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Amur tiger
"The prey of the Amur tiger is often so large that 5 adult people would have to lift it together. The tiger can do this all by itself!"
Discover in real lifeHabitat:
in forests in eastern Russia and China
Food:
meat
Lifespan:
8 to 10 years
Weight:
♀ 110 to 170 kilograms ♂ 190 to 300 kilograms
Number of young:
1 to 7 young
Carrying time:
3.5 months on average
IUCN status:
endangered
EEP:
yes
Heat on the menu
Tigers are real meat eaters. They may also eat bones and intestines from the animals they catch, but they don’t eat plants. The stomach and intestines of a tiger are not suitable for eating plants. Plants have a hard outer layer, made of cellulose. That makes plants hard to digest. Plant eaters have extra long intestines and special bacteria in their stomach to break down the cellulose. Tigers do not have that. That is why they only have meat on their menu
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Theme area: A Matter of Taste
You can see the Amur tiger in the ‘A Matter of Taste’ themed area. Here, you can delve into the world of food: how animals find food, hunt, or avoid being eaten.
Habitat and threats
Amur tigers live in eastern China and Russia in vast, dense forests. Their fur makes them well adapted to the cold. They also used to live in much of Korea and China. By the 1940s, the species was nearly extinct due to tiger hunting. Only an estimated twenty Amur tigers in the wild. Russia's commitment to the protection of both the Amur tiger and its prey animals has ensured that about 400 to 500 Amur tigers now live again in the wild.
Illegal hunting is still the reason the tiger is listed as endangered on the IUCN. The tiger is hunted not only for their fur but also because it is believed in many Asian countries that medicine can be made from the body parts. For example, the the claws reduce sleeplessness, the teeth reduce fevers, tiger bones help with rheumatism, headaches and back pain and the tail solve skin problems.
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Species conservation in Eindhoven Zoo
Did you know that more than 10,000 animal species in the world are in danger of extinction? Eindhoven Zoo works with about 325 European zoos to conserve these species. Through management programs (EEPs)we ensure healthy reserve populations. Together, we form the European Association of Zoos (EAZA).
The Amur tigers at Eindhoven Zoo are also part of an EEP. A coordinator maintains a pedigree of the species and manages the population in zoos. Together with a committee, the coordinator gives advice on which animals are allowed to have cubs together. Sometimes that means moving an Amur tiger to another zoo. This way we increase the chance of healthy cubs and the survival of the species. You can recognize animal species with an EEP by the logo of a rhino with a calf.
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Species conservation in the wild
Through Stichting Wildlife, Eindhoven Zoo supports nearly thirty conservation projects around the world. This includes helping the Amur tiger in the wild. Each year Stichting Wildlife donates to the Wildlife Conservation Society to help the Amur tigers in Russia. WCS is committed to researching Amur tigers in eastern Russia, protecting them protect them from illegal poaching and to prevent or resolve conflicts between humans and tigers.
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