Male tigers outweigh females by about 100 pounds or more. Gestation period is 100 days. Two to four cubs are born at once. They are born blind and depend on their mother for food. Within 11 months, they begin hunting on their own.
Sumatran tigers are the only remaining tigers in Indonesia.
They are noted for their long hair near the face and distinctive coloring, with stripes set close together and a narrow area of white on the belly. Jalal , male, six- years old, on loan from Alexandria Zoological Park. Both of Zoo Atlanta's Sumatran tigers are ranked high in breeding priority because of their importance to the diversity of the gene pool of Sumatran tigers held in captivity.