Elusive Tiger in bright Sibirische captured images (photos) Review

Most people think the tiger as real animals creep through subtropical forest steaming against the background cacophony of screeching monkeys and barking deer. But these cats live in the snowy lands of the Russian Far East. They are also known as the Amur tiger, since there are no tigers in Siberia; Russian tigers live in the basin of the Amur, therefore, the Amur tiger and hunt deer and wild boar in the forests of oak not very different from those of the northeastern United States. And in the fall, orange coats this tiger 'mixed with fall colors to be almost invisible to prying eyes.

Camouflage and stealth are not the only reasons, Amur tiger are hard to find: These cats have areas 20 times larger than that of the tigers live in Southeast Asia. One male Amur perhaps a territory of 500 square miles (1,295 square kilometers) in size. That's because there are far fewer prisoners in Russia more severe weather in the jungle, so Tiger should go much further to find and kill enough prey to survive. So, as their camouflage and rare Amur tiger they are almost impossible to see.

The Tigers were nearly extinct in the wild. Fortunately, joint efforts of Soviet scientists dedicated and visionary staff in the middle of the last century bore fruit, and today Russia is the only range State to demonstrate a recovery of the tiger population. Hundreds of cats roam the forest now that 70 years ago there were only a few dozen.

These images celebrate Amur tigers and their habitat: That these temperate forests of the Russian Far East forever disturbing echoes the cries of these amazing animals.

In New York, called the Amur tiger Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo home. They are living an important role as representatives of their wild relatives Tiger Mountain, where they play.

Fallen for the Tigers

With skin the color of a warm autumn afternoon Amur tigers are known for their strength and beauty. The black stripes on their coats are unique to each cat.

Tigers temperate forest

Oak, maple and pine peer over a cliff into the sea of Japan in the nature reserve Lazovskii in southern Russian Far East. Amur tiger sika deer here enjoying hunting, wild boar and even seals.

A shelter for eternity

The colors and patterns of the Amur tiger coats for animals smoothly into the surrounding countryside. The skin of these layers is also longer and denser layers of other subspecies of tiger that can withstand the harsh Russian winter on grass carp.

A cat that likes to swim

Amur tigers enjoy the water, not a common love for cats. These tigers swim and splash in the water, sometimes above the wide river Amur, which forms the border between the Russian Far East and northeastern China.

Raspberry Pass

A layer of fresh snow Malinovii ("raspberry") Run. At the edge of the Sikhote-Alin Reserve in Primorye, Russia This reserve is the largest single protected area of the Amur tiger in the world.

Kleine cubs, big cats

Amur tiger cubs learn to hunt around 18 months, and stay with their mothers until they reach the age of 2 or 3 Amur tigers are among the largest cats in the world. Although puppies are small at birth and weigh only a few pounds, adults in the wild weigh between 250 and 500 pounds. (113-227 kg).

Chain of command

Rolling hills of oak with pine in the Sikhote-Alin Reserve dotted mean one thing: outstanding boar habitat. These animals survive the winter due to the abundance of acorns and pine nuts in these forests, and this in turn ensures the survival of the Amur tiger.

Let It Snow

Amur tiger paws are big. A male measures about 5 inches (13 centimeters) wide, with a capacity to navigate the snowy slopes of the house of the beast.

Follow the steps

Traces of a large male Amur tiger appeared overnight along the forest road south of the Russian Far East. Given the depth of snow on the region during the winter, Tiger often roads as travel corridors, which exposes them to the risk of strikes or poaching vehicles.