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Sumatran tiger
Panthera tigris sumatrae
Animal facts
Their stripes provide good camouflage in the tropical forests where they live. They also have spots on the back of their ears that they use for signalling. Sumatran tigers are smaller and darker than the Amur (Siberian) tigers that are kept at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park.
Image gallery of our Sumatran tigers
Where they live
Sumatra, Indonesia
Habitat
Rainforest and secondary forest
What they eat
Deer and wild pig
Conservation work
Carnivores and People conservation programme
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