giving birth.
Like another big cats, Sumatran tiger was also carnivore animals. These big cats are able to live anywhere, from lowland forests to mountainous forests, and live in many unprotected places. Only about 400 are living in nature reserve and National Park, and the rest are scattered in other areas that are cut down for agriculture, there are also more or less 250 more animals that are kept in zoos around the world such as in zoos in Germany and Sydney, Australia.
Sumatran tigers can breed at any time. The pregnancy period is 103 days. Usually the female tigers give birth to 2 or 3 tiger cubs at once, and at most 6 cubs.
The eyes of the new tiger babies opened on the tenth day, although the cub in the zoo there was a recorded birth with open eyes. The cub only drank its parent's milk for the first 8 weeks. After that they can try solid food, but they are still breastfeeding for 5 or 6 months.
The Sumatran tiger cub first left the nest at the age of 2 weeks, and studied hunting at the age of 6 months. They can hunt alone at the age of 18 months, and at the age of 2 years the tiger cub can stand alone. Sumatran tigers can live for 15 years in the wild, and 20 years in confinement.
Cute Sumatran Tiger Cub Pictures
