Siberian tiger
noun
: a large endangered tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) formerly inhabiting eastern Siberia to Korea but now much restricted in range
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Both were orphaned at a young age in the Sikhote-Alin mountains, where most of the massive cats also known as Siberian tigers live.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Conservation efforts by Chinese authorities have significantly boosted Siberian tiger numbers in the wild from 27 to 70 in six years, according to the Forestry and Grassland Administration.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Kraven does so with brutal theatricality, driving the tooth from the head of a Siberian tiger rug into his victim’s neck.
—Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
According to the Amur Tiger Center, Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are the largest and one of the rarest tiger subspecies.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
In 2009, a team of researchers pored over data from the Caspian tiger's DNA and its closest relative, the Siberian tiger and found that the two subspecies were much more similar than previously thought.
—Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
The fans have spoken, and the Toledo Zoo's twin Siberian tiger cubs officially have their names!
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
In the meantime, zoo officials are asking the public to help vote on possible names of the cubs.
Options for the Siberian tigers, which are also known as Amur tigers, were picked by the staff who takes care of them.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
Plus, more than 20 percent of its annual profits go toward the conservation of snow leopards, Siberian tigers, and other endangered species.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Conservation efforts by Chinese authorities have significantly boosted Siberian tiger numbers in the wild from 27 to 70 in six years, according to the Forestry and Grassland Administration.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Kraven does so with brutal theatricality, driving the tooth from the head of a Siberian tiger rug into his victim’s neck.
—Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
According to the Amur Tiger Center, Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are the largest and one of the rarest tiger subspecies.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
In 2009, a team of researchers pored over data from the Caspian tiger's DNA and its closest relative, the Siberian tiger and found that the two subspecies were much more similar than previously thought.
—Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
The fans have spoken, and the Toledo Zoo's twin Siberian tiger cubs officially have their names!
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
In the meantime, zoo officials are asking the public to help vote on possible names of the cubs.
Options for the Siberian tigers, which are also known as Amur tigers, were picked by the staff who takes care of them.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
Plus, more than 20 percent of its annual profits go toward the conservation of snow leopards, Siberian tigers, and other endangered species.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
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