The Sumatran tiger is found solely on the Island of Sumatra in Indonesia in 

habitat that ranges from lowland forest to mountain forest. Only about 400-

500 tigers exist in the wild and the population is in an extremely vulnerable

and precarious state.

Sumatran tigers are the biggest cats in the world, averaging 8 feet in length 

from head to tail and weigh up to 264 pounds. Females are slightly smaller and 

lighter. Being carnivores, the tiger lives on a diet of wild pig, and small 

deer and can eat as much as 40 pounds of meat in one sitting.

Tigers give birth to a litter of 2 to 3 cubs although litter sizes can be as

large as five. One usually dies at birth. The cubs are born blind and weigh

2 to 3 pounds. They live off their mother's milk for 6-8 weeks and begin 

making their own kills at 18 months of age.

The animals are extremely territorial and solitary except for mothers with cubs.