Descriptive Text Sumatran Ttiger

Sumatran tigers are native to Indonesia, which can only be found in the Sumatran island region. This tiger is the smallest tiger of other tiger species. Sumatran tigers have a height of about 75 cm and a body length of 250 cm, and a body weight of 250 kg. His body is striped and striped black and orange colored across their bodies. The stripes on Sumatran tigers look thinner compared to other types of tigers. Male Sumatran tigers have a characteristic in the form of a mane on their lower neck, the mane is hairs that are longer than other hairs. Their small bodies make it easy for them to explore the dense forest and make them king of the jungle. Sumatran tiger has a very loud and terrible roar. Sometimes they also make other sounds that are often heard, namely memeong and hissing sounds when threatened.

Sumatran tigers live solitary. They live alone in a forest. But when they are hunting, they will be seen in pairs. Usually they hunt in the late afternoon. They work together in a way that one of them drives the prey in the other direction that is waiting by camouflaging itself on the bush. Sumatran tigers mark their hunting grounds with a roar that is so loud that it is heard from a great distance. Their hunting territory is not focused on one place, but always on the move.

Sumatran tigers do not have a mating season. they can breed at any time. The pregnancy period of the Sumatran Tiger is around 103 days. In general, tigers will give birth to 2 or 3 cubs. At birth cubs cannot see because their eyes are closed. New cubs' eyes open on the tenth day of their birth day. Sumatran tiger cubs only drink the mother's milk for 8 weeks. However, at the age of 5 or 6 months they can eat solid foods such as meat and insects. Sumatran tiger cubs first leave their nests at the age of 2 weeks. They learn to hunt at the age of 6 months and can only hunt alone at the age of 18 months. At the age of 2 years tiger cubs can start living alone in the wild. Sumatran tigers can survive for 15 years in the wild, and 20 years in cages.

Sumatran tigers in their natural habitat eat medium-sized mammals such as deer, wild boars, also small mammals such as monkeys, birds, reptiles that they encounter in the forest. In between their fingers there is a membrane that makes them able to swim quickly. Sumatran tigers always corner their prey into the water, especially hunted animals that are slow to swim. This is done to make it easier for them to catch their prey.

Sumatran tigers can live anywhere, from lowland forests to mountain forests. Sumatran tiger population in the wild are threatened. They lost their natural habitat due to forest clearing for agricultural land. Sumatran tigers are also widely hunted by humans for their skins. The skins can be used as raw material for making clothes and bags.