Species Spotlight: Siberian Tiger

Questions and Answers

What is a group of tigers called?
Tigers are mostly solitary, but when they come together the group is called a streak—or an ambush.

What senses do tigers rely on most for hunting?
Tigers rely primarily on sight and sound rather than smell for hunting.

Tigers are found in which types of habitat?
Tigers are found in tropical rain forests, evergreen forests, temperate forests, mangrove swamps, grasslands and savannas.

Habitat

Across the continent of Asia in a variety of environments, including forests, grasslands and swamps
Diet

Tigers prefer to eat ungulates or hoofed animals (such as wild deer and wild pigs) but have been known to eat fish, birds, and even other predators like leopards and bears.
Threats

Tigers are threatened by growing human populations, loss of habitat, illegal hunting (of both tigers and their prey species), and expanded trade in tiger parts used as traditional medicines.
Interesting Fact

Tigers are able to eat up to 80 pounds of meat at one time.