Sumatran tiger

Animal facts

There will be no Sumatran tigers on show at ZSL London Zoo until Tiger Territory opens in March 2013, the Zoo's new £3.6 million flagship exhibit.

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 ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

Image gallery of our Sumatran tigers

Where they live

Sumatra, Indonesia

Habitat

Rainforest and secondary forest

What they eat

Deer and wild pig

IUCN status

Critically Endangered

Conservation work

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