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The photographs on this page are from the official Paignton Zoo site and were taken by local amateur photographer Kelvin Halloran
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There are only about 400 wild Sumatran tigers that are believed to exist, primarily in National parks.
210 captive animals live in zoos around the world.
The specific range size for this tiger is not known, however the population density is approximatley 4-5 tigers/100kmsquared in optimal lowland rainforest. As elevation increases through submountain and mountain forests, the number of tigers in any given area decreases because there is less pray available.
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The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submountain and mountain forest with some peat-moss forest.
It has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs.
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Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 2.4 metres(8 feet) in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms(264pounds)
Females measure approximately 2.2 metres(7 feet) in length and weigh about 90 kilograms(198 pounds)
The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer(called rusa) and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer)
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Sumatran Tigers
