Siberian Tiger

Scientific Name:
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus & Species: Panthera tigris altaica

Range: Eastern Asia to Northern China, to Russia

Description: Siberian tigers are the largest cats in the world. Living solitary most of their lives, excluding breeding and rearing of young, they are generally orange in color, with long black stripes on dense fur. They have very sharp teeth and extremely large retractable claws
Size: Males, 9-12 feet in length, head to tail, with females being smaller.
Height: 3.5 feet from the weathers (shoulders)
Weight: Males may weigh from 400–650 lbs. Females are somewhat smaller.

Status: These cats are some of the most endangered cats in the world today, most of which are in captivity. It is possible that there are less than 200 of these cats left in the wild. Siberian tigers are predicted to be extinct in less than ten years if more aggressive conservation efforts are not made. Available room to roam, and mans persecution are primarily to blame for their plight.

The Tigers Life: Siberian tigers are fierce night hunters with good vision, a keen sense of smell, and excellent camouflage with their bright stripes. However adaptable they may be, only one in every ten hunting trips is successful. These tigers can leap ten feet at a time, and their roar may be heard for over a mile. They can eat up to one hundred pounds of flesh and bone in any one meal. Despite the fact that they are considered “man eaters”, only three out of one thousand tigers have ever been recorded as eating humans. They are however, wild animals, capable of turning on a human at any given moment, and need to be treated as such.

Life span: Up to twenty years.

We proudly present “Miss Kitty” 

She is rescued from the motion picture industry. After making several commercials and a movie, her services were no longer needed. She did however, play a vital role in public education. Any time one of these CATS can gain public awareness; their “plight” is publicized. We are happy to house her at Graystone Ranch, because most of the cats we receive are not always candidates for public education.

“Miss Kitty” participates in the “Predator vs. Prey”, “Gladiator”, and “The Share the Plant” program. She is an ambassador of good will for her brothers and sisters.