| The Siberian Tiger is found in cold regions in Russia | | | | The hunting style of the Siberian Tiger is based on |
| and China. To survive in the harsh climate, the tiger | | | | surprise attacks. The Siberian Tiger is capable of |
| builds up fat reserves. Siberian Tigers are also much | | | | running faster than 50 miles an hour, but can only |
| larger than the tiger variants found in warm habitats, | | | | keep up this speed during short and explosive |
| since a large body will conserve heat more efficiently | | | | attacks. The Siberian Tiger will therefore usually |
| than a small body. During the cold winter, a Siberian | | | | choose to hunt during the night, when it can use its |
| Tiger will need up to 10 kilograms of meat a day to | | | | supreme night vision to ambush prey. The Siberian |
| do well. It hunts primarily wild boar, deer and elk and | | | | Tiger is also equipped with superb hearing and a keen |
| can eat much more than 10 kilograms in one gulp if | | | | sense of smell that is helpful during the hunt. |
| given the opportunity. Siberian Tigers have been | | | | The Siberian Tiger lives in oak, birch and coniferous |
| noticed when they feast on 50 kilograms of meat or | | | | woodlands in Russian Siberia and northern China. The |
| more. The staple food is wild boar, and the Siberian | | | | Chinese population is almost extinct, just like the |
| Tiger population is therefore dependant on a healthy | | | | Korean population, but the Russian population shows |
| wild boar population. Roughly 50 percent of the tigers' | | | | strong signs of recovery and has increased |
| diet is typically made up by wild boar. Siberian Tigers | | | | significantly during the last two decades. In 1997, |
| can also catch smaller prey, such as lynx, rabbit, | | | | there were approximately 350-400 Siberian Tigers |
| rodents and fish. The Siberian Tiger can also | | | | living in Russia. |
| occasionally hunt bear. | | | | |