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the Sumatran tiger is a rare tiger species that inhabits the Indonesian islands of Sumatran, it was classified 'critically endangered' by the IUCN in 2008 as the population of these amazing animals has narrowed down close to 411 to 679.

over fifty of these animals were regained in the 1970's when people became alert of the situation and started to help protest against the hunting of these animals.

**hunting and meals:** the Sumatran tigers prey is usual the same size as it's self., it hunts of wild pig, malayan tapir, and sorts of deer that is the large prey but when there is no large animals around, the tiger usually hunts, fish, fowl monkeys, and lots of large insects.orang-outangs could be prey but since they spend very little time on the ground, it isn't often that there are any caught


 * couse of endangerment:** these animals are mostly endangered because of logging and settlement, the logging reduces the tigers habitate and cuts of areas for breeding, hunting and sleeping,


 * creation:**
 * Kingdom: || animalia ||
 * Phylum: || chordata ||
 * Class: || mammalia ||
 * Order: || carnivora ||
 * Family: || felidae ||
 * Genus: || panthera ||
 * Species: || P. tigris ||

**male:** Males weigh 100 to 140 kg and measure 220 to 225 in length with a greatest length of skull of 295 to 335 mm, the male i9s slightly larger than the female when it comes to size but the females are know to be smarter.

**female:** Females weigh 75 to 110 kg and measure 215 to 230 cm in length with a greatest length of skull of 263 to 294 mm, the females are slightly smaller in size but as it said in the male section, the females are smarter than the males as it has been tested by zoos and scientists.

**young:** the young are very playful and adapt to there parents and there surrounding very quickly, they fight with there brothers and sisters most of the time but in spare time they are learning things from the parents like hunting, cleaning, and other important things that they will need when they leave there parents.

**size:** the male is slightly larger than the female, the males skull and body length is just larger than the females, the females length ranges in between 212 to 230 cm in length and the male is at around 263 to 294 in length.

the tigers are ready to breed when they are three and start mating when they are 4, usual have a cub when they are 5 and the process continues. the cubs leave when they are around 2 and start there own life without there parents.

**habitat:** Their habitat ranges from lowland forest to sub-mountain and mountain forest including some peator forests. According to the Tiger Information Centre and the World Wildlife Fund, there are no more than 500 of these tigers left in the wild with some estimates considerably lower.