Lowland to mountain rainforests on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.About me
I love our little island – so much that I developed into a subspecies from all other tigers, and adapted to this special forest environment by becoming the smallest, darkest tiger of all. I’m a lone wolf, um, tiger kinda guy and meet others only for mating season. As an apex predator, I’m quite key to the health of the rainforest because I keep all those medium to large-sized critters under control. Speaking of which: I’m not picky when it comes to food. Like any large cat, I’m strictly carnivorous and devour anything that comes across my path, really – wild boar, deer, fish, monkey, tapir… Tell me about that keto diet!
Fast Facts: Did you know?
I’m an ambush predator (some call it “stalker” - but that’s not nice)? I hunt at night and hunt my prey slowly and silently, then pounce at them out of nowhere. Ha!
I’m so endangered that Indonesia’s top religious body announced a fatwa, or religious decree, against illegally poaching and trading me and my fellows?
The main reason humans hunt me isn't for my fur, teeth or claws, but for my bones? Apparently they make “tiger wine” out of it because they believe it will make them, well, strong and mighty as a tiger. Dude, as if it were so easy …
If you look at all tiger populations around the world, we’ve declined by 95 percent in the last 100 years? We’re quite the symbol for our planet’s species loss.