Reproduction

Reproduction

Sumatran tiger can be bred at any time. The gestation period is about 103 days. Usually tigress gave birth to 2 or 3 kittens tigers at once, and at most 6 tails. The new cub's eyes open on the tenth day, although the cub at the zoo was recorded born with open eyes. Cub drank only its mother's milk during the first 8 weeks. After that they can try solid food, but they still suckle for 5 or 6 months. First cub to leave the nest at the age of 2 weeks, and learned to hunt at the age of 6 months. They can hunt alone at age 18 months, and at the age of 2 years cub can stand alone. Sumatran tiger can live for 15 years in the wild, and 20 years in prison.
[edit] References

1. ^ Cracraft J., Felsenstein J., Vaughn J., Helm-Bychowski K. (1998). "Sorting out tigers (Panthera tigris) mitochondrial sequences, nuclear inserts, Systematics, and conservation genetics". Animal Conservation 1: 139-150.

[edit] External links

* (En) Tijgeritorium: everything you want to know about tigers!
* (En) The Sumatran Tiger Trust
* (En) Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program
* (En) Palm Oil Threat to Sumatran Tiger and Orangutan
* (En) Sumatran Tiger: WhoZoo
* (En) Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
* (En) Endangered species: Sumatran tiger
* (En) Save The Tiger Fund - Sumatran Tiger
* (En) Tiger Facts - Sumatran Tiger
* (En) Sumatran Tiger
* (En) IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group
* (En) Site Sumatran tiger
* (En) increasingly rare Sumatran tiger