Animal
Amur tiger
A cat of taiga and mountain forests in the Russian Far East, also called the Siberian tiger.
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Taiga and mountain forests, both coniferous and mixed, are the Amur tiger's natural habitat. It lives in eastern Russia and the Russian-Chinese border region around the lower Amur River. Its name links it with that river; it is also called the Siberian tiger. Rather than a tropical jungle, its world is one of Far Eastern forests.
The tiger hunts deer and wild boar among other prey. It also eats smaller mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. It is a solitary animal. The male does not help raise the cubs, leaving their care to the female. After a pregnancy of about 105 days, usually two or three cubs are born. They stay with their mother until their second year. This long period of care contrasts with the much shorter pregnancy. The Amur tiger participates in the European EEP breeding programme; at Kraków Zoo its forest habitat contrasts with the high-mountain home of the snow leopard.
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The Amur tiger's name leads to the Amur River in Asia. Wild tigers of this kind live in eastern Russia and near the Chinese border. Their homes are taiga and mountain forests with coniferous and deciduous trees. Another name for this cat is the Siberian tiger.
Its menu includes deer, wild boar, smaller mammals, birds, reptiles and even fish. An adult tiger usually lives alone. The mother raises the cubs without help from the male. After around 105 days of pregnancy, she usually gives birth to two or three cubs. They stay with her until their second year, giving them a long time to grow under her care. European zoos cooperate in breeding Amur tigers through EEP. In Kraków you meet a cat from the forests of distant Asia.
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