Wanhsien tiger (SciiFii)

The Wanhsien tiger (Panthera tigris acutidens) is a tiger subspecies that originally lived in China during the Late Pliocene to the mid Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the modern temperate, boreal, and alpine environments across eastern Asia to help boost biodiversity. One of the largest subspecies of tigers, the Wanhsien tiger usually grows to 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) in length, 3.2-3.9 feet (0.9-1.1 meters) in height, and weighing around 150-350 kilograms (330-771 lbs), making it larger than even the biggest Siberian tiger. The Wanhsien tiger is reddish-rusty, or rusty-yellow in colour, with narrow black transverse stripes. It has an extended supple body standing on rather short legs with a fairly long tail. Prey species of the Wanhsien tiger include ungulates such as Manchurian wapiti (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus), Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), long-tailed goral (Naemorhedus caudatus), moose (Alces alces), Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus), sika deer (Cervus nippon), wild boar (Sus scrofa), and even sometimes small size Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus), brown bears (Ursus arctos), and cave bears (Ursus spelaeus). Wanhsien tigers also take smaller prey like hares, rabbits, pikas and even salmon. Wanhsien tigers mate at any time of the year. A female signals her receptiveness by leaving urine deposits and scratch marks on trees. She will spend 5 or 6 days with the male, during which she is receptive for three days. Gestation lasts from 3 to 3½ months. Litter size is normally two or four cubs but there can be as many as six. The cubs are born blind in a sheltered den and are left alone when the female leaves to hunt for food. Cubs are divided equally between sexes at birth. However, by adulthood there are usually two to four females for every male. The female cubs remain with their mothers longer, and later they establish territories close to their original ranges. Males, on the other hand, travel unaccompanied and range farther earlier in their lives, making them more vulnerable to poachers and other tigers. At 35 months of age, tigers are sub-adults. Males reach sexual maturity at the age of 48 to 60 months. The average lifespan for Wanhsien tigers ranges from 18-20 years. Wild individuals tend to live between 12–16 years, while in captivity individuals may live up to 28 years. The conservation status of the Wanhsien tiger is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Wanhsien tiger is a protected species.
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