What do Sumatran tigers eat? These are their favorite games and unique habits

JAKARTA – What do Sumatran tigers eat? The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is a unique mammal. They have favorite game foods and even have special habits.

This animal, which belongs to the Felidae (cat) family, has the smallest appearance of the five tiger subspecies that still exist in the world. Its size is equivalent to a large leopard or jaguar, and male tigers weigh up to 140 kilograms while females weigh up to 110 kilograms. The roar of the Sumatran tiger is so loud that it can be heard from a distance of 3 kilometers.

Launching the Rekoforest.org page, Friday (12/4/2024) as the name suggests, Sumatran tigers inhabit the island of Sumatra with black striped characteristics. This feather motif turns out to be useful when he ambushes his prey in the jungle where he needs to camouflage himself with thick vegetation. It is said that no two tigers have the same stripes, because each tiger has its own unique stripe pattern.

Contrary to what many believe, tigers prefer to avoid human presence. The Sumatran tiger is a solitary creature but is very protective of its territory. Tiger attacks on humans can occur because the animal feels attacked, or there is a change in behavior because the tiger is sick, unhealthy, or aging.

So what do Sumatran tigers eat? Sumatran tigers generally hunt at night, and their favorite prey items include deer, wild boar, cattle, monkeys, birds and fish. Sumatran tigers are able to bite their prey quickly with a force of 1,000 psi.

Uniquely, even though they are known as carnivorous animals, Sumatran tigers also like to eat durian fruit. This fact was revealed by the Tesso Nilo National Park Office (BTN) through an upload on social media Instagram @btn_tessonilo, some time ago. Mentioned that Sumatran tiger has a unique habit of eating durian fruit.

Researchers say that apart from liking to wait for animals that often gather in durian trees to become prey, tigers also seem to like them durian fruit . When the fruit season comes, apart from stalking their prey gathered around the durian trees, tigers also wait for the durian to fall and then eat it. That way, tigers can get a lot of food at once.

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