As biologists and veterinarians we felt a sense responsibility and determination. With an animal as the wild Siberian tiger we knew the future of the species might depend on the survival of individual animals. The difficulty of these cubs reminded us that we were in a scientific race against time to save the tiger. A large male Siberian Tiger can weigh more than 600 pounds and be 12 feet long from nose to tail. The Siberian Tiger will attack an animal as bit as an elephant or a rhinoceros.
Tigers live over most of Asia.
From the cold mountains of Siberia and the hot plains of India. They live in forests, swamps, and in marshes and reed beds of the lowlands. Tigers, like lions, use sounds and gestures to communicate. They express friendliness by rubbing faces, necks, and bodies. It warns other animals of their presence and so prevents unexpected meetings.