The Tiger's habitat is in the shrub covered mountain forests to the elevations of 3,000 feet in Siberia and Manchuria.

Tiger's are the largest, most awesome of the big cats. The Siberian tiger is the largest of all living tigers. Tigers have a weight range, males up to 800 pounds and females up to 400 pounds and are up to 9 feet in length. Tigers are primary nocturnal, although they are often active in the daytime during winter.

Normal coloration ranges from yellowish orange to orange with black stripes. The fur is very thick to keep them warm in the cold climate where they live. No two tigers have exactly the same stripe pattern. The eyes are yellow, and tigers have acute dim light vision.

Siberian tigers are usually solitary, except for mating, or for a female with her young. Although solitary, several adults may congregate to share a kill.

Mating takes place in the late Winter to Spring with 2-4 cubs born after a 95 to 100 day gestation period. At birth cubs are about 12 inches long and weigh less than 2 pounds. They are born blind and helpless, and are weaned after 3 to 6 months. Cubs are raised by their mother and depend on her for food for about 18 months. Cubs may stay in their mother's territory until about 2.5 years old. They reach sexual maturity in 3 to 4 years.

Currently on the Endangered Species List, Tigers are in extreme danger of extinction over the past 200 years, the tiger has almost been eliminated in the wild. Today, they are one of the most endangered animals on Earth. There are an estimated 200 to 300 in the wild with approximately 1200 Siberian Tigers in zoological parks and collections worldwide.