Carnivorous Mammals - Page 4

Siberian tigers are the largest cats of all felids so they can afford to prey on larger animals. They are also called amur tigers. Siberian tigers or amur tigers are thought to prey on Manchurian sika deer, Siberian musk deer, moose, long-tailed goral, Manchurian wapiti, wild boar, antelopes, buffaloes, elks,…

The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is one of the heaviest terrestrial carnivores—second only to polar bear. The biggest and probably the heaviest Siberian tiger ever measured was shot in 1943 in Sungari River. It was an adult male that weighed as much as 660 pounds. Scientists believe that there…