The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. [1][2] It is the only surviving tiger population in the Sunda Islands, where the Bali and Javan tigers are extinct. [3]

Like all tigers, Sumatran tigers are carnivores. They will prey on almost any available animal, big or small. This includes fish, monkeys, wild boar, tapirs, and deer, among many others....

In the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatran tigers often prey on Great argus, Pig-tailed macaques, Malayan porcupines, Malayan tapirs, Banded pigs, Greater and Lesser mouse-deer, Indian muntjac, and Sambar deer.

Sumatran tigers are obligate carnivores and are capable of taking prey considerably more massive than themselves. Their diet includes goats, wild boar, cattle, deer, fish, crocodiles, and fowls. Sumatran tigers mate year round. After a gestation period of around 90-110 days, a litter of 2-3 cubs is born. Newborns are helpless and can’t even see.

Prey: In Sumatra, tigers primarily eat wild pigs, sambar & barking deer, and primates such as macaques. Tigers are able to take down prey up to 4 times their size, and prefer to consume larger animals, especially in the case of a mother feeding her young.

2020年3月9日 · Our method of plotting spatial and temporal overlap between predator and prey species and creating composite index scores from camera-trap data could be useful for inferring the encounter rates of carnivores with prey and appears to have correctly ranked the prey preferences for Sumatran tigers.

2003年5月1日 · We examine the abundance and distribution of Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and nine prey species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park on Sumatra, Indonesia.

2003年4月30日 · We examine the abundance and distribution of Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and nine prey species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park on Sumatra, Indonesia.

2023年9月15日 · In their soundless search for prey—which has also dwindled dramatically due to habitat loss—they may cover up to 18 miles. Sumatran tigers feast on larger ungulates, including tapir, wild boar and deer, as well as smaller animals, like monkeys, birds, and fish.

Sumatran tigers are the apex predator in their habitat. Like all big cats, they are obligate carnivores, meaning they are biologically dependent on a meat diet. They hunt numerous species including deer, wild pigs, fish, and macaques. Only about …