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Panthera tigris sumatrae
Sumatran tigers are smaller and darker than their Amur (Siberian) tiger cousins. The males have a more bearded and maned appearance in which neck and cheek hair are well developed. It is estimated that there are less than 500 of these tigers left in the wild and are therefore classified as critically endangered.
The Sumatran tiger is native only to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Its habitat ranges from lowland forest to sub-mountain and mountain forest.
Analysis of Sumatran Tiger DNA supports the hypothesis that the tigers have been isolated from other tiger populations after a rise in sea level that occurred about 6,000 to 12,000 years ago.
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Spotted on Apr 19, 2011
Submitted on Oct 19, 2011
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